Corporate finance advisory & venture capital · Africa · Since 2012

African capital,
connected.

Caban helps entrepreneurs access the right funding at every stage of business growth — from first capital to growth rounds, and on to exit — backing the advice with our own capital, and connecting qualifying businesses to international investors when the local market isn't enough.

Venture capital · Corporate finance advisory · UK & US investor access

Sectors we fund and advise

Thirty-eight sectors, more than 200 transactions since 2012. Every sector links to our guide for that market.

Every route to capital, under one roof

Wherever your business sits — first raise or pre-IPO — there's a Caban route built for it.

Founder-led · Nine businesses built by our MD

Seed & early-stage VC

Equity investment for businesses with traction and a credible path to scale.

See what we look for
$331bn SME gap — our market (IFC)

Growth capital

Funding expansion for established businesses ready for the next level.

Read the market data
Proprietary model · Running since 2012

Services for equity

Professional services on credit, for a minority stake — so strong businesses become investable.

How it works
Listings Desk open · JSE window reopened

Corporate finance advisory

M&A, valuations, deal structuring, and capital raise execution.

Advisory & listings
Stabilise in weeks, not quarters

Turnaround & restructuring

Hands-on rescue and rebuild for businesses under pressure.

Turnaround approach
London · US fund · SA ground team

International investor access

UK, European and US capital for African deals, through Caban Capital.

Investor access
Caban African Growth Capital Monitor — Vol. 21, Q3 2026 cover
From the Caban research desk

Where African capital is actually going

Every quarter we track where the money went: how much was raised, who raised it, debt versus equity, and which sectors and deals are actually getting funded. Twenty-one quarters and counting.

Latest · Q3 2026
Where the $1.4 billion went.
A quarter of it went into one company. Just $83m reached South Africa — fifth on the continent. Why the trackers disagree by 24%, why early-stage fell 44%, and the market these numbers don’t count.
$83m South Africa, H1 2026 — 5th-44% fall in $100k–$1m rounds21 editions in the archive
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Start with a conversation

Talk to a principal, not a portal

Every engagement at Caban starts the same way: a direct conversation with one of our principals about where your business is and where it needs to go. No forms disappearing into a CRM — a considered answer from someone who has sat on your side of the table.

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Matthew Musgrove, Caban COO, on a call with a founderMatthew Musgrove · Chief Operating Officer
Caban by the numbers
2012Backing African businesses since
200+transactions executed since 2012
400+entrepreneurs mentored
100sof businesses funded, advised, and supported
4 cities, 2 marketsOn the ground in Cape Town, Johannesburg, Durban & London — covering Sub-Saharan Africa and the UK
Triple returnFinancial, social, and environmental — measured on every investment

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