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Top 25 Private investment companies based in South Africa

RevenueBase identified 170 company matches for private investment companies associated with South Africa as of September 2026 and tracks 796 professional contacts across them, including 283 with verified work emails. Johannesburg is the largest hub.

This list covers company matches for private investment companies associated with South Africa, found by RevenueBase SmartSearch using the meaning of business descriptions in its company graph at Exact. Ranked by professionals tracked, largest first. Rows show recorded descriptions where available, Exact search membership and the snapshot date. Data refreshed September 20, 2026.

Published by RevenueBase, a B2B data infrastructure company. This list was built with RevenueBase SmartSearch, 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 RevenueBase SmartSearch · Exact Recorded Sep 20, 2026 How this list was built
170Companies
796Contacts tracked
283Verified emails
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The 25 largest private investment companies based in South Africa

Ranked by team size
Top 25 of 170 company matches for private investment companies based in South Africa, ordered by professional contacts tracked in RevenueBase, largest first. Recorded Sep 20, 2026. The RevenueBase SmartSearch column shows Exact match membership in this saved search. Click a contact count to view that company's people. Totals use company locations recorded by RevenueBase; the displayed preview is a smaller selection.
#CompanyRevenueBase SmartSearchHeadquartersEmployeesContacts
1Exact matchJohannesburg, South AfricaHQ recorded Sep 20, 202651-20070 contacts →

Exact match

“HANDS-ON INVESTMENTS Menar invests in controlling and managing shareholders in private and listed companies and allocates capital to selected projects and companies actively…”

Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 20, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase
2Exact matchJohannesburg, South AfricaHQ recorded Sep 20, 202611-5046 contacts →

Exact match

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

Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 20, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase
3Exact matchSandton, South AfricaHQ recorded Sep 20, 202611-5028 contacts →

Exact match

“KTH is an investment holding company which, through its legacy companies Kagiso Trust Investments and Tiso Group, boasts a track record of investment performance and creating long…”

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4Exact matchJohannesburg, South AfricaHQ recorded Sep 20, 20261-1028 contacts →

Exact match

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

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5Exact matchJohannesburg, South AfricaHQ recorded Sep 20, 202611-5022 contacts →

Exact match

“Sango Capital is an investment firm making private equity investments in Africa's fastest growing economies through a select portfolio of direct investments, private equity funds…”

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6Exact matchCape Town, South AfricaHQ recorded Sep 20, 20261-1018 contacts →

Exact match

“Knife Capital is an independent growth equity investment firm focusing on innovation-driven ventures with proven traction.”

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7Exact matchJohannesburg, South AfricaHQ recorded Sep 20, 202611-5017 contacts →

Exact match

“Sanari Capital is a value-adding private equity firm focused on medium-sized and mid-market growth investments emanating from Africa (mainly from South Africa) with regional and…”

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8Exact matchBryanston, South AfricaHQ recorded Sep 20, 202611-5012 contacts →

Exact match

“Birkett Stewart McHendrie ("BSM") is an international advisory firm specialising in M&A, capital markets transactions, and distressed advisory - combining boutique culture with…”

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9Exact matchPretoria, South AfricaHQ recorded Sep 20, 202651-20012 contacts →

Exact match

“Fio Capital is a global investment firm, investing capital and strategic resources in entrepreneurial markets – the only sustainable solution to growing global economies.”

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10Exact matchMidrand, South AfricaHQ recorded Sep 20, 2026501-1,00012 contacts →

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“Accolade® is a premier global investment and advisory firm that strives to provide solutions that create lasting value for our investors, the companies in which we invest and…”

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11Exact matchCape Town, South AfricaHQ recorded Sep 20, 20261-1010 contacts →

Exact match

“We help the brave succeed.”

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12Exact matchKempton Park, South AfricaHQ recorded Sep 20, 202651-20010 contacts →

Exact match

“Welcome to IFSA Private Equity – pioneers of prosperity.”

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13Exact matchCape Town, South AfricaHQ recorded Sep 20, 20261-109 contacts →

Exact match

“Financial services company providing investment management in the private equity, structured finance and property areas as well as corporate advisory services.”

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14Exact matchJohannesburg, South AfricaHQ recorded Sep 20, 20261-108 contacts →

Exact match

“Vuna Partners is a South African private equity investor focused on medium sized businesses across a range of sectors.”

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15Exact matchJohannesburg, South AfricaHQ recorded Sep 20, 2026201-5008 contacts →

Exact match

“Established in 2005, New GX Capital Holdings Proprietary Limited or “New GX”, is a black owned and controlled investment company formed on strong entrepreneurial principles…”

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16Exact matchJohannesburg, South AfricaHQ recorded Sep 20, 20261-108 contacts →

Exact match

“Investment Management, Venture Capital & Private Equity”

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17Exact matchIllovo, South AfricaHQ recorded Sep 20, 202611-508 contacts →

Exact match

“Launched in 2010, Senatla Capital is an established South African based Private Markets investment manager regulated by the South African Financial Services Conduct Authority…”

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18Exact matchJohannesburg, South AfricaHQ recorded Sep 20, 202611-507 contacts →

Exact match

“Phoenix aims to empower institutions and individual clients to conserve, develop and leverage their financial resources through effective access to relevant knowledge and skills…”

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19Exact matchDurban, South AfricaHQ recorded Sep 20, 202611-506 contacts →

Exact match

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

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20Exact matchCape Town, South AfricaHQ recorded Sep 20, 202611-506 contacts →

Exact match

“Cambridge Capital was founded in 2007 with the vision of building a global investment company.”

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21Exact matchJohannesburg, South AfricaHQ recorded Sep 20, 20261-106 contacts →

Exact match

“THEZA Capital is an authorised financial services advisory and investment company established in 2007.”

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22Exact matchCape Town, South AfricaHQ recorded Sep 20, 20261-106 contacts →

Exact match

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

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23Exact matchJohannesburg, South AfricaHQ recorded Sep 20, 20261-106 contacts →

Exact match

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

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24Exact matchNewlands, South AfricaHQ recorded Sep 20, 202611-505 contacts →

Exact match

“Athena Capital is an established private equity company that has the experience to deliver positive returns for innovation-led businesses.”

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25Exact matchCape Town, South AfricaHQ recorded Sep 20, 20261-105 contacts →

Exact match

“Intaba Capital is a women-led investment and advisory firm based in Cape Town, South Africa.”

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Showing 25 of 170 private investment companies based in South Africa

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Private investment companies based in South Africa at a glance

As of Sep 20, 2026
35.6%Verified-email coverage
4.7Average contacts per company
1-10Median size (employees)
31.2%Largest-city concentration · Johannesburg
Sep 20, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10
116
11-50
38
51-200
9
201-500
4
501-1,000
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 170 companies.

How this list was built

The recorded descriptions help you assess these company matches. Check a company’s website for its current services and locations.

Source
The RevenueBase company graph: 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts resolved from primary sources, queried with RevenueBase SmartSearch, the natural-language company search available to every RevenueBase user.
What qualifies
Company records associated with South Africa whose business descriptions match “private investment companies” by meaning at the Exact setting. Descriptions are compiled in the RevenueBase company graph from public websites, profiles and company information where available; they are not guaranteed quotations from the company's website.
RevenueBase SmartSearch
Describe a niche company in your own words to find businesses by meaning. Exact, Similar, Related and Broad control the breadth of RevenueBase SmartSearch. This saved list uses Exact. Each row's Exact match badge shows inclusion in that search, not an individual score or a service-quality judgment.
Public preview
The public preview omits records without a verified work email. Where headquarters information is recorded, preview rows are also filtered to this page’s location. Dataset totals and geographic summaries describe the full matched records before these preview filters.
Match quality
RevenueBase's August 25, 2026 study assessed 4,198 description/company pairs across matching settings. The publisher reports 86% good or better at Exact. This evaluates the method across queries; it does not audit this individual list. Recorded company descriptions, where available, help you judge each match yourself. Read the full methodology: how the lists are built and what the study measures.
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 displayed company carries at least one verified work email. RevenueBase tracks 283 professional contacts with verified work emails across the full matched dataset. 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 20, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
Record context
Company records and descriptions can change. Check the company's website for its current services and locations.

Frequently asked

What is RevenueBase SmartSearch?

RevenueBase SmartSearch finds niche companies by the meaning of their business descriptions in the RevenueBase company graph. Exact, Similar, Related and Broad control how closely companies must fit your description. This list uses Exact for “private investment companies”; each Exact match badge shows search membership, not an individual similarity or quality score.

How many private investment companies are there based in South Africa?

RevenueBase identified 170 company matches for private investment companies associated with South Africa as of September 2026, using the meaning of business descriptions at Exact. This is the recorded matched set in the RevenueBase company graph.

What is the largest company on this list?

MENAR tops the displayed preview by professional contacts tracked in RevenueBase. Recorded headquarters appear in the company rows.

Which city has the most private investment companies?

Johannesburg leads with 53 company records, followed by Cape Town (34) and Sandton (18).

How do I get contact information for these companies?

A free RevenueBase account lets you run this exact search and work limited free results with 500 credits to start. Upgrading provides access to the 283 professional contacts with verified work emails tracked across these 170 companies; direct dials are available where recorded.

How current is this list?

The list refreshes periodically as the company graph is re-checked. This page's figures were pulled on September 20, 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 SmartSearch, 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.