6+ hour, 36+ min ago   (365+ words) Here are summaries of the most widely read stories from the past week on Africa Private Equity News. 1. Zamara Holdings secures investment from Amethis Private equity firm Amethis has announced an investment in Zamara Holdings Limited, a pan-African financial and…...

3+ day, 9+ hour ago   (280+ words) South Africa-based Grindstone Ventures has announced the launch of a R500 million ($30.92 million) venture fund to invest in high-growth, technology-enabled African businesses from Seed through Series A, targeting the transition from early commercial validation to institutional scale. Led by Thandiwe Maqetuka,…...

5+ day, 7+ hour ago   (173+ words) Africa Jobs Fund has invested in Velocity, a labour mobility company that trains African nurses in German and places them in jobs at German hospitals. The investment will support Velocity’s expansion into Malawi and Zambia. Africa Jobs Fund seeks to…...

6+ day, 13+ hour ago   (271+ words) africaprivateequitynews.com South Africa: EXEO Capital exits Chemical Process Technologies CPT manufactures active pharmaceutical ingredients used in animal health products. Our Dealmaker’s Log tracks African private capital exits since 2023. Access the Dealmaker’s Log here The transaction follows a four-year investment…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (174+ words) Mamor Capital Ventures has reached a R300 million ($18.58 million) first close for its Fund I. The venture capital firm will use the capital to begin investing in post-revenue South African technology businesses. It is continuing to raise towards a target fund size…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (157+ words) South African-founded AI startup Verascient has raised $1.2 million in its first funding round. Verascient turns knowledge scattered across documents, systems and individuals into shared organisational context, then builds the workflows and agents that allow teams to use it in their…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (454+ words) By Niralah Beeharry, Senior Manager for Fund Administration in the Funds and FI department of DTOS A Mauritius-based ESG fund can provide investors with a structured and regulated vehicle through which to access African investment opportunities while incorporating environmental, social…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (212+ words) AgDevCo Ventures has reached a $49 million first close to invest in early-stage agri-SMEs in East Africa. The vehicle is a subsidiary of AgDevCo and seeks to address a gap in the market for long-term capital for early-stage agricultural SMEs. AgDevCo…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (199+ words) South African alternative asset manager, Westbrooke, has recently invested more than R750 million ($46.5 million) in founder-led and family-owned South African businesses. These recent South African investments include: A partnership with the founder of an equipment rental business who wanted to realise…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (307+ words) We highlight five South African private capital transactions so far in 2026, as featured in our Dealmaker's Log, a database of investment deals, exits, and fundraising milestones. View the latest issue here 1. RMB Corvest and Alito Fund 2 acquire stake in Packaging…...