Private equity firm

Utho Capital Fund Manager (Pty) Ltd

Compiled from public sources

Utho Capital Fund Managers (Pty) Ltd is a Johannesburg-headquartered private equity fund manager and general partner, founded in 2011 as the specialised alternative fund management arm of the Utho Group (originally established in 1999). Operating as a black-empowered private equity manager in South Africa, the firm's core investment strategy focuses on providing growth equity, expansion capital, and structured finance to high-growth, black-empowered small, medium, and micro enterprises (SMMEs) delivering infrastructure, engineering, equipment, and ancillary support services across Southern Africa.

Investment focus

Sectors
Financial servicesEnergy and powerTechnologyAgriculture and foodManufacturing and industrials
Stages and strategies
Growth
Instruments
EquityMezzanine
Regions
Southern Africa
African markets named in public materials
South Africa

Funds managed

Sources

  1. Partner Researchers, accessed 14 November 2026