# Barloworld Equipment

> Barloworld Equipment is a VC fund backing Construction. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Oct 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Johannesburg, South Africa
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Sep 2016
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Oct 2026
- LinkedIn: https://in.linkedin.com/company/barloworld
- X (Twitter): https://x.com/Barloworldequip
- Website: https://www.barloworld-equipment.com/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/barloworldequipmentsouthernafrica

Barloworld Equipment is a VC fund in Johannesburg focused on Construction and Business Development. Barloworld Equipment is the Southern African dealer for Cat Earthmoving Equipment, with operations in South Africa, Lesotho, Swaziland, Namibia, Angola, Botswana, Zambia, Mozambique and joint ventures in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Barloworld Equipment also holds full ownership of the main dealership on the Iberian peninsular and hasrecently completed the buy-out of their joint partner in the eastern Russia, Siberia dealership.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Construction | 1 | 100% |
| Business Development | 1 | 100% |
| Information Technology | 1 | 100% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Quinton McGeer | Chief Executive Officer | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/quinton-mcgeer |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| OPTRON | OPTRON supplies advanced positioning solutions, which assist in maximizing the user's productivity and over-all profitability by revolutionizing their work processes. OPTRON supplies and supports products in most countries across sub-Saharan Africa, directly and indirectly with the assistance of a select network of re-sellers and agents. |  | Private Equity | Sep 02, 2016 | http://www.optron.com |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Mineworkers Investment](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mineworkers-investment) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Barloworld Equipment invest in?

Barloworld Equipment invests primarily in Construction, Business Development and Information Technology startups, most often at Private Equity stage. Most of the 1 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 Barloworld Equipment?

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### Who are the partners at Barloworld Equipment?

The team at Barloworld Equipment includes Quinton McGeer (Chief Executive Officer). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

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