Absa is a corporate venture arm. Team members are concentrated in Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa. The known portfolio counts 8 companies, including Red Rocket South Africa, Aircraft Engine Lease Finance, Valency International, Ann-Connect, Khula! and Globeleq.
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Investment focus
- Focus
- BankingData CentersInfrastructure FinanceMining & Natural ResourcesPaymentsWind
Who to pitch at Absa
Absa portfolio companies (8)
- Red Rocket South Africa
- Aircraft Engine Lease Finance
- Valency International
- Ann-Connect
- Khula!
- Globeleq
- Perseus Mining
- Teraco
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About Absa
The firm's listing covers sectors Climate, FinTech, Food and Real Estate, and focus areas Banking, Data Centers, Infrastructure Finance and Mining & Natural Resources; known deals cluster at Late-Stage, Pre-Seed and Series A.
The contacts to approach at Absa are Bridget Mwale (Investor), Minnie Adolf Kibuta (Investor) and Simon Turner (Investor).
Absa shares portfolio companies with 14 other investment firms, among them Investec, Standard Bank Group and Nedbank.
Frequently asked questions
What is Absa?
Absa is a corporate venture arm whose team is concentrated in Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa, with a known portfolio of 8 companies. The portfolio comes from public investment records rather than from the firm, so deals that never surfaced publicly are not in it.
What does Absa invest in?
Listed sectors include Climate, FinTech, Food and Real Estate; listed focus areas include Banking, Data Centers, Infrastructure Finance and Mining & Natural Resources. Those tags come from the portfolio attached to the firm, so they describe what has been backed rather than a stated mandate for what comes next.
What stage does Absa invest at?
The known deals of Absa include Late-Stage, Pre-Seed and Series A rounds. Check that against your own round before reaching out: stage mismatch is the most common reason a well matched sector still goes nowhere.
Who should I pitch at Absa?
All 3 people on file at Absa are listed as contacts for the firm, each with their own profile page.
How do I contact Absa?
Any email address on file for the firm is masked on this page and readable inside RaiseHunt after you create an account. The 3 people attached to the firm have their own pages, each showing whether an address is on file for them.
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