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ESG, Impacts & Awards
The Hlayisani Growth Fund I
The Hlayisani Growth Fund is fully deployed and is closed for commitments. The HGF is focused on mid-market, high-growth private equity investments in South Africa.

Our Investments focus on viable prospects in the agricultural, education, ICT, medical and manufacturing sectors that demonstrate out-of-the-ordinary deal flow and significant growth opportunities. Our Fund brings together the expertise of experienced partners, existing assets under management, a strong deal pipeline and a diversified investment return approach, making it the ideal investment vehicle to leverage real growth opportunities on the continent.
The Hlayisani Venture Fund II
The HVFII as a venture capital fund is focussed on investing into medium and large high growth companies that are technology enabled, delivering commercially competitive economic returns plus socio-economic impact. The HVFII seeks to invest and support businesses with scalable, technology enabled solutions that demonstrate strong ESG standards and metrics that have large addressable markets and global growth ambitions.

The HVFII's investment geography has a primary focus on South African linked businesses expanding globally. The Hlayisani Investment Team will consider attractive investment opportunities in Southern Africa and the rest of Africa where the team has a strong network, and is able to transact and influence transactions in a meaningful way.
ESG
Funding Raised
to Date
R2.1B
($115m)
Revenue
Growth
R527M
($30m)
Demographics
MALE/FEMALE
Demographics:
50% or more
black owned
INDUSTRIES
16
STILL
TRADING
96.3%
JOBS
CREATED
328
INCREASE IN
BUSINESS FUNDAMENTALS
R527M
CAGR
16
TOTAL TRANSACTIONS
16
ANNUAL CUSTOMERS
16
ENTREPRENEURS SUPPORTED
96.3%
Impact
EDUCATION ACCESSED VIA
SOLUTIONS
>1 M
TEACHERS ACCESS TO E-LEARNING
>500 000
SCHOOLS USING OUR SOLUTIONS
GLOBALLY
>500 000
entrepreneurs supported
>1 581
NEW JOBS CREATED
16
ANNUAL CUSTOMERS GLOBALLY
>55 000
Awards
VC of the year
2021 / 2022
Africa Venture Finance
2024
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