/Investor DB

Rand Merchant Bank

Venture debtoperating company · company profile

Growth · 2 people tracked

Find your way into Rand Merchant Bank

Each arrow is one introduction. Sign up to fill in the first one.

1,136 people can intro you to John

Ask David Frankel to introduce you to John Robinson

You →David · together at Rand Merchant Bank →John

223 people can intro you to Sally-Anne

Ask Jamie Chen to introduce you to Sally-Anne Jansen

You →Jamie · together at Rand Merchant Bank →Sally-Anne

Sign up to find every way you can get introduced to Rand Merchant Bank

  • Your email: who you already know at Rand Merchant Bank, and who your contacts know
  • 2nd- and 3rd-degree connections: people you know who worked, studied or invested with the Rand Merchant Bank team
  • Your LinkedIn: the connections who can make the intro for you

We rank every route by how warm it is, so you raise on warm intros instead of cold emails.

✨ Fox Verdict
Sign up to see your fit

Investment thesis

Rand Merchant Bank (RMB) is a leading African corporate and investment bank and a division of FirstRand Bank Limited, offering advisory, financing, investment, transactional banking, global markets, private equity and private banking services.

Source: firm website, verified Sep 26, 2026.

Stage
Growth
Instruments
Equity · Debt
Last 12 months
1 investment
Tracked investments
1

Team · 2 people

from curated

Founder mafia

5 people who came through Rand Merchant Bank went on to found or lead other companies.

What they invest in

from 1 of 1 portfolio companies

Cleantech ×1Climate Tech ×1Energy ×1Impact & Social Good ×1

HQs:South Africa×1

Investments · 1 tracked

founders shown can be your intro path
SolarAfricasolarafrica.comin𝕏Feb 2026

SolarAfrica provides solar energy solutions, battery storage, and virtual power agreements to commercial and industrial businesses across Sub-Saharan Africa.

CleantechClimate TechEnergyImpact & Social GoodDe Aar, ZA

James Ironsin

Co-investorsHelios Investment PartnersAfrican Infrastructure Investment Managers

Frequently asked questions

What stage does Rand Merchant Bank invest at?
Rand Merchant Bank invests at the Growth stage.
What sectors does Rand Merchant Bank focus on?
Rand Merchant Bank focuses on Fintech, Sector Agnostic.

Media · Podcasts & interviews

from their channel

RMB Starlight Classics – “Tell Him” by Megan Kahts & Sethabile Hlabangane

RMB - Corporate & Investment Banking

RMB Starlight Classics – “Mein Herr Marquis” from Die Fledermaus, performed by Sethabile Hlabangane

RMB - Corporate & Investment Banking

The RMB/BER Business Confidence Index (BCI) 2026

RMB - Corporate & Investment Banking

RMB Latitudes Art Fair 2026

RMB - Corporate & Investment Banking

Euromoney Awards 2026

RMB - Corporate & Investment Banking

Namibia Mining Expo 2026

RMB - Corporate & Investment Banking

Images

Rand Merchant Bank photo

Similar investors

Featured in lists