# Standard Bank Group

> Standard Bank Group is a VC fund in Johannesburg backing Energy and Mining. See 12 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Johannesburg, South Africa
- Total investments: 12
- Last investment: Jun 2026
- Lead investor: 50%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/standard-bank-group
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/sbgroup
- Website: http://www.standardbank.com
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/standardbankgrp

Standard Bank Group is a VC fund in Johannesburg focused on Energy and Mining. Standard Bank has a 150 year history in South Africa and started building a franchise in the Rest of Africa in the early 1990s. We currently operate in 18 countries on the African continent, including South Africa, as well as in other selected emerging markets.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Energy | 2 | 17% |
| Mining | 2 | 17% |
| Financial Services | 2 | 17% |
| Solar | 1 | 8% |
| Farming | 1 | 8% |

18 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Debt Financing | 6 | 50% |
| Post-IPO Debt | 1 | 8% |
| Private Equity | 1 | 8% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| South Africa | 4 | 33% |
| United Kingdom | 2 | 17% |
| Nigeria | 1 | 8% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Edwin Mucai | Executive, Corporate & Investment Banking Risk Dept | 0 | — |
| Gerard Govender | Senior Manager \| Real Estate Finance (CIB): Africa Regions | 0 | — |
| Ian Putter | Head: Unified Finance Development, Innovation and CA Training | 0 | — |
| John Paterson | Founder | 0 | — |
| Kurai Masocha | Lead Solutions Consultant | 0 | — |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Traxtion | Traxtion provides full-service rail freight operations, locomotive operations, and leasing services. | $86M | Private Equity | Jun 03, 2026 |  |
| Anglo American Platinum | Anglo American Platinum Limited is the world's largest primary producer of platinum, accounting for about 38% of the world's annual supply. Based in South Africa, most of the group's operations lie to the northwest and northeast of Johannesburg. | $120.2M | Post-IPO Debt | May 18, 2026 |  |
| Aradel Energy | Aradel Energy is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Aradel Holdings Plc and focuses on upstream energy operations in Nigeria. | $250M | Debt Financing | Jan 28, 2026 |  |
| Red Rocket South Africa | Red Rocket is a renewable energy integrated power plant (IPP) that designs, develops, and distributes clean energy. |  | Debt Financing | Sep 30, 2025 |  |
| Paymenow Group | Employee benefits platform offering users early access to earned wages at affordable rates while focusing on financial wellness and safe and responsible financial inclusion through gamification | $22.5M | Debt Financing | Jul 08, 2025 |  |
| Globeleq | Globeleq Generation Limited develops, builds, and operates renewable power projects in Africa and the Americas. It operates a portfolio of natural gas, solar, wind, HFO, and fuel oil power generation assets. | $306.8M | Debt Financing | Jul 01, 2025 |  |
| Emerging Africa and Asia Infrastructure Fund | The Emerging Africa Infrastructure Fund (EAIF) is a public private partnership. It mobilises capital from public and private sources to lend to businesses creating, improving or expanding infrastructure in sub-Saharan Africa. They provide long-term debt on commercial terms to infrastructure projects in Africa, particularly in fragile states whereconventional lenders are often averse to the risks involved. The Fund lends to infrastructure projects mainly owned, managed and operated by private sector businesses. | $325M | Debt Financing | May 20, 2025 |  |
| AMEA Power | AMEA Power develops, owns, and operates utility-scale solar and battery energy storage projects across Africa, the Middle East, and Asia. The company constructs photovoltaic plants and hybrid systems and negotiates long-term power purchase agreements to supply clean electricity. Its portfolio includes operational, under-construction, and plannedprojects ranging from 24 MW solar farms in Uganda to 500 MW solar plants in Egypt, often integrating battery storage to enhance grid stability. AMEA Power also partners with governments and industry to secure financing and concessions for its energy developments, contributing to regional infrastructure expansion in renewable power. | $100M | Debt Financing | Jun 06, 2024 |  |
| Indorama Fertilizers | Indorama Fertilizers operates a world-class, 1.4 million metric tonnes per annum urea manufacturing facility based in Port Harcourt, Nigeria. The plant has been developed to global environmental, social and construction standards. It plays a key role in supporting the agricultural sector in Nigeria by providing a reliable supply of fertilizers forlocal farmers, thereby enabling import substitution and supporting the diversification needs of the Nigerian economy. Indorama Fertilizers is also advantageously located to serve neighboring West African countries and key Western hemisphere markets, including North America, South America and Europe | $1.3B | Debt Financing | Mar 28, 2024 |  |
| Planet42 | Planet42 is democratising mobility by enabling people ignored by banks to get access to a personal vehicle. The company leverages technology to mitigate risk and promote financial inclusion by buying second-hand cars from a network of motor dealers and providing them to customers on a subscription basis, without the need to physically see the caror meet the customer. | $2.7M | Venture - Series Unknown | Mar 11, 2024 |  |

10 of 12 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [FMO](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/fmo) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Absa group (Bank)](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/absa-bank) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [British International Investment](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/british-international-investment) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [British International Investment](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/cdc-group) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [International Finance Corporation](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/international-finance-corporation) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- Absa — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Standard Bank Group invest in?

Standard Bank Group invests primarily in Energy, Mining and Financial Services startups, most often at Debt Financing and Post-IPO Debt stage. Most of the 12 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 Standard Bank Group?

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### Who are the partners at Standard Bank Group?

The team at Standard Bank Group includes Edwin Mucai (Executive, Corporate & Investment Banking Risk Dept), Gerard Govender (Senior Manager | Real Estate Finance (CIB): Africa Regions) and Ian Putter (Head: Unified Finance Development, Innovation and CA Training), among 10 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

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