What stage does Vumela Fund invest at?

Vumela Fund invests at the Seed, Series A, Growth stages.

What sectors does Vumela Fund focus on?

Vumela Fund focuses on Impact & Social Good, Sector Agnostic.

Where is Vumela Fund located?

Vumela Fund is headquartered in Johannesburg, ZA.

Vumela Fund

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Johannesburg · Seed–Growth · 9 people tracked

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Investment thesis

Edge Growth focuses on unlocking growth constraints for small and medium enterprises (SMEs), positioning them as drivers of a more inclusive, diverse and sustainable business landscape. The firm partners with corporate leaders, impact investors and funding institutions to scale progressive, innovation-led entrepreneurs. Its flagship IGNITE solution is tailored to each client's needs, combining collaboration and customization to remove barriers to SME scaling. The firm emphasizes measurable and meaningful social and environmental impact alongside financial returns, tracking outcomes across its funds and programmes via its Edge Growth Tracker platform.

Invests inImpact & Social Good Sector AgnosticAfricaJohannesburgSouth Africa

Source: firm website, verified Aug 12, 2026.

Stage

Seed–Growth

Johannesburg, ZA

Instruments

Equity

Founded

2007

Team · 9 people

from the firm's website

Daniel· Chief Executive Officer and Board Executive Director

As CEO, Daniel leads Edge Growth's vision for a prosperous Africa through SMEs, with experience across enterprise development and impact investing including setting up early ESD funds and supporting SMEs on their growth journeys.

Jason· Co-Founder and Executive Director, Chief Executive for Edge Blue Skies and Art of Scale

Jason co-founded Edge Growth in 2007 and develops business models to find, fund and scale high-growth businesses, with over 10 years working with entrepreneurial firms; he currently heads the Blue Skies division.

Richard· Group CFO and Executive Director

A Chartered Accountant (SA) with a B.Com Honours and Harvard PMD, Richard has held finance and general management roles at Ernst & Young, Reunert, Marconi, Ericsson, Plessey and Alexander Proudfoot before joining Edge Growth.

Brenda· Chairperson of the Board and Non-Executive Director

An Ontological Coach with a National Diploma in Accounting and a Management Development Program Diploma from UNISA, she has extensive business and leadership experience in team building, project management, SME growth and B-BBEE transformation. She also serves as COO of African Rainbow Capital and Director of ARC Financial Services.

Grant Krog· Non-Executive Director

A Chartered Accountant CA(SA) with over three decades in audit, advisory and financial services, he is Executive Head of Business Advisory, Principal Investments and Transformational Equity at FNB and previously a Partner at Deloitte. He serves as a Non-Executive Director for Edge Growth.

Jolene Shaw· Non-Executive Director

General Manager at Knowledge Pele with over 15 years of cross-sector experience, she champions evidence-based, people-centred social impact and holds a Master's in Public Administration. She serves as a Non-Executive Director for Edge Growth.

Ngoku-Sakhile Mazwi· Non-Executive Director

CEO of Bayakha Infrastructure Partners with over a decade of institutional investment experience at South African pension funds, he specialises in deal origination and fundraising and chairs the NIDIF Investment Committee. He is a Non-Executive Director for Edge Growth.

Rorisang· Non-Executive Director

A corporate strategist specialising in business model and innovation strategy, he holds an MBA from UCT and a BComm from UP, founded and leads Chapter One Innovation, and is an adjunct faculty member at Duke University CE.

Tshepo· Non-Executive Director

A Chartered Accountant CA(SA) and CGMA with a B Acc Sci from Wits, he handles deal sourcing, evaluation, execution and portfolio management, with prior experience in Pan-African M&A, corporate finance and venture capital. He is also a Deal Executive at African Rainbow Capital.

Frequently asked questions

What stage does Vumela Fund invest at?: Vumela Fund invests at the Seed, Series A, Growth stages.
What sectors does Vumela Fund focus on?: Vumela Fund focuses on Impact & Social Good, Sector Agnostic.
Where is Vumela Fund located?: Vumela Fund is headquartered in Johannesburg, ZA.

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