Bank or financial institution
Standard Bank Group Limited
Standard Bank Group Limited is Africa’s largest financial services group by assets, headquartered in Johannesburg, South Africa. The group operates across 20 African countries and 13 countries outside Africa. It offers a comprehensive range of banking and financial services, including personal and private banking, business and commercial banking, corporate and investment banking, and insurance and asset management. As a limited partner, Standard Bank Group engages in private equity and venture capital investments, focusing on sectors such as infrastructure, sustainable energy, and high-growth opportunities in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Investment focus
- Sectors
- Energy and powerInfrastructure
- Stages and strategies
- GrowthFund investmentsProject finance
- Regions
- Northern Africa, Eastern Africa, Western Africa, Central Africa, Southern Africa
Fund commitments
- Ethos Artificial Intelligence Fund I (Ethos AI Fund I)
- Pan African Infrastructure Development Fund I
- Norrsken22 African Technology Growth Fund
- Ninety One Africa Credit Opportunities Fund III
- The Emerging Africa & Asia Infrastructure Fund
- Knife Fund III
- Ventures Platform Fund IV
- Acre Export Finance Fund I LP
- Ventures Platform Pan-African Fund II
- Pan African Infrastructure Development Fund II (PAIDF 2)
- Hlayisani Growth Fund I
- Endeavor Harvest Fund III
- STANLIB Khanyisa Energy Transition Fund
- Capitalworks Private Equity Fund IV
- Alterra Africa Accelerator Fund
- South Africa Infrastructure Fund
Selected portfolio and direct investments
- Bridgement (Pty) Ltd
- Enko Education Investments (PTY) LTD
- Frogfoot Holdings (Pty) Ltd, Vox Telecommunications Holdings (Pty) Ltd
- Helios Towers Plc
- Safaricom Telecommunications Ethiopia PLC
- Traxtion Sheltam (Pty) Ltd
- Valterra Platinum Limited
- Wilderness Holdings Limited
Recent investments and transactions
Sources
- Partner Researchers, accessed 14 November 2026
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- https://www.venturesplatform.com/stories/ventures-platform-secures-64m-first-close-for-pan-african-fund-ii-to-power-africas-next-tech-wave, www.venturesplatform.com. Accessed 14 November 2026.
- https://ninetyone.com/en/newsroom/ninety-one-announces-usd260-million-first-close-of-aco-fund-3, ninetyone.com. Accessed 14 November 2026.
- https://www.acre.capital/post/press-acre-impact-capital-announces-the-first-closing-of-its-export-finance-fund-i, www.acre.capital. Accessed 14 November 2026.
- https://techcrunch.com/2023/11/02/norrsken22s-debut-fund-closes-at-205m-to-back-growth-stage-startups-in-africa/, techcrunch.com. Accessed 14 November 2026.
- https://www.avca.africa/news-insights/member-news/alterra-has-announced-the-first-close-for-the-alterra-africa-accelerator-fund-aaa-fund/, www.avca.africa. Accessed 14 November 2026.