Private equity firm

African Equity Empowerment Investments Limited

Compiled from public sources

African Equity Empowerment Investments Limited is a Cape Town-headquartered, diversified private equity asset manager, black-owned investment holding platform, and general partner, originally founded in 1996 as Sekunjalo Investments Limited and renamed AEEI in April 2015. Operating as a majority black-owned and black-controlled investment general partner, the firm's core investment strategy centres on acquiring controlling and strategic minority equity check commitments in high-growth, essential businesses and small, medium, and micro-enterprises (SMMEs) across Southern Africa.

Investment focus

Sectors
TechnologyConsumerHealthcareTelecoms and digital infrastructure
Stages and strategies
GrowthBuyout
Instruments
Equity
Regions
Southern Africa
African markets named in public materials
South Africa

Sources

  1. Partner Researchers, accessed 14 November 2026