# Verdant Capital

> Verdant Capital is a VC fund backing Financial Services and FinTech. See 11 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Port Louis, Mauritius
- Total investments: 11
- Last investment: Jan 2026
- Lead investor: 55%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/edmund-higenbottam-066bb39/
- Website: http://www.verdant-cap.com

Verdant Capital is a specialist corporate finance firm with exception experience transacting across the African continent. Verdant Capital operates in two segments, Financial Institutions and Corporate Finance. It operates from offices in Johannesburg, Mauritius and Accra.

## Contacts

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## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Debt Financing | $2M–$30M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Financial Services | 8 | 73% |
| FinTech | 5 | 45% |
| Finance | 3 | 27% |
| Mobile | 1 | 9% |
| Retail | 1 | 9% |

15 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Debt Financing | 6 | 55% |
| Seed | 1 | 9% |
| Series A | 1 | 9% |
| Post-IPO Debt | 1 | 9% |
| Equity Crowdfunding | 1 | 9% |

6 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Kenya | 2 | 18% |
| South Africa | 2 | 18% |
| Ghana | 1 | 9% |
| Nigeria | 1 | 9% |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 9% |

6 countries tracked in total.

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Edmund Higenbottam | Managing Director, CEO and Co-Founder | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/edmund-higenbottam |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| GoCab | GoCab provides fintech-driven vehicle financing that follows a drive-to-own model for mobility entrepreneurs in emerging markets. The platform structures installment plans that link repayments to drivers’ operating income, aiming to make car ownership attainable for taxi, ride-hailing, and delivery operators. Digital tools support onboarding,contract management, and payment tracking, while risk controls focus on vehicle usage data and repayment performance. GoCab collaborates with local automotive and mobility ecosystems to source vehicles and manage maintenance during the financing period. The solution targets gaps in traditional credit access by serving drivers with limited collateral or formal credit history. Through this approach, GoCab supports income generation and asset ownership for small-scale mobility businesses in regions with growing demand for transport services. | $30M | Debt Financing | Jan 26, 2026 |  |
| BFree | BFree focuses its collection processes on sustainably leading customers out of debt by giving them back control over their finances. | $3M | Debt Financing | Jul 10, 2025 |  |
| Zeepay | Zeepay Ghana Limited is a wholly Ghanaian owned Mobile FinancialServices company focusing on providing integrated mobile payments services with mobile wallets targeting the unbanked and banked population with the objective of bringing the unbanked into the financial stream and easing payments and collections for the banked population.Zeepayfacilitates the processing of multiple mobile phone payment transactions, and operates as a aggregator that brings transaction of all players together on one single platform. The company’s core application runs on open source technology, and is designed to integrate all types of payment platforms, banks, merchants, Mobile Network Operators (MNOs), and other companies with subscriber based transactions. | $18M | Debt Financing | Apr 28, 2025 |  |
| LOLC | LOLC is a non-banking financial company that provides microfinance, leases, loans, deposits, and savings accounts. Their services include financial services, leisure, agriculture and plantations, manufacturing and trading, digital empowerment, research and innovation, strategic investments, construction and real estate, and mining. | $4.5M | Post-IPO Debt | Apr 07, 2025 |  |
| UsPlus | UsPlus provides flexible working capital solutions to the SME sector. | $2M | Debt Financing | Jan 30, 2025 |  |
| Zeepay | Zeepay Ghana Limited is a wholly Ghanaian owned Mobile FinancialServices company focusing on providing integrated mobile payments services with mobile wallets targeting the unbanked and banked population with the objective of bringing the unbanked into the financial stream and easing payments and collections for the banked population.Zeepayfacilitates the processing of multiple mobile phone payment transactions, and operates as a aggregator that brings transaction of all players together on one single platform. The company’s core application runs on open source technology, and is designed to integrate all types of payment platforms, banks, merchants, Mobile Network Operators (MNOs), and other companies with subscriber based transactions. | $3M | Venture - Series Unknown | Apr 02, 2024 |  |
| Pezesha | Pezesha aims to be the first Africa-focused digital financial marketplace that converges lending amongst other financial services and products for both borrowers, lenders and investors, facilitating a shared economy. | $6M | Seed | Aug 30, 2022 |  |
| Pezesha | Pezesha aims to be the first Africa-focused digital financial marketplace that converges lending amongst other financial services and products for both borrowers, lenders and investors, facilitating a shared economy. | $5M | Debt Financing | Aug 30, 2022 |  |
| Watu Credit | Watu Credit Limited is a micro-finance institute specialized in emerging, sustainable and inclusive finance.Their mission is to contribute to sustainable development by providing access to capital to the benefit of micro-small, medium enterprises, low and middle income households.their corporate values are focused on the principles of independence,integrity, transparency, strict corporate governance, strong risk management, competitive lending rates and innovation of products and services. | $7M | Debt Financing | Aug 15, 2022 |  |
| Zeepay | Zeepay Ghana Limited is a wholly Ghanaian owned Mobile FinancialServices company focusing on providing integrated mobile payments services with mobile wallets targeting the unbanked and banked population with the objective of bringing the unbanked into the financial stream and easing payments and collections for the banked population.Zeepayfacilitates the processing of multiple mobile phone payment transactions, and operates as a aggregator that brings transaction of all players together on one single platform. The company’s core application runs on open source technology, and is designed to integrate all types of payment platforms, banks, merchants, Mobile Network Operators (MNOs), and other companies with subscriber based transactions. | $10M | Series A | Aug 05, 2022 |  |

10 of 11 investments shown.

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## FAQ

### What does Verdant Capital invest in?

Verdant Capital invests primarily in Financial Services, FinTech and Finance startups, most often at Debt Financing and Seed stage. Most of the 11 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Kenya. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Verdant Capital's check size?

Verdant Capital typically joins rounds of $2M–$30M at Debt Financing. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Verdant Capital participates in.

### How do I contact Verdant Capital?

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### Who are the partners at Verdant Capital?

The team at Verdant Capital includes Edmund Higenbottam (Managing Director, CEO and Co-Founder). 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 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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