# Absa group (Bank)

> Absa group (Bank) is a VC fund in Johannesburg backing Mining and Mineral. See 15 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Johannesburg, South Africa
- Total investments: 15
- Last investment: May 2026
- Lead investor: 60%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- Website: https://absa.africa

Absa group (Bank) is a VC fund in Johannesburg focused on Mining and Mineral. Absa Group Limited, is a South African financial services provider, offering personal and business banking, corporate and investment banking

## Contacts

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## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Post-IPO Debt | $53M–$301M |
| Debt Financing | $31M–$678M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Mining | 4 | 27% |
| Mineral | 2 | 13% |
| Marketplace | 2 | 13% |
| Mining Technology | 2 | 13% |
| Financial Services | 2 | 13% |

32 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Debt Financing | 6 | 40% |
| Post-IPO Debt | 4 | 27% |
| Pre-Seed | 1 | 7% |
| Series A | 1 | 7% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| South Africa | 5 | 33% |
| Australia | 2 | 13% |
| Ireland | 1 | 7% |
| Mauritius | 1 | 7% |
| Singapore | 1 | 7% |

7 countries tracked in total.

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Aaron Daniel Mminele | CEO & Executive Director | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/aaron-daniel-mminele |
| Akash Singh | Chief Compliance Officer | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/akash-singh-5634 |
| Neilan Govender | Senior Trader | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/neilan-govender |
| Yury Tsarev | Principal Engineer - Executive Level | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/yury-tsarev |
| Zak Anderson | Run Container Service & CTO | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/zak-anderson |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| West Wits Mining | WWI is embarking on a strategic transformation to be the only ASX-listed gold producer with operations in the Witwatersrand Basin and Pilbara (Mt Cecelia & Tambina). West Wits was originally formed to explore, evaluate and extract gold and uranium from project areas located on the Central Rand Goldfield of South Africa’s Witwatersrand Basin. | $52.9M | Post-IPO Debt | May 21, 2026 |  |
| Aircraft Engine Lease Finance | Aircraft Engine Lease Finance is a commercial aircraft and engine leasing company that offers customized and flexible financing solutions to airlines, lessors, banks, and non-traditional aircraft owners. The company focuses on acquiring, leasing, and trading mid-life aircraft and provides liquidity and financial technology to airlines related todeal generation, technical bridging, lease administration, and asset management that are housed internally. | $355M | Debt Financing | Jan 22, 2026 |  |
| Red Rocket South Africa | Red Rocket is a renewable energy integrated power plant (IPP) that designs, develops, and distributes clean energy. |  | Debt Financing | Sep 30, 2025 |  |
| Ann-Connect | Ann-Connect is an EdTech SaaS for learning, teaching, exams and assessments rolled into an all-in-one education platform.Founded in 2021 by Bonginkosi Mabaso, Nexa was born from a real problem: students missing exams and learning opportunities because of unreliable internet. Our mission is simple: make online education accessible to everystudent, regardless of connectivity or background. Today, Nexa is trusted by universities, training institutions, and professional bodies across South Africa, with partnerships that give access to more than 450,000 learners. One workspace. All your education tools: - Nexa ExamCore: Offline exam tool where students can access, write, and submit online exams even without internet. - Nexa Invigilator: Invigilation tool designed to monitor for online exams. - Nexa Invigilator Venue-based – Proctoring for physical/venue-based exams for schools, corporates & teams. - Nexa Room – Low-bandwidth video conferencing just like MS Teams but designed for teaching and learning, with AI-driven student engagement tracking. - Integrations – Seamless connection with Learning Management Systems (LMS), plagiarism checkers, and other education tools — all in one place. Recognised with awards from TIA, ABSA, and the Royal Academy of Engineering (UK), Nexa is shaping the future of global education by making it inclusive, resilient, and accessible everywhere. Ready to experience THE platform for inclusive learning? Visit ann-connect.com and join us in building education without limits. | $50K | Pre-Seed | Aug 28, 2025 |  |
| Aircraft Engine Lease Finance | Aircraft Engine Lease Finance is a commercial aircraft and engine leasing company that offers customized and flexible financing solutions to airlines, lessors, banks, and non-traditional aircraft owners. The company focuses on acquiring, leasing, and trading mid-life aircraft and provides liquidity and financial technology to airlines related todeal generation, technical bridging, lease administration, and asset management that are housed internally. | $31M | Debt Financing | Jul 07, 2025 |  |
| Globeleq | Globeleq Generation Limited develops, builds, and operates renewable power projects in Africa and the Americas. It operates a portfolio of natural gas, solar, wind, HFO, and fuel oil power generation assets. | $306.8M | Debt Financing | Jul 01, 2025 |  |
| Khula! | Khula is a business which creates technology solutions for agriculture in Africa. Our main focus is on creating an inclusive mobile marketplace which will drive the success and growth of farmers, disrupting the wholesale food market. This marketplace optimizes logistics by using geolocation and by offering efficient and cost-effective logisticsservices for emerging farmers. | $6.8M | Series A | Mar 03, 2025 |  |
| Teraco Data Environments | Teraco Data Environments provides vendor-neutral data centers in South Africa. The company offers colocation services, private caged space, service level agreement solutions, physical interconnect services, power management, cabinet environment monitoring, remote technical access, and support services. It serves application service providers,recovery and backup or storage service providers, software as a service organization, and enterprises. The company was incorporated in 2007 and is based in Cape Town, South Africa. It has data centers in Johannesburg and Cape Town, South Africa. | $438.8M | Debt Financing | Nov 13, 2024 |  |
| Valency International | Valency International engages in selling and buying agriculture, fertilizer, industrial and other commodities. | $50M | Debt Financing | Oct 09, 2024 |  |
| Kenmare Resources plc | Kenmare Resources plc operates as a mining and exploration company. Kenmare is a recognised as a major supplier of mineral sand products to a global customer base operating in over 15 countries and including some of the largest end users of these products. The output from the Mine operation consists of several grades of the titanium dioxide (TiO2)minerals, ilmenite and rutile, as well as the zirconium mineral, zircon. Kenmare’s products are key raw materials processed into intermediate products and ultimately consumed in everyday ‘quality-of-life’ products such as paints, plastics and ceramic tiles. | $200M | Post-IPO Debt | Feb 06, 2024 |  |

10 of 15 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Standard Bank South Africa](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/standard-bank) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Nedbank](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/nedbank1) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Standard Bank Group](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/standard-bank-group) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [AECI](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/aeci) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Citibank](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/citibank) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Development Bank of Southern Africa](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/development-bank-of-southern-africa-dbsa) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Absa group (Bank) invest in?

Absa group (Bank) invests primarily in Mining, Mineral and Marketplace startups, most often at Debt Financing and Post-IPO Debt stage. Most of the 15 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in South Africa. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Absa group (Bank)'s check size?

Absa group (Bank) typically joins rounds of $53M–$301M at Post-IPO Debt and $31M–$678M at Debt Financing. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Absa group (Bank) participates in.

### How do I contact Absa group (Bank)?

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### Who are the partners at Absa group (Bank)?

The team at Absa group (Bank) includes Aaron Daniel Mminele (CEO & Executive Director), Akash Singh (Chief Compliance Officer) and Neilan Govender (Senior Trader). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

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