Andile Ngcaba
Chairman and Founding Partner @ Convergence Partners
Johannesburg, South Africa
Andile Ngcaba is a private equity investor at Convergence Partners in Johannesburg focused on Internet and Finance. Andile is the controlling shareholder and non-executive chair of Convergence Partners. He was previously the Director General of the Department of Communications (DoC) for 8 and a half years up until the end of 2003 when he announced his intention to leave Government for the private sector. During his time in Government, Andile oversaw tremendouschange in the South African technology and telecommunications landscape, both from the point of view of the diverse and advancing technologies on offer as well as advancements in the overarching regulatory framework.At the DoC, Andile was responsible for, inter alia, policy formulation, conceptual development and implementation in the ICT Sector. During this time, he assisted foreign governments with their own policy formulation and oversaw a number of significant developments in the ICT Sector in South Africa.Andile serves as the Executive Chairman of Dimension Data Middle East & Africa, a role in which he has overseen tremendous growth of the business into new markets as well as a number of new strategic initiatives.In addition to appointments to the boards in investee companies of Convergence Partners, Andile holds and has held a number of positions on global and local bodies.
- Total investments:
- 4
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 50%
Last updated:
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Industries Andile Ngcaba invests in
Stages Andile Ngcaba invests in
Countries Andile Ngcaba invests in
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Investment Focus
Industry
- Internet 2 (50%)
- Finance 1 (25%)
- Security 1 (25%)
- Software 1 (25%)
- Wireless 1 (25%)
Stage
- Private Equity 2 (50%)
- Secondary Market 1 (25%)
- Venture - Series Unknown 1 (25%)
Country
- Kenya 1 (25%)
- South Africa 1 (25%)
- United Kingdom 1 (25%)
- Slovakia (Slovak Republic) 1 (25%)
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
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| Comsol is South Africa's premier layer 2 open access solution partner, enabling major Telcos, Carriers and Service Providers to answer the demand for high speed, reliable carrier grade access solutions. Comsol understands the need for choice, offering the freedom to choose, without compromising on quality and dependability. Comsol offersSouth Africa's first medium agnostic, enterprise grade, Layer 2, open access network, delivering guaranteed, dedicated, high speed carrier grade solutions to over 200 South African metropolitan areas and towns, creating a business grade foundation for people to connect, anywhere, any time.Together with Comsol's partners, Comsol is committed to enabling limitless connectivity for South Africa and beyond. | Secondary Market / Aug 20, 2026 | ||
| CSquared builds metro fiber and Wi-Fi networks to help local providers connect more people to the Internet and each other. The company was formed from Project Link of Google in 2013. CSquared operates as an independent company located in Nairobi, Kenya. | $25M / Venture - Series Unknown / Nov 13, 2023 | ||
| 42Markets Group is a financial services company that nurtures and reinvests in companies with deep capital and financial markets competence. | $10M / Private Equity / Apr 24, 2023 | ||
| ESET is an information technology security company that develops security software solutions which deliver protection against computer security threats for home users and corporate customers worldwide.The company provides ESET Smart Security, an integrated anti-virus, anti-spyware, anti-spam, and personal firewall solution; ESET NOD32Antivirus, an integrated security solution that detects and disables viruses, Trojans, worms, adware, spyware, phishing, rootkits, and other internet threats; ESET Cybersecurity for MAC; and ESET Endpoint Security, a security solution for company endpoints combining a two-way firewall, web control, and remote administration tool.ESET also offers ESET Endpoint Antivirus, an anti-virus and anti-spyware protection utilizing cloud-powered scanning, device control, and remote management of clients; ESET Mobile Security for Android that provides Android smartphone and tablet users with safer mobile technology adventures; and ESET Rootkit Detector, a security tool for Mac OSX that scans for malicious kernel extensions attempting to change operating system behavior by hooking inside the operating system.ESET was founded in 1992 and is based in Bratislava, Slovakia with regional distribution centers in San Diego, California; Buenos Aires, Argentina; and Singapore. It has additional offices in Sao Paulo, Brazil; and Prague, Czech Republic as well as malware research centers in Bratislava and Košice, Slovakia; San Diego, California; Buenos Aires, Argentina; Singapore; Prague, Czech Republic; Krakow, Poland; Montreal, Canada; and Moscow, Russian Federation. | Private Equity / Nov 09, 2017 |
Co-Investors
About Convergence Partners
Convergence Partners, invests as value-adding partners into private equity and infrastructure opportunities in technology and digital sectors across sub-Saharan Africa.
Convergence Partners Contacts
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Andile Ngcaba
Chairman and Founding Partner
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Brandon Doyle
CEO & Founding Partner
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Russ Irwin
Co-Founder
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Craig Beney
Chief Operating Officer
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Envir Fraser
Head: Research, Regulatory & Policy
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What does Andile Ngcaba invest in?
Andile Ngcaba invests primarily in Internet, Finance and Security startups, most often at Private Equity and Secondary Market stage. Most of the 4 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Kenya. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
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The most recent investment recorded for Andile Ngcaba closed in Aug 2026. Shizune tracks 4 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.
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