Development Bank Of Southern Africa is a government-backed investor and venture debt provider. Team members are concentrated in Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa. Known portfolio companies include Red Rocket South Africa, SES Networks, Lobito Atlantic Railway, SMILE Telecoms Holdings, AZA Finance and BNDE, 7 companies in all.
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Investment focus
- Stage
- GrowthLate-StageSeed
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Who to pitch at Development Bank Of Southern Africa
Development Bank Of Southern Africa portfolio companies (7)
- Red Rocket South Africa
- SES Networks
- Lobito Atlantic Railway
- SMILE Telecoms Holdings
- AZA Finance
- BNDE
- Zero Carbon Charge
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About Development Bank Of Southern Africa
The firm's listing covers sectors Climate, FinTech, Hardware and Travel, and focus areas Aerospace, Infrastructure, Telecom and Transportation; known deals cluster at Growth, Late-Stage and Seed.
The contacts to approach at Development Bank Of Southern Africa are Elliott Monama (Principal - Project Preparation Division), Craig Bezuidenhout (Principal - Funding (DBSA)) and Lita Mbokotho (DBSA).
Across the known portfolio, 9 co-investors appear alongside Development Bank Of Southern Africa, including U.S. International Development Finance, Inspired Evolution Investment Management and Standard Bank Group.
Frequently asked questions
What is Development Bank Of Southern Africa?
Development Bank Of Southern Africa is a government-backed investor and venture debt provider whose team is concentrated in Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa, with a known portfolio of 7 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 Development Bank Of Southern Africa invest in?
Listed sectors include Climate, FinTech, Hardware and Travel; listed focus areas include Aerospace, Infrastructure, Telecom and Transportation. 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 Development Bank Of Southern Africa invest at?
The known deals of Development Bank Of Southern Africa include Growth, Late-Stage and Seed 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 Development Bank Of Southern Africa?
All 3 people on file at Development Bank Of Southern Africa are listed as contacts for the firm, each with their own profile page.
How do I contact Development Bank Of Southern Africa?
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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