Jacana Venture Partnership aims to expand the provision of growth capital funding and expertise to small- and medium-sized enterprises in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Jacana is an independent investment and advisory firm. We invest in emerging Growth Capital Investment Managers in Sub-Saharan Africa and support our partners in providing finance to growing businesses in the region.
Our thesis... is that significant amounts of international capital are available for supporting the growth of small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Africa and that this growth is essential to the economic development of the region. However there is currently a severe lack of qualified intermediaries (i.e. African Growth Capital Investment Managers) who have the expertise and track record to act as value-added investors of these funds.
Our approach... is therefore to invest in, and support, new and emerging SME Growth Capital Investment Managers in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) and build the capacity of those growth capital investment managers to the point where they can achieve critical mass in their operations and funds under management.
Our vision... is the creation of a sustainable, responsible and robust SME growth capital industry in Sub-Saharan Africa that supports local SMEs, fuels economic growth, creates employment and thereby makes a major contribution to the reduction of poverty in Africa.
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