About Arise
Arise is a private equity firm founded in 2016. It is primarily based in Cape Town, South Africa.
Overall Arise portfolio has seen 2 unicorns, 2 IPOs and 6 acquisitions including key companies like Licious, Ecobank and Uniphore. A lot of funds co-invest with Arise, with names like Rabobank sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio.
Arise has a team of 17 people, including 3 partners.
Key Metrics
Arise's Portfolio
They have invested in a total of 30 companies. Their most recent investment was in Omnisient (Series A round) on Aug 27, 2024. Here is the most recent investment by Arise:Date | Company | Round | Amount | Co-Investors |
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Aug 27, 2024 | Series A | 6550 | - | |
Sep 28, 2022 | Series A | 2866 | ||
Sep 06, 2021 | Post IPO | 1146 | - | |
Dec 31, 2020 | Series A | 8179 | - |
Here is the portfolio snapshot of Arise:
Investments by Year
The maximum number of investments were made in 2017
Team profile of Arise
Arise has a team of 17 members including 3 Partners and 1 Principal located in South Africa, Netherlands and 2 more locations. Arise's team does not sit on the board of any company as of now.Here is a list of top team members in Arise:
Name | Designation | Location | Board Memberships | Contact Details |
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Partner | Cape Town | - | - | |
Partner | Kenya | - | - | |
Partner | Oslo | - | - | |
Principal | South Africa | - | - | |
Associate | Cape Town | - | - | |
Associate | Cape Town | - | - | |
Associate | Cape Town | - | - | |
Associate | Netherlands | - | - | |
Associate | - | - | - | |
Associate | Cape Town | - | - |
Co-investors of Arise
Over the past 10 years, 6 investors have co-invested in Arise's portfolio companies.
- Top Co-investors of Arise: 6 investors entered a company along with Arise. These include investors like Rabobank (1 company).
Arise News
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South African Fintech Omnisient Secures $7.5m Investment From AriseTechawkng•Aug 30, 2024•Omnisient, Arise
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South African fintech startup Omnisient raises $7.5 million to grow financial inclusion across Africa and beyondTechMoran•Aug 27, 2024•Arise, Omnisient, Arise Virtual Solutions, ShopRite and 2 others
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Biometric authentication platform iiDENTIFii raises USD 15m to fund expansion across AfricaTechMoran•Sep 28, 2022•iiDENTIFii, Arise, Sanari Capital
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SunTec appoints Clinton Abbott as Head of Product ManagementNCNOnline•Apr 21, 2022•SunTec, Arise Virtual Solutions, Arise
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Ecobank Transnational Incorporated makes US$75 million perpetual non-cumulative AT1 capital investment led by Arise B.V.Fintech Finance•Sep 06, 2021•Ecobank, Arise
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KCB Group Completes Acquisition of BPR Plc in RwandaKenyan Wall Street•Aug 26, 2021•KCB Group, BPR, Atlas Mara, Arise
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Arise B.V. acquires 34.9% of Rabobank stake in NMB Bank TanzaniaAfrica Business Communities•Jan 08, 2021•Arise, Rabobank, NMB Bank
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USP Group appoints new CEO after auditor flags going concern doubtsThe Straits Times•Sep 17, 2019•USP Group, Arise
