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ARISE

Impact investor

Cape Town · 19 people tracked

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Investment thesis

Arise takes an impact-driven approach to investing in Africa's financial sector, partnering with sustainable banks, fintechs and non-banking financial institutions across Sub-Saharan Africa. Through significant minority shareholdings, a strong capital base, local knowledge and a hands-on approach, the firm helps these institutions become market leaders and financially sustainable. Its aim is to strengthen the economies where its partners operate by stimulating economic growth and job creation.

Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.

HQ
Cape Town, ZA
Instruments
Equity
AUM
$1.2B
Tracked investments
13

Team · 19 people

from the firm's website
Bonita Mallum· Receptionist
Emile Oosthuizen· Financial Controller
Martine Gross· Executive Assistant to the CEO and South African Office Manager
Ton de Bruin· Finance and Administration Manager
Zeenat Parker· Head of Communications

What they invest in

from 8 of 13 portfolio companies

Fintech ×8SaaS ×2AI & Machine Learning ×1Cybersecurity ×1Data & Infrastructure ×1Impact & Social Good ×1Logistics & Supply Chain ×1Marketing Tech ×1

HQs:Philippines×2Ghana×1Mozambique×1Uganda×1South Africa×1

Investments · 13 tracked

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CalBankcalbank.netin𝕏

CalBank is a retail and commercial bank operating in Ghana, offering personal and business banking products including deposit accounts, loans, cards, and foreign exchange services.

FintechGhana, GH

Co-investorsDevelopment Partners International

dfcu Bankdfcugroup.com

dfcu Group is a Ugandan financial services provider whose dfcu Bank offers asset financing, unsecured business loans, and related banking products to businesses and individuals.

FintechKampala, UG

Ecobankecobank.com

Ecobank is a banking institution that provides financial services to customers, including support channels such as live chat and its Rafiki service.

Fintech

Equity Bank
iiDENTIFiiiidentifii.com𝕏

iiDENTIFii provides identity verification and liveness detection technology to help businesses authenticate customers, prevent fraud, and meet regulatory compliance.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityFintechSaaS

Co-investorsSanari Capital

Moza Banco
NMB Bank
NMBZ
Omnisientomnisient.com

Omnisient runs a privacy-preserving data collaboration platform that lets organizations analyze first-party consumer data together without sharing the underlying data.

Data & InfrastructureFintechMarketing Tech

Packworksthepackworks.comin𝕏

FintechImpact & Social GoodMakati, PH

Ibrahim Bernardo(Founder)in

Co-investorsTechstarsADB VenturesCVC Capital Partners

Packworkspackworks.ioin

Packworks provides a mobile app for inventory management and supply chain coordination aimed at sari-sari (neighborhood) store owners in the Philippines.

FintechLogistics & Supply ChainRetail TechSaaS

Bing Tan(Chief Executive Officer)Hubert Yap(Chief Platform Officer)Ibba Bernardo(Chief Marketing Officer)Andres Montiel(Chief Data Officer)Marvine Sy(Chief Financial Officer)

Co-investorsADB VenturesIdeaspace VenturesCVC Capital PartnersTechstars

Socremosocremo.comin

SOCREMO is a bank offering savings and deposit accounts and a range of consumer, housing, micro, and SME credit products for individuals and businesses.

Fintech

Co-investorsAccion

Zanacozanaco.co.zm

Co-investorsBongoHive

Frequently asked questions

How many investments has ARISE made?
ARISE has 11 tracked investments.
What sectors does ARISE focus on?
ARISE focuses on Fintech, Impact & Social Good.
Where is ARISE located?
ARISE is headquartered in Cape Town, ZA.
Who does ARISE co-invest with?
ARISE most often shares deals with Accion, BongoHive, Development Partners International, among 4 tracked co-investors.

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