Pearl Capital Partners
Impact investorKampala · Seed–Growth · 18 people tracked
Investment thesis
Pearl Capital Partners focuses exclusively on agriculture investment in East Africa, backing small and medium-sized agribusinesses since 2006. It works with ambitious management teams, providing supportive investment structures and specialist sector expertise to build high-growth agribusinesses. Its investments strengthen agricultural sub-sectors and leverage smallholder farmer networks to generate income for millions of families across the region, producing both commercial returns for investors and significant social impact. The firm manages several impact-oriented vehicles, including the Yield Uganda Investment Fund and dairy/horticulture credit facilities, often in partnership with development institutions, foundations and government bodies. Instruments include equity, quasi-equity and debt provided to agribusiness SMEs, cooperatives and SACCOs.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.
Team · 18 people
from the firm's website
What they invest in
from 1 of 16 portfolio companiesAgTech ×1Fintech ×1Impact & Social Good ×1
HQs:Uganda×1
Investments · 16 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathOrganic farming, processing and exporting company.
Coffee primary processor and exporter organized through a smallholder farmers' cooperative.
Farmer-owned primary coffee processor in Uganda; Yield Fund committed UGX 5.14 billion.
Internationally accredited analytical laboratory near Kampala providing testing and inspection services to food, agro-product and pharmaceutical businesses.
Producer and processor of specialty washed Robusta coffee for premium export markets.
Jinja-based agri SME running a vertical supply chain connecting smallholder farmers to international buyers of vanilla, arabica coffee and dried pineapple.
Ugandan SME agribusiness that received USD 2.6M in blended equity and debt via co-investment with Gorm Pedersen 2 Holding ApS.
Producer, processor and distributor of certified seeds in Uganda with growing East African exports.
Ugandan agribusiness backed via a blend of equity and quasi-equity; Yield Fund's 14th investment.
Pasteurized liquid egg processing company.
Agro-processing company focused on the cassava value chain.
Value-added processor of moringa.
Meat processing company near Kampala producing value-added beef, poultry and pork products.
Kampala-based poultry business rearing day-old chicks and operating a feed mill, abattoir and cold chain.
Agro-processing company near Kampala manufacturing soy-based products including soy beverages and flours.
Frequently asked questions
- What stage does Pearl Capital Partners invest at?
- Pearl Capital Partners invests at the Seed, Growth stages.
- What is Pearl Capital Partners's typical check size?
- Pearl Capital Partners typically writes checks of $250K – $2M.
- What sectors does Pearl Capital Partners focus on?
- Pearl Capital Partners focuses on AgTech, FoodTech, Impact & Social Good.
- Where is Pearl Capital Partners located?
- Pearl Capital Partners is headquartered in Kampala, UG.
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