African Rainbow Capital
africanrainbowcapital.co.za Direct investor
African Rainbow Capital is a Black-owned investment holding company formed in 2015 that focuses on opportunities in South African and African financial services and diversified industries. It invests through its interest in the ARC Fund, acquiring significant minority equity interests in established and start-up businesses.
African Rainbow Capital is an investor headquartered in Johannesburg, South Africa, founded in 2015. It invests directly in companies, in financial services and diversified investments.
“The Fund primarily acquires significant minority equity interests in established and start-up businesses that meet one or more of the following criteria: Experienced, qualified and capable management A demonstrable track-record Strong cash flow generation Solid growth prospects Established market position”
— African Rainbow Capital, own website
- Layer
- Direct investor
- Type
- Other
- Stage
- Unknown
- Headquarters
- Johannesburg, South Africa
- Invests in
- South Africa, Africa
- Sectors
- financial services, diversified investments
- Founded
- 2015
Team, as African Rainbow Capital publishes it
- Johan van Zyl Co-CEO
- Johan van der Merwe Co-CEO
Names and roles exactly as listed on africanrainbowcapital.co.za. Nothing else about these people is recorded.
Where this comes from
Every fact above was read from a page African Rainbow Capital publishes itself. Nothing is taken from third-party databases. Investment activity (deals, co-investors) is not yet recorded.
- https://africanrainbowcapital.co.za/name, hq_country, hq_city, status
- https://africanrainbowcapital.co.za/investment/is_investor, layer, stage_min, stage_max, thesis_quote
- https://africanrainbowcapital.co.za/about-us/type, invests_in_geographies, sectors, description, founded, people
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Record 8166 · added 2026-09-20 · link last verified 2026-09-20 · confidence high
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