​Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles

RMB Ventures Limited is a private equity arm of Rand Merchant Bank.

RMB Ventures is an on-balance private equity investor and a subsidiary of FirstRand Bank Limited – the largest financial services group (by market capitalisation) in Africa.RMB Ventures was born in the mid-1990s, a child of the Corporate Finance business who saw the opportunity to invest in equity alongside RMB’s client base. The business has over the past 15 years evolved into one of the largest, most successful private equity franchises in Southern Africa, with a total of twelve transactors — investing in more than 40

Lizelda Trading started as a general dealer, expanding into construction, clothing design, water purification, sustainable environmental education, and transport.

Paean Capital is a specialised independent, majority empowered, financial services group, focusing on corporate finance advisory and private equity. Its mission is the creation of clients' and partners' wealth. "Paean" is "a song in praise" of corporate finance advisory and private equity.

Paean Capital comprises:

Paean Advisors, a corporate finance advisory boutique, and Paean Private Equity, a private equity fund manager, focused on investing in market leading businesses, working with management teams and realising value within its portfolio companies.

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Arigo Investments Africa is an advisory and diversified investments company. Our services are geared toward start-ups, strategic-growth and high-potential companies in Sub-Sahara Africa across a myriad of industry verticals.

Our investments are driven by entrepreneurial passion to solve societal challenges. We pioneer new ventures and invest in founders and their businesses, preferring active participation in growing the operations we partner in. We are expanding our base of diversified investments into larger listed and unlisted corporates in Africa.

Our current portfolio consists of

BEDCO is a parastatal of the Government of Lesotho, with a mandate to support entrepreneurial capacity building programmes, startup incubation, business advisory and technical training as well as develop Basotho enterprises by assisting in their establishment, promotion and growth. 

Key priority areas under the strategic plan include enterprise development; financial sustainability, stakeholder collaborations' organisational effectiveness; and human capital development.Under enterprise development; BEDCO develops and implements entrepreneurship programmes in the priority sectors namely

Secha Capital is a patient capital holding company that invests in African SMEs looking to grow. We focus primarily on FMCG, Agri-business, healthcare, light manufacturing and business enabling sectors and work alongside founders to reach full potential.

Secha Capital is an early-stage impact private equity firm focused on Africa. Its Operator-Investor model gives small, growing businesses (SGBs) a unique advantage to solve the “missing middle” and “management gap”. This “growth and human capital” strategy creates long-term, replicable social and financial returns. Secha raised a $5M first

Khomas Bearing Supplies Ongwediva is located in the north of Namibia. We specialize in all Bearings, Power Transmission, Agricultural products and we strive to support the local community with the best possible price, quality, support and sustainable to growth and help with knowledge to build an customer relations. 

Prina Investment cc is a close corporation that was founded in 2016 with the idea of fashion design and clothing manufacturing. The company operates a retail clothing store that sells men and women's clothes, shoes, hair and beauty products, and accessories. It is situated at Oshana Mall in Ongwediva, Namibia. The company structure consists of a managing director, operations manager, supervisor and a sales lady.

IM Apparel is an organic skincare line with a wide range of products. All of our products are labeled with organic sticker labels designed by our founder. We also sell these items in bulk to other young aspiring entrepreneurs who want to brand and launch their own lines. We have experienced tremendous growth as a result of providing these services to a large number of entrepreneurs, including the Durban University of Technology. Our services have also expanded into design, as it all complements our offering. We hope to get our retail products into local well-known beauty bars, and we are also

Hope and Project is a black-owned business founded by young passionate women in 2021, with the aim to fight the unemployment rate and poverty in South Africa and providing quality and reliable goods and services to our clients. We specialise in construction, distribution of products, and creating websites for companies and public services.