Investors in Botswana

Ariya Capital is a private equity and venture capital firm focusing on sustainable investments in frontier markets and small to mid-market opportunities. It does not invest in startups but can consider investments in early-stage companies. It seeks to invest in cleantech, telecommunications, information and communication technology, energy, and microfinance institutions. In cleantech sector, it seeks to invest in clean technology, renewable energy, water and sanitation, clean energy generation, energy efficiency, and sustainable housing. The firm prefers to invest in Sub Saharan Africa. It seeks board representation and equity positions. It will also promote small to medium sized companies and will focus on markets serving consumers at the Bottom Of the Pyramid (BOP). Ariya Capital was founded in 2008 and is based in St Helier, Jersey with additional offices in Gaborone, Botswana, London, United Kingdom and Nairobi, Kenya.

We are a financial services firm providing asset management, investment advisory and corporate advisory services principally within Southern Africa. Our various group companies operate out of Zimbabwe, Botswana, Mauritius, and South Africa. Our activities are regulated by the Financial Services Commission of Mauritius. Some of our flagship entities include:Nurture Asset Management Zimbabwe (Private) Limited, a licensed asset management firm in Zimbabwe; andNurture Advisory, a licensed investment advisory firm in Zimbabwe;Our teams are comprised of experienced individuals with a wide array of expertise garnered from having worked at top-tier global and African firms such as Econet, Ernst and Young, Goldman Sachs, IH Securities, Mayer Brown International, Sygnia Asset Management, Moore Global, PWC and Strategic African Securities.

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Outsized Ventures is a venture capital firm that focuses on investing in innovators, outliers, creators, pioneers, and trailblazers—individuals who are not faint of heart. The firm prioritizes people over technology, science, and markets, believing that exceptional individuals drive exceptional outcomes. Founded by Max Ward and Rod Mallo, Outsized Ventures has a global perspective, with team members who have lived and worked in Botswana, Tokyo, Milan, and London. The firm is based in London, England, and is authorized and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority.

Impact Fund Denmark is a private equity and venture capital firm specializing in financing in the form of equity, mezzanine, loans, debt and guarantees. It makes socially conscious investments. It makes directly & indirectly investments. Under directly investing, it invests in early stage & growth capital investments. Under indirectly investments, it invests in venture capital funds. It specializes in establishing new companies, setting up joint ventures between Danish companies and local business partners and in acquiring existing companies. It provides financing to private-sector projects in the developing countries. The firm can only invest in countries whose 2008 GNI capita income is below $0.03 million with an exemption granted to South Africa, Botswana, and Namibia. Also, the host countries of investments must be on the OECD’s DAC list of development aid recipients. It invests where private sector financing is unavailable or insufficient. It invests in sustainable growth and high-impact solutions in developing markets/countries. It does not invest in Forced labor or child labor, Ozone depleting substances, PCB's (Polychlorinated Biphenyls) and other specific, hazardous pharmaceuticals, pesticides/herbicides or chemicals, wildlife or products regulated under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species or Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), Unsustainable fishing methods, Cross-border trade in waste and waste products, unless compliant with the Basel Convention and the underlying regulations, Destruction of High Conservation Value areas, Radioactive materials and unbounded asbestos fibres, Pornography and/or prostitution, Racist and/or anti-democratic media, Alcoholic Beverages (except beer and wine), Tobacco, Weapons and munitions, Gambling, casinos and equivalent enterprises, Standalone fossil fuelled power plants, Drilling, exploration, extraction, refining and sale of crude oil, natural gas and thermal coal, Storage, supporting infrastructure (pipelines etc.), transportation and logistics, and services primarily related to fossil fuels, Any business using captive coal for power and/or heat generation, Electricity generation from peat and activities leading to deforestation, Investments and/or other projects that aim to produce or make use of agricultural or forestry products, Biomaterials and biofuel production, Export-oriented agribusiness mod, Meat and dairy industries. It prefers investing in commercial services and supplies, biofuels, electric power by solar and wind energy and irrigation systems sector. The firm seeks to invest in climate and Agribusiness. It focuses its investments in Green energy & infrastructure with focus on Clean, affordable renewable energy, Waste recycling and management, Energy efficiency, Water access and management; Financial Services with focus on Microfinance, MSME financing, Development banks and Insurance; Sustainable food systems with focus on Climate farming, Storage and distribution, Processing, Forest and land; Healthcare with focus on Hospitals and clinics, Pharmacy chains, Diagnostic services, Pharmaceuticals & medical equipment. The firm prefers to invest in companies based in Africa focusing on North Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa, South America, Central America, Middle East and Algeria, Angola, Benin, Botswana, Jordan, Denmark, Senegal, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo (Brazzaville), Democratic Republic of Congo, Côte d'Ivoire, Djibouti, Egypt, Arab Rep., Eritrea, Ethiopia, The Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, São Tomé and Principe, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, South Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe; Asia focusing on Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, Fiji, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Brazil, Malaysia, Turkey, Mexico, Kiribati, Laos, South Korea, North Korea, Kyrgyzstan, Maldives, Federal States of Micronesia, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, Marshall Islands, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Western Samoa, Solomon Islands, Sri Lanka, Syria, Tajikistan, Thailand, East Timor, Tonga, Turkmenistan, Tuvalu, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Vietnam, West Bank and Gaza, Yemen; Europe focusing on Albania, Russia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Caucasus, Belarus, Balkans, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Montenegro, Romania, Slovenia, Georgia, Kosovo, Macedonia, Moldova, Serbia, Ukraine; and Latin America with a focus on Belize, Bolivia, Colombia, Cuba, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Grenada, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras Nicaragua, Paraguay, Peru, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and The Grenadines, Suriname, Ecuador, and Jamaica and North Asia, United States of America, Latin America and parts of Europe. It seeks to invest between from DKK15 million ($2.32 million) and DKK500 million ($77.52 million). The firm can invest up to DKK350 million ($51.34 million) per company. The firm seeks to co-invest with Danish businesses in projects based in developing countries. It prefers to take minority stake between 10% to 30% and up to 49 per cent in small projects. It prefers to take a board membership. The firm prefers to exit its investments within five to seven years when the loan has been repaid or the shares have been sold. The firm also offers special assistance to small and medium-sized enterprises which employs less than 300 employees, with an annual revenue of up to DKK 300 million ($53.16 million) and has a positive result in two out of three latest financial years. It also provides advisory services to business investments in developing countries. The firm makes two thirds of its investments in partnership and can also provide additional financing. Impact Fund Denmark was founded in 1967 and is based in Copenhagen, Denmark with additional offices across Asia, Europe, South America, and Africa.

Kholo Capital (Pty) Ltd is a private equity and mezzanine firm specializing in growth capital, mid-market, management buy-outs, leveraged buyouts, private equity buy-outs, acquisition funding and BEE financing. It seeks to invest in all sectors including real estate, mining services/products, mining logistics/transportation, mineral processing, agri-processing, affordable housing, healthcare, education, renewable energy, telecoms, food security, ICT, financial technology and infrastructure sector. It does not seeks to invest in primary mining, resources, commodities, primary farming, micro lending, gambling, ammunition, hard liquor and tobacco. The firm mainly invest in Southern African economy including South Africa, Botswana, Namibia, Swaziland, and Lesotho. It seeks to make mezzanine debt funding between R70 million ($3.95 million) and R205 million ($11.56 million) in companies with minimum EBITDA of R25 million ($1.41 million). Kholo Capital (Pty) Ltd was founded in 2020 and is based in South Africa.

Phatisa Fund Managers L.L.C. is a private equity and venture capital arm of The Phatisa Group specializing investments in management buy-outs and buy-ins, expansions, acquisitions, refinancings, and start-up new ventures in small and medium sized enterprises (SME). It also seeks to invest in real estate projects with a focus on affordable and middle income residential developments and mixed use developments comprising of housing and aligned commercial developments and in urban areas. The firm does not invest in bio-fuels, timber, alcoholic beverages, seed capital, short-term bridging, or debt finance and it does not provide grants or soft loans. The firm also does not invest in informal, micro enterprises or SME companies looking for an investment less than $5 million. For its private equity investments, it seeks to invest in agribusiness companies operating in food production, processing, packaging, primary agriculture, FMCG food, cold storage, distribution in cereals, livestock farming, dairy, fruit and vegetables, crop protection, logistics, fertilizers, seeds, edible oils, smallholders, aquaculture, marketing services, paper and forest product distribution, agri services, and mid-sized companies in the food security and food-related sectors operating across the food value chain. The firm will also follow a series of agri-business investments in palm plantations, edible oil refinery, and commodity trade finance. The firm prefers to make investments in Africa with a focus on sub Saharan Africa. It typically focuses to invest in Zambia, Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda, Mozambique, Kenya, and Botswana. The firm seeks to invest between $5 million and $24 million in its investee companies. For SME investments, the firm seeks to invest upto $4 million in companies that require financing between $0.015 million and $4 million. It takes majority or significant minority stakes between 5 percent to 100 percent in its portfolio companies. It takes board representation and other meaningful shareholder rights in its portfolio companies. It seeks to exit its investments through the sale to trade players, majority shareholders, local communities, secondary management buyouts, and listing on local exchanges. It seeks to exit its investments between four to seven years through the sale to trade players, majority shareholders, local communities, secondary management buyouts, and listing on local exchanges. Phatisa Fund Managers L.L.C. was founded in 2005 and is based in Johannesburg, South Africa, with additional offices in Lusaka, Zambia; Bambou, Mauritius; London, United Kingdom; and Nairobi, Kenya.

We’re committed to finding local solutions to uniquely local challenges and everything we do is focussed on adding value. To this end we offer all our clients across the continent a range of retail, business, corporate and investment, and wealth management solutions as well as ensure a positive impact in all the countries where we operate. We’re a truly African brand, inspired by the people we serve and determined to always be brave, passionate and ready so that we can make Africa proud. Absa Group Limited is listed on the JSE and is one of Africa’s largest diversified financial services groups with a presence in 12 countries across the continent and around 42 000 employees. Our group owns majority stakes in banks in Botswana, Ghana, Kenya, Mauritius, Mozambique, the Seychelles, South Africa (Absa Bank), Tanzania (Barclays Bank in Tanzania and National Bank of Commerce), Uganda and Zambia. We also have representative offices in Namibia and Nigeria, as well as insurance operations in Botswana, Kenya, Mozambique, South Africa, Tanzania and Zambia.

Inspired Evolution Investment Management is a private equity and venture capital firm specializing in start up, early stage, mid venture, late venture, later stage, emerging growth, growth capital, bridge financing, PIPES, and buyouts in mature middle market small, medium-sized, and large companies. It does not invest in angel and seed stages and also in sectors such as tobacco, alcohol, gaming, fixed asset (property), defense, and select environmental categories. The firm also invests at an earlier stage in the process (pre-bankable stage) where warranted through access to complimentary seed capital facilities. It seeks to invest in green industries, cleantech investments across new energy and environment markets including clean energy generation; clean energy infrastructure; water purification; waste management; and efficient production technology, renewable energy power generation (primarily wind, solar, small hydro and Geothermal), resource efficiency (in the field of energy efficiency, water and water treatment, waste management and agricultural efficiency), energy efficiency, biofuel, manufacturing, pollution and waste management, green chemistry, transportation, and agribusiness. The firm also seeks to invest in sustainable agriculture, natural health, ecotourism, sustainable settlements, and green real estate. It prefers to invest in Southern African Development Community countries with a focus on Sub-Saharan Africa with primary targets being Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Mozambique, Nigeria, Tanzania, Uganda and Zambia, Southern and South Africa ; across the Southern African Development Community including nations such as Angola, Botswana, Democratic Republic of Congo, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Namibia, Seychelles, Kingdom of Swaziland, Zimbabwe, and Australia. The firm seeks to make equity investment between $1.4 million and $14 million in companies with enterprise values between $1.34 million and $15 million. It prefers to be a lead investor. The firm seeks to take a board seat in its portfolio companies. It acquires significant minority or majority stakes. The firm also provides advisory services. Inspired Evolution Investment Management was founded in 2007 and is based in Cape Town, South Africa with additional offices in Grand Baie, Mauritius, Abidjan, Ivory Coast, Nairobi, Kenya and London, United Kingdom.

PME’s investment objective was to achieve significant total return to investors through investing in infrastructure projects and related opportunities across a range of countries in sub-Saharan Africa. The main investment focus lay within existing or greenfield projects in Angola, Botswana, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia, Ghana, Mozambique, Nigeria, Rwanda, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda and Zambia.

Nederlandse Financierings-Maatschappij voor Ontwikkelingslanden NV, Investment Arm is a private equity and venture capital of Nederlandse Financierings-Maatschappij voor Ontwikkelingslanden N.V. specializing in direct and fund of fund investments. Within direct investments, it invests in middle market, mature, later stage, seed/startup, early venture, emerging growth, recapitalization, buyout, and growth capital investments. Within fund of fund investments, it invests in private equity funds, venture capital funds, and mezzanine funds. It does not invest production or activities involving forced labour or child labour; production or trade in any product or activity deemed illegal under host country laws or regulations or international conventions and agreements; production or trade in a weapons and munitions, tobacco, hard liquor, gambling, casinos and equivalent enterprises; any business relating to pornography or prostitution; coal or coal mining; trade in wildlife or wildlife products regulated under CITES; production or use of or trade in hazardous materials such as radioactive materials, unbounded asbestos fibres and products containing PCBs; cross-border trade in waste and waste products unless compliant to the Basel Convention and the underlying regulations; drift net fishing in the marine environment using nets in excess of 2.5 km in length; production, use of or trade in pharmaceuticals, pesticides/herbicides, chemicals, ozone depleting substances and other hazardous substances subject to international phase-outs or bans; significant conversion or degradation of critical habitat; production and distribution of racist and anti-democratic media; significant alteration, damage, or removal of any critical cultural heritage; relocation of indigenous peoples from traditional or customary lands. The firm seeks to invest in agriculture and fisheries, mining, agribusiness, manufacturing industry, service sector, banking and insurance industry, housing, finance, energy, trade industry, Information technology, consumer staples, environment and infrastructure sectors. Within the housing sector, the firm seeks to invest in companies primarily operating in the land acquisition, infrastructure and construction, mortgage finance, leasing, building-related sustainability and housing-microfinance activities. Within the energy domain, it seeks to invest in developing energy-efficient technologies to distributing renewable energy. In case of its finance sector investments, the firm focuses on financial institutions, including banks, and microfinance institutions. In case of Infrastructure, the firm invests in infrastructure projects that contribute to development or improvement of socio-economic infrastructure such as the power, telecom, water, transport, environmental, and social infrastructure sectors. It seeks to invest in developing companies and emerging markets. It invests in Africa with a focus on Morocco, Tunisia, Angola, Botswana Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Côte d'Ivoire, Mali, Ghana, Kenya, Mozambique, Senegal, Nigeria Tanzania, Uganda and Zambia. It also invests in Turkey, Lebanon, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, India, China, Bangladesh, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Thailand, Philippines, Vietnam, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Panama, Mexico, Netherlands, Croatia, Hungary, Malta, Poland ,Romania, Aruba, Dominican Republic, Netherlands Antilles, Argentina, Colombia, Brazil, Peru, Uruguay and Russia with a focus on Slovakia. It prefers to invests between €3 million ($4.28 million) and €5 million ($7.14 million) per company. The firm makes seed capital investments of minimum €1 million ($1.43 million) per company or fund. The firm takes minority equity stakes between 10% and 35% in private companies. It prefers to exit its direct equity investments in five years. The fund provides loans of up to €15.5 million ($20.92 million). It also co-invests. Nederlandse Financierings-Maatschappij voor Ontwikkelingslanden NV, Investment Arm was founded in 1970 and is based in The Hague, Netherlands with additional offices in Nairobi, Kenya; Johannesburg, South Africa and San Jose, Costa Rica.