# African Rainbow Capital

> African Rainbow Capital is a VC fund backing Financial Services and Finance. See 25 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Gauteng, South Africa
- Total investments: 25
- Last investment: May 2026
- Lead investor: 64%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- Website: http://www.africanrainbowcapital.co.za/

African Rainbow Capital (ARC) is a fully black owned and controlled investment company focusing on the South African and African financial services industry and businesses that deliver exceptional returns on equity. Ubuntu-Botho Investments was created in 2004 with its initial main purpose building black controlled capital through beingSanlam's empowerment partner. In addition the vision of Ubuntu-Botho Investments from the outset was to make a difference in the lives of ordinary South Africans by being the premier black-owned and controlled financial services entity. The first phase of realising this vision was the accumulation of capital in partnership with Sanlam. This objective has now largely been achieved, with Ubuntu-Botho Investments holding about 14.5% of Sanlam's issued shares and being valued at about R17bn at present.

## Contacts

5 contacts available for African Rainbow Capital. Shizune tracks 3 team members at African Rainbow Capital. Sign up free to unlock them: https://app.shizune.co/sign-up/investor-profiles/find-team-emails/african-rainbow-capital?utm_source=investor_profile

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Financial Services | 13 | 52% |
| Finance | 6 | 24% |
| Banking | 4 | 16% |
| Internet | 3 | 12% |
| Payments | 3 | 12% |

37 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Funding Round | 9 | 36% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 5 | 20% |
| Private Equity | 4 | 16% |
| Post-IPO Equity | 3 | 12% |
| Series C | 2 | 8% |

7 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| South Africa | 16 | 64% |
| United Kingdom | 3 | 12% |
| Argentina | 1 | 4% |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 4% |
| Singapore | 1 | 4% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Johan Van Der Merwe | Co-Chief Executive Officer | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/johan-van-der-merwe |
| Johan Van Zyl | Co-Chief Executive Officer | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/johan-van-zyl-c7a7 |
| Brenda Matyolo | Chief Operating Officer | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/brenda-matyolo-296b |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Spinnaker Support | Spinnaker Support is a local branch delivering independent maintenance, security, and technical support for Oracle, SAP, VMware, and JD Edwards enterprise software. |  | Private Equity | May 27, 2026 |  |
| Tyme Group | Tyme Group is a digital banking group that designs and operates banks for consumers and small businesses in emerging markets. The platform focuses on accessibility and affordability, serving over 15 million customers across various regions. | $250M | Series D | Dec 17, 2024 |  |
| GoSolr | GoSolr is a residential solar energy company offering solar-as-a service with fixed monthly fees to households. |  | Venture - Series Unknown | Jul 21, 2023 |  |
| TymeBank | TymeBank is a subsidiary of the Tyme Group, which focuses on financial technology and banking solutions. TymeBank focuses on providing accessible financial services to the lower-income market. It emphasizes digital banking and minimal fees. Customers can open secure personal and business accounts online, benefiting from low banking charges and highsavings interest rates through their digital platform. | $77.8M | Series C | May 23, 2023 |  |
| Tyme Group | Tyme Group is a digital banking group that designs and operates banks for consumers and small businesses in emerging markets. The platform focuses on accessibility and affordability, serving over 15 million customers across various regions. | $77.8M | Series C | May 22, 2023 |  |
| Kropz | Kropz is an emerging plant nutrient producer with an advanced stage phosphate mining project in South Africa, a phosphate project in the Republic of Congo and an exploration asset in Ghana. The vision of the Group is to become a leading independent phosphate rock producer and to develop into an integrated, mine-to-market plant nutrient companyfocusing on sub-Saharan Africa. | $11M | Post-IPO Debt | May 11, 2022 |  |
| Khumo Capital | Khumo Capital is an asset management company that provides unlisted property, fixed income, and credit solutions. |  | Venture - Series Unknown | Jan 01, 2021 |  |
| TymeBank | TymeBank is a fully black-owned and controlled investment company based in South Africa. It is an exclusively digital retail bank that aims to provide every South African accessible and affordable banking so that they can take part in, grow and benefit from the country’s economy. | $42.7M |  | Sep 15, 2020 |  |
| Tyme Group | Tyme Group is a digital banking group that designs and operates banks for consumers and small businesses in emerging markets. The platform focuses on accessibility and affordability, serving over 15 million customers across various regions. | $45.6M | Venture - Series Unknown | Sep 15, 2020 |  |
| Linebooker | Linebooker operates as an online transport management company. We provide a better delivery service by connecting customers with multiple pre-approved transporters. We handle all the admin, from pick up to delivery. |  | Venture - Series Unknown | Aug 25, 2020 |  |

10 of 25 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Blue Earth Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/blue-earth-capital) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [Apis Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/apis-partners) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [British International Investment](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/cdc-group) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Norrsken22](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/norrsken22) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Tencent](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/tencent) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Ethos Private Equity](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ethos-private-equity) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does African Rainbow Capital invest in?

African Rainbow Capital invests primarily in Financial Services, Finance and Banking startups, most often at Funding Round and Venture - Series Unknown stage. Most of the 25 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in South Africa. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact African Rainbow Capital?

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### Who are the partners at African Rainbow Capital?

The team at African Rainbow Capital includes Johan Van Der Merwe (Co-Chief Executive Officer), Johan Van Zyl (Co-Chief Executive Officer) and Brenda Matyolo (Chief Operating Officer). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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