An investment company backing businesses that help societies and the environment prosper.
Our vision is to see societies and the environment prosper. We give effect to it by investing in impactful businesses and allocating capital to impactful initiatives.
Founded in 2009 and headquartered in Somerset West, the group invests primarily in South Africa, with activity across Southern Africa. Our shareholders include African Rainbow Capital, Buma Consulting and the Alternative Prosperity Foundation.
Founders and management, Buma Consulting and Infinitude Investments.
Leading African investor providing scale, networks and investment discipline.
Holds 4% for the benefit of black youth and retirement fund members.
We invest in profitable, well-led businesses in the green and social economy, and grow their value through our platforms, our client base and disciplined ownership.
Established companies with revenue, earnings and a track record. Tickets of R2.5m to R40m (≈US$150k to US$2.4m).
Sectors with structural demand beyond regulation: energy, water and climate; skills, SMME growth and financial inclusion; and the platforms that enable them.
Impact- and return-driven, values-based leadership that runs the business independently under board-level oversight.
Access to markets through our platforms and more than 250 corporate clients, shared finance and administration, impact measurement, governance and capital.
Audited, IFRS for SMEs, FY2015–FY2025. *FY2026: consolidated management accounts for the year to 30 September 2026, unaudited. FY2026 revenue R68.5m ≈ US$4.2m. Profitable in every year; dividends declared FY2022–FY2025.
We build and sustain a portfolio of complementary businesses that deliver financial returns alongside measurable social and environmental impact.
Ownership is retained unless a sale is strategically necessary.
Board-level governance and capital discipline; management runs the business.
Businesses chosen to strengthen the group ecosystem and each other.
Preference for businesses able to grow beyond South Africa.
We invest in the social economy and the green economy, and in the platforms that enable impactful businesses to scale.
Youth employability, SMME growth, diversity and inclusion, and workplace readiness.
Access to savings, empowerment transactions and shared value through ownership.
Reducing emissions, improving energy resilience and supporting adaptation to climate change.
Businesses that help impactful enterprises reach capital, markets and efficiency.
South Africa’s National Development Plan expects 90% of new jobs to come from small, medium and micro enterprises, yet the SMME finance gap is estimated at R350 billion (≈US$21bn). We back the fund managers, enterprise and supplier development platforms and accelerators that combine capital, market access and business support, and that measure survival, revenue growth and jobs.
Growth businesses in Southern Africa with a business case beyond regulation, typically with tickets of R2.5 million to R40 million (≈US$150,000 to US$2.4 million).
Each business is led by its own management team and strengthened by group governance and collaboration.
B-BBEE and employment equity advisory, ownership solutions, and people and culture practice.
Sustainability strategy and reporting, climate advisory and financial education programmes.
Trade, industrial and public economics, regulation, M&E and climate finance across Southern Africa.
Channels corporate enterprise and supplier development, skills and SED spend to SMMEs and programmes; 149 clients and R187.6m facilitated in FY2025.
Software platforms for B-BBEE scorecard and employment equity compliance.
Accounting and administration for purpose-driven businesses and portfolio companies.
Develops, owns and operates solar installations for commercial clients.
Provide environmental solutions and biodiversity management support as well as specialist training and consulting. Specialising in arid land areas and mining in South Africa.
Owns the group’s Paardevlei premises, with 173 kWp solar and 160 kWh battery storage.
Valuations, capital raising, M&A and B-BBEE ownership transactions. Minority stake held 2021–2026.
Valuations emphasise sustainable yield and capital preservation rather than exit value.
Sourced through our network, client work and sector mapping.
DCF-led with conservative assumptions, tested against multiples.
Commercial, financial, legal, tax, operational, management and ESG.
Executive Committee, Investment Committee and, where required, the Board.
Integration plan, board representation and annual strategic review.
Supported by Investment, Remuneration and Risk Committees, each chaired by a non-executive director.
Reviews every investment and monitors post-investment performance.
Financial statements prepared under IFRS for SMEs and independently audited.
Measured by the group Monitoring & Evaluation function for the year ended 30 September 2025. See the 2025 Annual Report.
Our Board-approved 2030 Strategy rests on three pillars.
Grow the capital base through SPV (I) and SPV (II) and expand the portfolio of quality E, S and G investments.
Be a trusted intermediary across environmental, social and governance themes.
The people, structures and responsible use of AI to grow beyond 2030.
The group carries out its investment strategy through two linked vehicles. Both follow a single thematic ESG investment strategy, run by the same investment team under the same investment process and mandate.
The group’s own capital, deployed into ESG-aligned private equity investments alongside asset-backed debt for property and infrastructure.
A long-term investment platform for ESG businesses, seeded by the group’s existing holdings.
Both target the same ESG assets across the same focus areas: climate change, education, energy and environmental services.
Opportunities are allocated under the group investment mandate, with governance through the Investment Committee.
SPV (II) starts with the operating businesses the group already holds through SPV (I).
Fee and carried-interest income from SPV (II) accrues to the group in which SPV (I) investors hold equity.
Fifty-nine active pipeline companies, with further opportunities screened or in due diligence. Names are discussed with investors on request.
| Focus area | Sub-sectors | Active pipeline | Ticket range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Green economy | Energy and decarbonisation; water and waste; environmental implementation, testing and monitoring; climate adaptation; green advisory | 42 | R2.5m – R40m US$150k – 2.4m |
| Social economy | SMME development; workplace skills; education; financial literacy and access to finance; research, advisory and M&E | 9 | R2.5m – R25m US$150k – 1.5m |
| Enablement | Asset management and administration; access to markets; donor and blended finance; business development and technology | 8 | R2.5m – R25m US$150k – 1.5m |
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The team that originates, evaluates and executes investments and manages the portfolio, supported by the group’s Monitoring & Evaluation function.
Co-founder. Leads group strategy and investments. Former auditor and valuation specialist at PwC and founding director of ABVA. Has guided transactions exceeding R4 billion (≈US$240m) since 2009.
Co-founder of Six Capitals. Over 15 years in managerial finance, transformation strategy and development funds. Has lectured in Development Finance and Social Enterprise at Stellenbosch Business School.
Completed articles at Ernst & Young in Cape Town and joined the group as Group Accountant in 2024. Focuses on identifying and evaluating new investments and improving the operational performance of portfolio companies.
Over 10 years in ESG and M&E. Former Practice Head of ESG Advisory at Six Capitals; leads impact measurement and reporting across the group. Certified stakeholder engagement and sustainability assurance practitioner.
Established by the Board to provide independent oversight, evaluation and recommendation on every investment decision. Chaired by an independent member; anchor investors in SPV (II) will join the Committee.
Supports deal origination, evaluation and closing, and investment and portfolio valuations at African Rainbow Capital. Completed articles at PwC and spent three years in the PwC Deals team in financial analysis, modelling, data analytics and valuation.
Founder of Buma Consulting, Executive Chairman of DNA Economics and strategic investor in Alternative Prosperity since 2016. Former CEO of the Public Investment Corporation, former Director of the South African Reserve Bank and the Government Employees Pension Fund, and former Commissioner on the National Planning Commission.
Co-founder. Leads group strategy and investments. Former auditor and valuation specialist at PwC and founding director of ABVA. Has guided transactions exceeding R4 billion (≈US$240m) since 2009.
Attorney with over 25 years in commercial law and transformation. Co-author of two B-BBEE publications and primary drafter of several sector codes. Founded AQRate Verification Services and Qube B Solutions.
Co-founder of Six Capitals. Over 15 years in managerial finance, transformation strategy and development funds. Has lectured in Development Finance and Social Enterprise at Stellenbosch Business School.
A board combining institutional investment, transformation, ESG, legal and finance experience, with independent non-executive oversight.
Over 30 years in assurance, finance, risk management and governance. Former Senior Policy Advisor to ASISA; chaired the Financial Sector Transformation Council Technical Committee and co-negotiated two iterations of the Financial Sector Code.
Founder of Buma Consulting, Executive Chairman of DNA Economics and strategic investor in Alternative Prosperity since 2016. Former CEO of the Public Investment Corporation, former Director of the South African Reserve Bank and the Government Employees Pension Fund, and former Commissioner on the National Planning Commission.
Independent trustee, ESG specialist and impact investor, with experience as a principal officer and African pension fund specialist.
Co-founder. Leads group strategy and investments. Former auditor and valuation specialist at PwC and founding director of ABVA. Has guided transactions exceeding R4 billion (≈US$240m) since 2009.
Over 18 years in financial and business management. Responsible for group finance, ownership analysis and the roll-out of the group’s solar and infrastructure assets.
Attorney with over 25 years in commercial law and transformation. Co-author of two B-BBEE publications and primary drafter of several sector codes. Founded AQRate Verification Services and Qube B Solutions.
Transformation and DE&I specialist with over 15 years’ experience across mining, manufacturing and consulting. Formerly Transformation Manager, BHP Billiton Manganese.
Co-founder of Six Capitals. Over 15 years in managerial finance, transformation strategy and development funds. Has lectured in Development Finance and Social Enterprise at Stellenbosch Business School.
Seeking a long-term shareholder with governance, networks and capital.
Who would like to know more about our strategy and vehicles.
With opportunities that match our sectors and criteria.
Unit 12, Paardevlei Specialist Medical Centre
Paardevlei, Somerset West, 7130
South Africa
Gauteng · Mauritius
