Zebu Investment Partners
VC Fund
Johannesburg, South Africa
Zebu Investment Partners (ZIP) is a private equity fund manager established to invest in food production and processing throughout the African continent. They believe that everyone deserves to be self-sufficient and that food security is the key to this basic human right. They focus on creating transformational opportunities for companies along thefood value chain to improve and enhance African food production, while bringing investors long-term, above-market returns. Their funds focus on growth equity investments within Africa.
- Total investments:
- 10
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 30%
- Fund size:
- $84M
- Last fund:
Last updated:
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Industries Zebu Investment Partners invests in
Stages Zebu Investment Partners invests in
Countries Zebu Investment Partners invests in
Round sizes
Contacts
| Name | Phone | Socials | |
|---|---|---|---|
Round size
- Private Equity
- $4M–$7.5M
Investment Focus
Industry
- Food and Beverage 4 (40%)
- Agriculture 3 (30%)
- Consumer Goods 2 (20%)
- Food Processing 2 (20%)
- Sales 1 (10%)
Stage
- Private Equity 7 (70%)
- Series C 1 (10%)
- Venture - Series Unknown 1 (10%)
Country
- South Africa 3 (30%)
- Kenya 1 (10%)
- Ethiopia 1 (10%)
- Tanzania 1 (10%)
- Mozambique 1 (10%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Brian Frimpong
Managing Partner
|
Managing Partner | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Dennis Matangira
Senior Managing Partner
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Senior Managing Partner | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Judith Munyurwa
Chief Operating Officer - Partner
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Chief Operating Officer - Partner | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Judith Munyurwa
Chief Operating Officer - Partner
|
Chief Operating Officer - Partner | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Prince Akpesey
Investment Director
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Investment Director | Total investments: 0 | Find email |
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
| Africa Global Trade Finance is a financial institution that provides secured and structured trade finance solutions. It offers services such as pre-shipment finance, post-shipment finance, import finance with supplier payments, stock finance, and more. The company also serves small and medium-sized enterprises, commodity importers, and exporters. | $7.5M / Private Equity / Sep 10, 2026 | ||
| Terramar distributes food, beverages, and other fast-moving consumer goods to serve the informal and formal markets. It also offers services including import, retailing, wholesaling, and distributing of frozen, chilled, and ambient consumer goods from Portuguese and South African procurement centers as well as from a variety of local suppliers. | Private Equity / Mar 01, 2022 | ||
| Copia Global provides a consumer catalog order and delivery system intended to serve consumers in the developing world. Its service leverages mobile technologies and a network of agents serving as distribution points, enabling rural and peri-urban consumers to get a wide range of quality goods at reasonable prices. | $50M / Series C / Jan 18, 2022 | ||
| At Elgin Free Range Chickens we do not use the term ‘free range’ loosely. In fact, we take it very seriously.Not only are They the largest independent free range chicken farming operation in South Africa, but They also pride ourselves on the excellence of our operations and our state-of-the-art facilities. They make every effort to ensure ourrigorous quality standards are met:Stringent quality control and food safety measures are in place at every step of the way to ensure consumers receive what they are promised: Stress-free, antibiotic-free, animal by-product free, fish meal free, growth promoter free and unmistakably tasty chicken.They are a ISO 22 000 certified company, and have strict monitoring procedures and do regular daily checks on all aspects of quality.They guarantee quality through Their Department of Agriculture Certification, Halaal Certification and Their Free Range Certification by LTL Auditors (Woolworths’ independent free range auditors).It is Their moral obligation to therapeutically treat unwell chickens. When a chicken falls ill, They work very closely with Their avian veterinarian. Medication is administered through water supply, with firm adherence to withdrawal periods.They take Their reputation for customer service, consumer care and producing world-class quality products very seriously. | Venture - Series Unknown / Nov 29, 2021 | ||
| Africa Global Trade Finance is a financial institution that provides secured and structured trade finance solutions. It offers services such as pre-shipment finance, post-shipment finance, import finance with supplier payments, stock finance, and more. The company also serves small and medium-sized enterprises, commodity importers, and exporters. | Private Equity / Nov 01, 2020 | ||
| IQ Logistica operates as an agtech company. IQ Logistica provides watertight factual information, as well as communication between consumers, product owners, and retailers. | Private Equity / Aug 26, 2020 | ||
| Royal Oven is a modern retail bakery that provides quality bakery products, including a variety of bread, cakes, cookies, pastry, and soft drinks. | Private Equity / Mar 01, 2020 | ||
Norish Business Plc
|
Norish sources maize and soya directly from small farmers for food processing and animal feed. | $4M / Private Equity / Mar 01, 2015 | |
| MOABLAOU is the largest producer of table eggs in Burkina Faso. | Private Equity / Oct 01, 2014 | ||
| Avison is a fast-growing organic and integrated fertilizer business in South Africa. | Private Equity / Apr 01, 2014 |
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FAQ
What does Zebu Investment Partners invest in?
Zebu Investment Partners invests primarily in Food and Beverage, Agriculture and Consumer Goods startups, most often at Private Equity and Series C stage. Most of the 10 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 Zebu Investment Partners's check size?
Zebu Investment Partners typically joins rounds of $4M–$7.5M 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 Zebu Investment Partners participates in.
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Who are the partners at Zebu Investment Partners?
The team at Zebu Investment Partners includes Brian Frimpong (Managing Partner), Dennis Matangira (Senior Managing Partner) and Judith Munyurwa (Chief Operating Officer - Partner). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.
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