# Vantage Capital

> Vantage Capital is a VC fund backing Real Estate and Manufacturing. See 40 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Sep 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Johannesburg, South Africa
- Total investments: 40
- Last investment: Apr 2026
- Lead investor: 88%
- Fund size: $207M
- Last fund: Jul 2021
- Last updated: Sep 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/vantage-capital-fund-managers/
- Website: http://vantagecapital.co.za
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/vantagecapitalsa/

Vantage Capital is a VC fund in Johannesburg focused on Real Estate and Manufacturing. Vantage Capital commenced business in 2001 as a black owned and managed private equity fund manager. Vantage Capital remains primarily focused on private equity investment activities for its own account and for third-party funds and is one of the only remaining black controlled, independent private equity firms in SA.

## Contacts

5 contacts available for Vantage Capital. Shizune tracks 3 team members at Vantage Capital. Sign up free to unlock them: https://app.shizune.co/sign-up/investor-profiles/find-team-emails/vantage-capital?utm_source=investor_profile

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Debt Financing | $8.9M–$88M |
| Private Equity | $19M–$19M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Real Estate | 7 | 18% |
| Manufacturing | 6 | 15% |
| Financial Services | 4 | 10% |
| Property Development | 4 | 10% |
| Health Care | 3 | 8% |

66 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Debt Financing | 27 | 68% |
| Private Equity | 3 | 8% |
| Post-IPO Debt | 2 | 5% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 2 | 5% |
| Series C | 1 | 3% |

7 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| South Africa | 16 | 40% |
| Nigeria | 3 | 8% |
| Egypt | 2 | 5% |
| Kenya | 2 | 5% |
| Morocco | 2 | 5% |

13 countries tracked in total.

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Elliot Hayes | Special Partner | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/elliot-hayes |
| Warren Merwe | Chief Operating Officer | 2 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/warren-merwe |
| Yaw Keteku | Associate Partner | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/yaw-keteku |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| The International Group for Modern Coatings | The International Group for Modern Coatings develops, produces, and distributes chemical products for many application areas such as automotive, decorative paints, wood coatings, printing inks, and other different industrial products. The company designs, manufactures, and supplies paints and coatings products. | $45M | Debt Financing | Apr 26, 2026 | https://x.com/midocompany |
| Commercial Energy South Africa | CESA, a SolarAfrica subsidiary, delivers commercial solar and battery storage via PPAs, providing capex-free clean energy to businesses. | $39.6M | Debt Financing | Mar 02, 2026 |  |
| Camusat Group | CAMUSAT is a global leader in the installation of telecom infrastructures and one of the most experienced network developers.CAMUSAT aims to dominate the market and establish professionalism and high standards in the telecom business. | $88.1M | Debt Financing | Oct 18, 2024 | http://www.camusat.com/ |
| Societe de production maraichere samir | Société de manufacture maraichere Samir is the owner of a farming and agricultural company that provides services to clients. The company grows red fruits and cherry tomatoes on 101 hectares of planted area. | $15.6M | Debt Financing | Sep 23, 2024 |  |
| Centum | Centum is East Africa's leading investment company listed on the Nairobi Securities Exchange and Uganda Securities Exchange.Centum are an investment channel providing investors with access to a portfolio of inaccessible, quality, diversified investments.Its Key objective is to consistently generate market beating returns by buildingextraordinary enterprises throughout Africa.Centum vision is to be Africa's foremost investment channel.Centum mission is to create real, tangible wealth by providing the channel through which investors access and build extraordinary enterprises in Africa.Centum Business: we maintain focus through eight distinct business lines namely; Real Estate & Infrastructure, Financial Services, FMCG, Power, Education, ICT, Agribusiness and Health. | $47.5M | Post-IPO Debt | Jun 19, 2024 | https://x.com/centum_inv |
| Procera Group | Procera is a debt recovery solution provider. Procera has evolved into an integrated BPO services business that provides support to its clients through multiple various brands across the customer life cycle. | $18.6M | Private Equity | Apr 08, 2024 |  |
| AquaSanTech | AquaSanTech focus on delivering innovative water and sanitation solutions. |  | Debt Financing | Jul 20, 2023 | http://www.aquasantec.com/ |
| Promamec | Promamec is manufactures and distributes medical equipment. Its products include medical and paramedical devices, downstream customized medical equipment, and upstream storable consumables. | $33.1M |  | May 04, 2023 | https://www.promamec.com/ |
| CIM Sante | CIM Sante is a Moroccan private healthcare group that develops cardiac catherization. CIM Sante Group is made of 3 clinics namely The Heart and Vascular Diseases Clinic in Rabat(1994), The International Clinic of Marrakech (2011), The International Clinic of Tangier(2020). CIM Santé Group also radiology and laundry service companies in partnershipin medical laboratories. | $10M | Venture - Series Unknown | Nov 05, 2021 | http://www.cimsante.com |
| Pickalbatros Hotels & Resorts | Pickalbatros Hotels & Resorts develops and manages a wide variety of hotel properties and tourist attractions. |  | Private Equity | Jan 01, 2020 | https://pickalbatros.com/ |

10 of 40 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Eurazeo](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/eurazeo-com) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
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## FAQ

### What does Vantage Capital invest in?

Vantage Capital invests primarily in Real Estate, Manufacturing and Financial Services startups, most often at Debt Financing and Private Equity stage. Most of the 40 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 Vantage Capital's check size?

Vantage Capital typically joins rounds of $8.9M–$88M at Debt Financing and $19M–$19M 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 Vantage Capital participates in.

### How do I contact Vantage Capital?

Public channels for Vantage Capital include LinkedIn, the website linked on this profile and Facebook. 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 Vantage Capital?

The team at Vantage Capital includes Elliot Hayes (Special Partner), Warren Merwe (Chief Operating Officer) and Yaw Keteku (Associate Partner). 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 Sep 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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