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Top 22 Private equity firms focused on women companies based in South Africa

RevenueBase identified 37 private equity firms focused on women companies headquartered in South Africa as of September 2026 and tracks 191 professional contacts across them, including 88 with verified work emails. Johannesburg is the largest hub.

This list covers private equity firms focused on women companies 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 29, 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.

How to read this list HQ checked on every row RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row Refreshed Sep 29, 2026 86% judged on-target in blind review
37Companies
191Contacts tracked
88Verified emails
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The 22 largest private equity firms focused on women companies based in South Africa

Ranked by team size
Top 22 of 37 private equity firms focused on women companies based in South Africa, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 29, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to private equity firms focused on women companies: 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 evidenceIllovo, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 29, 202611-5028 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Mahlako is a 100% black-women owned investment and advisory firm with a stellar track record, founded by two dynamic black women who are infrastructure investment and advisory…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
2Strong evidenceJohannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 29, 20261-1028 contacts →

Strong evidence

“Established in 2003, Medu Capital is a professional investment management company with a focus on private equity.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
3Indirect evidenceJohannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 29, 202611-5010 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Our goal is to solve the radical gender inequality in early-stage investment management and deployment.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
4Partial evidenceJohannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 29, 20261-107 contacts →

Partial evidence

“AWCA Investment Holdings Pty Ltd ("AIH") is a 100% black women owned investment company which was founded and funded by 61 black women majority of whom are Chartered Accountants.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
5Strong evidenceDurban, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 29, 202611-506 contacts →

Strong evidence

“The Multiply Group is a private investment company that provides longer term strategic capital to business owners through a partnership focused approach.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
6Indirect evidenceCape Town, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 29, 20261-106 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“SAAD Investment Holdings (SAAD) was established in 2006 as the investment arm of the Tree of Life group.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
7Strong evidenceJohannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 29, 20261-106 contacts →

Strong evidence

“Scientia Holdings Property Fund (Pty) Ltd is a proudly South African private equity fund manager established in 2019, with operations officially commencing in 2020.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
8Strong evidenceJohannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 29, 202611-505 contacts →

Strong evidence

“We are a 100% black-female-owned and controlled private equity fund management company.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
9Partial evidenceSandton, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 29, 20261-105 contacts →

Partial evidence

“SummerPlace Equity Partners is a black female owned fund manager based in Johannesburg, South Africa.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
10Indirect evidenceJohannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 29, 20261-105 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Tshiamo Impact Partners is an impact advisory and boutique asset management firm.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
11Indirect evidenceCape Town, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 29, 20261-104 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“At MsFiT Ventures (pronounced Misfit), we provide debt to female-led and gender-diverse SMEs.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
12Partial evidenceCape Town, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 29, 20261-104 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Africa Trust Group is a gender-lens investment organisation that is committed to investing in Africa's women through- Early stage gender-lens investment into their businesses -…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
13Strong evidenceJohannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 29, 20261-103 contacts →

Strong evidence

“Principal Partners is a ‘boutique’ private equity firm founded by investment specialist, Avram Levy.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
14Partial evidenceWaterfall City, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 29, 20261-103 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Mamor Capital was established in 2017 as black women owned investment company with strategy to partner with companies in South Africa and the region.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
15Strong evidenceSandton, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 29, 20261-103 contacts →

Strong evidence

“Kleoss Capital, is a Middle Market Private Equity Investment Manager, that identifies companies seeking either replacement or growth capital.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
16Strong evidenceNoordhoek, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 29, 20261-103 contacts →

Strong evidence

“Raise Africa Investments is a black woman-owned and managed private equity firm.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
17Indirect evidenceRandburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 29, 20261-102 contacts →

Indirect evidence

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
18Strong evidenceJohannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 29, 20261-102 contacts →

Strong evidence

“Aligned Capital (Pty) Ltd focuses on small and mid-market investment opportunities where entrepreneurs are looking for growth capital and / or strategic support.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
19Strong evidenceJohannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 29, 20261-102 contacts →

Strong evidence

“Founded in 2017, FyreFem is a 100% women-owned South African advisory business dedicated to mobilizing capital in the private equity (PE) and venture capital (VC) sectors.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
20Partial evidenceJohannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 29, 202611-501 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Identity Capital Partners (Pty) Limited (“Identity Partners”) is a Johannesburg-based black women-owned and managed investment firm co-founded by Sonja De Bruyn in 2008.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
21Strong evidenceJohannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 29, 20261-101 contacts →

Strong evidence

“Kazi Capital is a 100% black-women owned and managed private equity investment firm established to invest capital into unlisted businesses in Sub Saharan Africa.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
22Indirect evidenceRandburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 29, 20261-101 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“LSD Capital is a company based out of South Africa & Seychelles.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026

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Private equity firms focused on women companies based in South Africa at a glance

As of Sep 29, 2026
46.1%Verified-email coverage
5.2Average contacts per company
1-10Median size (employees)
43.2%Largest-city concentration · Johannesburg
Sep 29, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10
28
11-50
9

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 37 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 private equity firms focused on women companies, 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 “private equity firms focused on women companies”. 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 private equity firms focused on women companies), 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 private equity firms focused on women companies, 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, 88 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 29, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
Corrections
Wrong category, wrong headquarters, or a company that has closed? Use “Report an issue” on any row. Reports go to the RevenueBase Data Team and feed back into the company graph.

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 private equity firms focused on women companies, 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 private equity firms focused on women companies are there based in South Africa?

RevenueBase identified 37 private equity firms focused on women companies 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?

Mahlako A Phahla Investments PTY LTD, headquartered in Illovo, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which city has the most private equity firms focused on women companies?

Johannesburg leads with 16 headquartered companies, followed by Cape Town (6) and Durban (2).

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 88 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 37 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 29, 2026.

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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.