# Arise

> Arise is a VC fund in Cape Town backing Financial Services and Banking. See 6 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Cape Town, South Africa
- Total investments: 6
- Last investment: Aug 2024
- Lead investor: 83%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://in.linkedin.com/company/arise-investments
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/arise_sa
- Website: http://ariseinvest.com

Arise is a African investment company backed by three reputable cornerstone investors, namely Norfund, Rabobank, and FMO. We partner with sustainable locally owned financial services providers in Sub-Saharan Africa who are searching for a way to keep their independence but need financial expertise and long-term capital to prosper. Our in-depthlocal knowledge, minority shareholding and hands-on approach gives them the support they need to become financially sustainable and a strong contributor to the economy.It’s our way of making a lasting, positive difference to the people, businesses and communities of Africa.

## Contacts

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## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Series A | $7.5M–$15M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Financial Services | 4 | 67% |
| Banking | 3 | 50% |
| Finance | 2 | 33% |
| Information Technology | 2 | 33% |
| News | 1 | 17% |

9 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series A | 2 | 33% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 17% |
| Post-IPO Debt | 1 | 17% |
| Post-IPO Equity | 1 | 17% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 1 | 17% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| South Africa | 2 | 33% |
| Togo | 1 | 17% |
| Ghana | 1 | 17% |
| Kenya | 1 | 17% |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 17% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Gerrit Muller | Founder and Senior Investment Director | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/gerrit-muller-d0dc |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Omnisient | Omnisient is a leading technology provider of a secure data collaboration platform that empowers organisations to derive deep insights from their data. The company helps organisations unlock growth opportunities and new audience segments without compromising the privacy of their customers; either through collaborations with other businesses orbetween internal divisions.Omnisient’s proprietary platform is uniquely positioned to enable organisations to optimise data sets that are fully compliant with regulations (e.g. POPIA, GDPR, etc); and risk-free; and operates internationally. | $7.5M | Series A | Aug 27, 2024 |  |
| iiDENTIFii | iiDENTIFii is an automated platform that provides a remote digital biometric identity authentication process. | $15M | Series A | Sep 28, 2022 |  |
| Equity Group Holdings | Equity Bank Kenya is a financial services provider headquartered in Nairobi, Kenya. It is licensed as a commercial bank by the central bank of Kenya, the central bank, and national banking regulator. Equity Bank Kenya Limited was incorporated in 2014 as a result of the corporate restructure of Equity Group Holdings Limited. | $165M | Post-IPO Debt | May 10, 2022 |  |
| Ecobank | Ecobank Transnational Incorporated (ETI), a public limited liability company, was established as a bank holding company in 1985 under a private sector initiative spearheaded by the Federation of West African Chambers of Commerce and Industry with the support of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). In the early 1980’s foreign andstate-owned banks dominated the banking industry in West Africa. Commercial banks in West Africa owned and managed by the African private sector were a rarity. Its founders created ETI with the objective of filling this vacuum.The Federation of West African Chambers of Commerce promoted and initiated a project to create a private, regional banking institution in West Africa. In 1984, Ecopromotions S.A. was incorporated. Its founding shareholders raised seed capital for feasibility studies and the promotional activities leading to the creation of ETI.In October 1985, ETI was incorporated with authorised capital of US$100 million. The initial paid up capital of US$32 million was raised from over 1,500 individuals and institutions from West African countries. The largest shareholder was the ECOWAS Fund for Cooperation, Compensation and Development (ECOWAS Fund), the development finance arm of ECOWAS.Ecobank signed a Headquarters’ Agreement with the Government of Togo in 1985, which granted it the status of an international organisation. This status came with the rights and privileges necessary for ETI to operate as a regional institution, including the status of a non-resident financial institution. ETI commenced operations with its first subsidiary in Togo in March 1988. | $75M | Post-IPO Equity | Sep 06, 2021 |  |
| NMB Bank | NMB Bank is dedicated to providing premium financial services to all existing and potential customers. Since 1993, we have offered supreme corporate, retail and investment banking solutions. |  | Venture - Series Unknown | Jan 07, 2021 |  |
| CAL Bank | CAL Bank provides a range of banking and financial solutions to large corporations, small and medium-sized enterprises, public sector institutions, and retail customers in Ghana. It operates through five segments: Corporate Banking, Retail & Business Banking, Treasury, Brokerage, and Asset Management. |  |  | Feb 10, 2017 |  |

6 of 6 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [International Finance Corporation](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/international-finance-corporation) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [British International Investment](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/british-international-investment) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [British International Investment](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/cdc-group) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [FMO](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/fmo) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [responsAbility Investments AG](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/responsability-2) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Sanari Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sanari-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Arise invest in?

Arise invests primarily in Financial Services, Banking and Finance startups, most often at Series A and Funding Round stage. Most of the 6 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 Arise's check size?

Arise typically joins rounds of $7.5M–$15M at Series A. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Arise participates in.

### How do I contact Arise?

Public channels for Arise include LinkedIn, X (Twitter) and the website linked on this profile. For a verified work email and phone number, create a free Shizune account — contact data is searched across 20+ sources and validated before delivery, so your outreach lands in the right inbox.

### Who are the partners at Arise?

The team at Arise includes Gerrit Muller (Founder and Senior Investment Director). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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