# Eastern and Southern African Trade Advisers

> Eastern and Southern African Trade Advisers is a VC fund in Ebène backing Banking and Finance. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Ebène, Mauritius
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Jun 2026
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- Website: https://esatal.net

Eastern and Southern African Trade Advisers is a fund management company that manages trade-finance funds for trade and development.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Banking | 1 | 100% |
| Finance | 1 | 100% |
| Lending | 1 | 100% |
| Financial Services | 1 | 100% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Vista Bank | Vista Bank is a financial services firm that establishes a financial institution group and promotes economic and financial inclusion. | $142.3M | Debt Financing | Jun 09, 2026 |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [BACB](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bacb) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- Crown Agents Bank Ltd — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- FirstBank — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- Ghana International Bank — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [The Access Bank UK](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/the-access-bank-uk-limited) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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### Similar stage
- [ENISA](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/enisa-2) — VC Fund
- [Development Bank of Wales](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/development-bank-of-wales) — VC Fund
- [The FSE Group](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/finance-south-east) — VC Fund

## FAQ

### What does Eastern and Southern African Trade Advisers invest in?

Eastern and Southern African Trade Advisers invests primarily in Banking, Finance and Lending startups, most often at Debt Financing stage. Most of the 1 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Guinea. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Eastern and Southern African Trade Advisers last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Eastern and Southern African Trade Advisers closed in Jun 2026. Shizune tracks 1 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### 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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