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Top 25 Alternative investment funds based in South Africa

RevenueBase identified 154 alternative investment funds headquartered in South Africa as of September 2026 and tracks 4,268 professional contacts across them, including 1,884 with verified work emails. Cape Town is the largest hub.

This list covers alternative investment funds headquartered in South Africa, matched on what each company actually does as described in its own words. Ranked by team size, largest first. Every row shows the company's own description, its RevenueBase Smart Search rating, and when it was last checked. Data refreshed September 19, 2026.

Published by RevenueBase, a B2B data infrastructure company. This list was built with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search RevenueBase customers use to build their own targeted lists and unlock verified emails and direct dials at the companies on them. How these lists are built and judged.

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154Companies
4,268Contacts tracked
1,884Verified emails
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The 25 largest alternative investment funds based in South Africa

Ranked by team size
Top 25 of 154 alternative investment funds based in South Africa, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 19, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to alternative investment funds: strong evidence (its own description names it), partial (names part of it), indirect (matched on the rest of its profile rather than the description shown). Click a contact count to view that company's people.
#CompanyRevenueBase Smart SearchHeadquartersEmployeesContacts
1Partial evidenceJohannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 19, 2026501-1,000966 contacts →

Partial evidence

“STANLIB Asset Management is one of South Africa’s leading investment managers, with over R600 billion in assets under management (as of 31 December 2025).”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
2Partial evidenceJohannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 19, 2026501-1,000791 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Sasfin Wealth is now Otto1890 and we are investment specialists.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
3Indirect evidenceLynnwood Manor, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 19, 2026201-500379 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Far more than specialist wealth managers, we’re here to secure and grow your wealth, so that you have the freedom to choose the size of your dreams and the content of your next…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
4Partial evidenceBellville, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 19, 2026201-500239 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Curo is a proudly South African investment administration services provider, focused on providing a wide range of cost effective outsourced investment management solutions, using…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
5Indirect evidenceCape Town, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 19, 202651-200170 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“We help our clients protect and grow their savings, ensuring they can retire comfortably with dignity.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
6Partial evidenceCape Town, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 19, 2026n/a90 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Cadiz Asset Management is a fund manager that specialises in Fixed Income investments.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
7Partial evidenceBryanston, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 19, 202651-20060 contacts →

Partial evidence

“AlphaWealth provides investment and wealth planning services to high-net-worth individuals, families, selected institutions and charitable trusts.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
8Indirect evidenceCape Town, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 19, 202651-20059 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Foord Asset Management has been consistently growing retirement savings since 1981.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
9Indirect evidenceWierda Valley, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 19, 202611-5052 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“At Peregrine Capital, as one of the longest-running hedge fund managers in South Africa, we have been creating wealth for our clients since 1998.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
10Partial evidenceRandburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 19, 202651-20052 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Since 1987, Melville Douglas has been delivering superior investment returns across a number of asset classes.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
11Indirect evidencePretoria, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 19, 202651-20047 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Building Generational Wealth since 2002.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
12Strong evidenceJohannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 19, 202611-5046 contacts →

Strong evidence

“Established in 2004, Westbrooke is a multi-asset, multi-strategy manager of alternative investment funds and co-investment platforms.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
13Indirect evidenceCape Town, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 19, 202611-5044 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“We understand the value that lies in experience, transparency, and collaboration.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
14Indirect evidenceCape Town, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 19, 202611-5044 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Vunani Fund Managers (“Vunani FM”), a subsidiary of Vunani Limited, was established in and is a boutique asset management firm.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
15Indirect evidenceSandton, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 19, 202611-5036 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Mazi is an asset management company with a focus on sustainable investing.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
16Partial evidenceTygervalley, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 19, 202611-5031 contacts →

Partial evidence

“The Optimum Investment Group (Pty) Ltd was founded in South Africa in 2012 as a Boutique Asset Manager (CAT II).”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
17Strong evidenceJohannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 19, 202611-5029 contacts →

Strong evidence

“Jaltech is an alternative investment fund manager with over R2 billion under management across 1300+ retail investments.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
18Indirect evidenceCape Town, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 19, 202611-5025 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Denker Capital is a boutique asset manager based in Cape Town.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
19Partial evidenceCape Town, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 19, 202611-5023 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Aeon Investment Management is a Level 1 B-BBEE boutique investment management company based in Claremont, Cape Town, South Africa with a focus on long-term wealth creation.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
20Partial evidenceJohannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 19, 202611-5022 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Visio is an investment management firm founded in 2003.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
21Indirect evidenceConstantia, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 19, 202611-5020 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“A SINGULAR MISSION: DELIVERING WEALTH TO OUR CLIENTS Northstar Asset Management is a Cape Town based asset manager with a long heritage and impeccable pedigree.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
22Indirect evidenceJohannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 19, 202611-5019 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“At Caleo Capital we nurture a collective spirit, a shared commitment to authenticity, and an unwavering belief that wealth should serve your life's purpose.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
23Partial evidenceIllovo, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 19, 202611-5019 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Independent Securities, Your Investment Partner Since 1998 For over 25 years, we’ve stayed true to one purpose: delivering superior investment outcomes without unnecessary…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
24Partial evidenceNewlands, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 19, 202611-5018 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Abax Investments is an independent, owner-operated investment manager where our success is aligned to our partnerships with investment professionals.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
25Partial evidenceCape Town, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 19, 20261-1018 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Element Investment Managers is an independent, owner-managed company established in 1998.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026

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Alternative investment funds based in South Africa at a glance

As of Sep 19, 2026
44.1%Verified-email coverage
27.7Average contacts per company
1-10Median size (employees)
22.1%Largest-city concentration · Cape Town
Sep 19, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10
84
11-50
49
51-200
10
201-500
6
501-1,000
4
1,001-5,000
1

Email recency for this list is measured worldwide rather than for South Africa, so it is reported there. Company counts and contact totals on this page are exact for South Africa, over 154 companies.

How this list was built

Company categories are rarely black and white. RevenueBase reads each company's own description of its business to decide whether it belongs among alternative investment funds, so some rows will be adjacent to the category rather than pure plays. The description and RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row are there so you can check each match yourself.

Source
The RevenueBase company graph: 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts resolved from primary sources, queried with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search available to every RevenueBase user.
What qualifies
Companies headquartered in South Africa whose own description of what they do matches “alternative investment funds”. Matching reads each company's description, not its industry code or its name.
RevenueBase Smart Search
RevenueBase Smart Search is how this list is assembled and how each row is rated. RevenueBase's data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to a category defined in a user's own words. Each row is rated strong evidence (its own description names alternative investment funds), partial evidence (it names part of the category) or indirect evidence (the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile). The description supporting each rating is quoted on the row.
What we exclude
Companies whose own description does not clearly place them among alternative investment funds, and records with no verified work email. Companies headquartered outside South Africa are excluded even when they keep an office there.
Match quality
In blind human judging of this matching method, 86% of matched companies were on target. Expect roughly 1 in 7 rows to be adjacent to the category rather than a pure play. Every row shows the company's own description and its RevenueBase Smart Search rating so you can judge each match yourself. Read the full methodology: how the lists are built, how the judging worked, and what the figure means.
Ranking
Team size, largest first: companies are ordered by the number of professionals RevenueBase tracks at each one. Employee ranges shown are reported bands, for context.
Verification
Every listed company carries at least one verified work email, 1,884 across the full list. Contacts re-verify on a rolling cadence, and each contact's own verification date is shown inside RevenueBase.
Refresh
This page's figures were pulled from the company graph on September 19, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
Corrections
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Alternative investment funds by metro

  • Alternative investment funds in Cape Town34
  • Alternative investment funds in Johannesburg32

Frequently asked

What is RevenueBase Smart Search?

RevenueBase Smart Search is how RevenueBase decides which companies belong on this list and how strongly each one fits. Its data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to the category the list is about. Each row is rated strong evidence when the company's own description names alternative investment funds, partial evidence when it names part of the category, and indirect evidence when the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile.

How many alternative investment funds are there based in South Africa?

RevenueBase identified 154 alternative investment funds headquartered in South Africa as of September 2026, matched on each company's own description of what it does rather than its industry code.

What is the largest company on this list?

Stanlib, headquartered in Johannesburg, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which city has the most alternative investment funds?

Cape Town leads with 34 headquartered companies, followed by Johannesburg (32) and Sandton (14).

How do I get contact information for these companies?

A free RevenueBase account lets you run this exact search and work the top results, verified emails and direct dials included. Upgrading unlocks all 1,884 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 154 companies.

How current is this list?

The list refreshes periodically as the company graph is re-checked. This page's figures were pulled on September 19, 2026.

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About this data

RevenueBase is a B2B data infrastructure company. Its company graph covers 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts, with emails verified on a rolling cadence rather than scraped once and left to decay. These company lists are generated directly from that graph with RevenueBase Smart Search, the same natural-language company search every RevenueBase user has: describe a market in plain words, get the companies that match, and add verified emails and direct dials for the people at them. It is the same data that powers RevenueBase's B2B data products, and a free account includes 500 credits to start. How these lists are built and judged.