Metier Private Equity
VC Fund
Gauteng, South Africa
Metier Private Equity is a VC fund in Gauteng focused on Retail and Fashion. Metier is a proven leader in the area of private equity, alternative assets and related advisory services. The company was founded in 2004 and raised, at the time, South Africa’s largest private equity fund in terms of third party local commitments. It has an established team which ranks amongst the largest and most experienced in the industry.Metier has a strong track record in private equity investing and selective M&A advice that confirms its leadership status.From inception, the company's Commerce Square offices were a reflection of the brand - open, welcoming, and independent of spirit. Seeking a return to a more personal format, Thierry, Anthony and Paul settled on the setting up of an independent and private firm to capture the next wave of growth in the private equity and dealadvising arena. They were joined by long-time legal colleague Malcolm Ball and now-Libstar director, Robin Smith.
- Total investments:
- 19
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 21%
- Last fund:
Last updated:
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Industries Metier Private Equity invests in
Stages Metier Private Equity invests in
Countries Metier Private Equity invests in
Round sizes
Contacts
| Name | Phone | Socials | |
|---|---|---|---|
Round size
- Private Equity
- $7.7M–$36M
Investment Focus
Industry
- Retail 1 (5%)
- Fashion 1 (5%)
- Consumer 1 (5%)
- Textiles 1 (5%)
- Confectionery 1 (5%)
Stage
- Private Equity 4 (21%)
- Seed 1 (5%)
Country
- South Africa 2 (11%)
- Kenya 1 (5%)
- Nigeria 1 (5%)
- United Kingdom 1 (5%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Paul Botha
Founder and the Chief Executive Officer
|
Founder and the Chief Executive Officer | Total investments: 2 | Find email | |
Anthony Hewat
Founder
|
Founder | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Omid Alimia
Private Equity Analyst
|
Private Equity Analyst | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Thierry Dalais
Founder
|
Founder | Total investments: 0 | Find email |
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frogfoot Networks operates an open-access fibre network and provides fibre infrastructure for residential and business connectivity. The company functions as a fibre network operator, building and maintaining the physical network required for high-speed internet access. It offers fibre to the home services that deliver fixed-line broadband overoptical fibre for residential users. Frogfoot Networks also provides fibre to the business solutions tailored to commercial and enterprise requirements. Its open-access model enables multiple internet service providers to deliver their services over the same network, giving end users a choice of ISP. The company further offers prepaid and entry-level fibre options, designed for flexible, contract-free connectivity in selected coverage areas. | Secondary Market / Aug 24, 2026 | ||
| Hypa offers prepaid fibre internet and voice services, providing various uncapped data packages with different speed options and payment methods. The company also provides a mobile application called Bela, which enables users to make calls and send messages over the internet. It also supports digital customer service through self-service platformsfor account and service management. | Secondary Market / Aug 24, 2026 | ||
| Bisedge provides outsourcing solutions for material handling equipment including forklifts and other MHE, maintenance packages as well as the operators. Bisedge is offering this solution as a “Product-As-A-Service” for a monthly fee. | $20M / Private Equity / May 12, 2026 | ||
| Vivica is a holding company that harnesses the power of innovative technology and human intuition. | Private Equity / Sep 17, 2024 | ||
| Stage Zero provides sustainable energy solutions for homes and businesses in South Africa. | Seed / Sep 17, 2024 | ||
| Cape Town Biogas is an organic waste processing facility that uses advanced anaerobic digestion to convert organic waste into resources. | Seed / Jan 01, 2024 | ||
| Wetility's flagship product is a comprehensive digital solar energy management system that allows users to regulate power usage remotely. The system is marketed as the "360 Wetility Experience" and consists of rooftop PV installation or solar panels. | $9.4M / Series A / Sep 07, 2023 | ||
| Africa Mobile Networks Ltd finances, builds, and operates mobile network base stations in Sub-Saharan Africa region, connecting the unconnected rural population. The company combines low power Base Transceiver Station (BTS) transmitters with Very Small Aperture Terminal (VSAT) satellite technology and directs traffic onto an existing network, usingsolar panels to power the systems. | $36M / Private Equity / Jul 21, 2021 | ||
| Energy Vision is a telecom-focused energy service company. They provide environmentally friendly options to cellular operators and telecom tower firms for powering telecom equipment where the electric grid is either nonexistent or only partial and unreliable. This includes all related services such as engineering, implementation, NOC, operation andmaintenance, upgrades, and expansions. | Private Equity / Feb 19, 2021 | ||
| Broadreach Energy is a developer of small-scale renewable energy assets. It specializes in power purchase agreements in the commercial and industrial solar photovoltaic market in small utility-scale projects. It also helps the country's energy infrastructure develop by becoming a bridge between the technical and financial worlds of thedistributed generation industry. | Private Equity / Jan 01, 2021 | ||
| See all 19 investments → | |||
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FAQ
What does Metier Private Equity invest in?
Metier Private Equity invests primarily in Retail, Fashion and Consumer startups, most often at Private Equity and Seed stage. Most of the 19 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 Metier Private Equity's check size?
Metier Private Equity typically joins rounds of $7.7M–$36M at Private Equity. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Metier Private Equity participates in.
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Who are the partners at Metier Private Equity?
The team at Metier Private Equity includes Paul Botha (Founder and the Chief Executive Officer), Anthony Hewat (Founder) and Omid Alimia (Private Equity Analyst). 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 Oct 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.
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