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Since 2023, Secha Capital has backed 2 African startups across 3 disclosed funding rounds totaling $5M, most heavily in South Africa and Energy & Utilities.
Secha Capital is a Black, female founded growth capital impact firm based in Johannesburg, South Africa. It uses an Operator Investor model to back established small and medium enterprises, combining capital with hands on operational support. The firm focuses on traditional industries that are making a tech enabled transition to a greener, more inclusive economy in Southern Africa. In Africa, Secha Capital concentrates on established South African SMEs and invests as an equity partner. It primarily targets sectors such as fast moving consumer goods, agribusiness, healthcare, light manufacturing and business enabling services, and has also invested in energy technology and agri tech. The firm’s activity includes Series A and venture rounds in South Africa, with investments such as Plentify in the energy and utilities sector and FarmTrace in agri tech. Secha Capital employs a thesis driven approach and positions itself as a provider of execution capital, seeking both financial returns and measurable impact. Its Operator Investor model is designed to address the missing middle and management gap in African SMEs, helping portfolio companies scale into inclusive and sustainable industry leaders.
Data updated · Aug 2, 2026
Secha Capital has backed 2 African startups across 3 disclosed funding rounds tracked on Liners, totaling $5M since 2023.
Mostly Series A: 2 of its 3 tracked rounds are at that stage, followed by Venture (Round not Specified) (1).
Secha Capital's tracked rounds are concentrated in South Africa (3).
Its tracked rounds lean toward Energy & Utilities (2), Agri Tech (1).
Secha Capital most often shares rounds with E3 Capital (2 shared deals), Fireball Capital (2 shared deals), Satgana (2 shared deals).
Secha Capital is a growth capital impact firm and patient capital holding company that invests in African SMEs. It focuses on established South African businesses and provides both equity capital and operational support through its Operator Investor model.
In Africa, Secha Capital has backed Plentify, an energy technology company that helps control geysers and solar systems to cut home energy costs, and FarmTrace, a cloud based farm management solution for agricultural operations. These investments reflect its focus on energy technology and agri tech within its broader SME mandate.
