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Verdant Capital is a leading investment bank and investment manager operating on a Pan-African basis, specializing in Private Credit and Private Equity. It boasts offices in Johannesburg, Ebene, Accra, Kinshasa and Frankfurt. It is licenced by the Financial Services Commission in Mauritius and authorised by the Financial Services Board in South Africa (FSP 44608).
Verdant Capital is the manager of Verdant Capital Hybrid Fund, a fund investing hybrid capital into inclusive financial institutions on a pan-African basis.
Verdant Capital is Africa Global Funds' Best Independent Advisory Firm - Pan Africa - in 2021 and 2020 and Private Equity Africa's Local Financial Advisor of the Year 2021.
Verdant Capital is the IMAP partner firm for its region. IMAP with 40 partner firms in 40 countries, with 500 M&A bankers, and completing over 250 M&A transactions per year, is the World's largest M&A partnership. www.imap.com
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Verdant Capital is the manager of Verdant Capital Hybrid Fund, a fund investing hybrid capital into inclusive financial institutions on a pan-African basis.
Verdant Capital is Africa Global Funds' Best Independent Advisory Firm - Pan Africa - in 2021 and 2020 and Private Equity Africa's Local Financial Advisor of the Year 2021.
Verdant Capital is the IMAP partner firm for its region. IMAP with 40 partner firms in 40 countries, with 500 M&A bankers, and completing over 250 M&A transactions per year, is the World's largest M&A partnership. www.imap.com
Please sign up to our newsletter: http://verdant-cap.com/contact/
Overview
Location
Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kinshasa
Employees
11-50
Total raised
$19.9M
Founded date
2013
Funding Rounds 2
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| Apr 7, 2021 | Series A round | $9.9M |
Mentions in press and media 9
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| Aug 8, 2025 | South African fintech startups to watch in 2025 | South Africa’s fintech space is one of the most developed in Africa. It makes up nearly 40% of the continent’s total fintech earnings. In 2023, Disrupt Africa counted over 140 fintech startups in the country. Around 30% South Africa’s finte... |
| Apr 8, 2025 | Verdant Capital Hybrid Fund Completes an Additional Investment of USD 4.5 Million in LOLC Africa | Share this: Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window)Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)Click to email a link to a friend (Op... |
| Sep 5, 2022 | Verdant Capital Raises $10 Million Debt Fund For Zeepay | |
| Aug 9, 2022 | Verdant Capital Raises $10 Million Debt Fund For Zeepay | |
| Jul 6, 2021 | Verdant Capital Announces New Investment Advisory Partnership With Invest in Visions of Germany | Verdant Capital is pleased to announce a new investment advisory partnership with Invest in Visions GmbH of Germany. Under the partnership Verdant Capital’s will, on a pan-African basis, originate, prepare for execution, and monitor investm... |
| Jul 5, 2021 | Ghanaian fintech Zeepay completes $7.9-million funding round | Accra-based fintech Zeepay announced the completion of a $7.9-million Series A.0 funding round on 30 July 2021. Funds raised hybridise equity and balance sheet funding to support Zeepay’s operations. The round was led by I&P, a firm wit... |
| Jul 5, 2021 | Ghanaian fintech Zeepay completes $7.9-million funding round | Accra-based fintech Zeepay announced the completion of a $7.9-million Series A.0 funding round on 30 July 2021. Funds raised hybridise equity and balance sheet funding to support Zeepay’s operations. The round was led by I&P, a firm wi... |
| Apr 7, 2021 | Verdant Capital Raises USD 9.9 Million Series A Equity Capital for Fintech Startup Tugende | The transaction is the most recent for the award winning fintech and financial inclusion investment banking franchise of Verdant Capital. Partech Africa, a member of the Partech Group, a leading global technology venture capital fund, and E... |
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FAQ about Verdant Capital
When was Verdant Capital founded?
Verdant Capital was founded in 2013.
How much funding has Verdant Capital raised?
Verdant Capital has raised $19.9M in total across 2 funding rounds.
What funding rounds has Verdant Capital raised?
Parsers VC lists 2 funding rounds of Verdant Capital, among them a Series A round of $9.9M on Apr 7, 2021.
What has the press written about Verdant Capital?
Parsers VC has collected 9 articles mentioning Verdant Capital, among them “South African fintech startups to watch in 2025” (Aug 8, 2025) and “Verdant Capital Hybrid Fund Completes an Additional Investment of USD 4.5 Million in LOLC Africa” (Apr 8, 2025).
Is Verdant Capital still active?
Yes, Verdant Capital is active; its latest activity on Parsers VC dates from Aug 10, 2026.