Corporate finance advisory & venture capital · Africa · Since 2012

African capital,
connected.

Caban connects the businesses building Sub-Saharan Africa with the capital, expertise, and international investors they need to scale.

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

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.

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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. 20, Q2 2026 cover
From the Caban research desk

Research that pays for itself

The quarterly Monitor — twenty editions covering every quarter of African capital since 2021 — alongside our published white papers on private growth capital, inclusive venture capital, and emerging sectors, and the 2026 research programme now in production.

$3.2b raised in 2025, +40%48% of 2026 flows now debt20 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.

Matthew Musgrove, Caban COO, on a call with a founderMatthew Musgrove · Chief Operating Officer
Caban by the numbers
2012Backing African businesses since
R500m+raised for client businesses
200+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

Let's talk.