Kinyeti Venture Capital is an investment company that makes risk capital investments in profitable enterprises in South Sudan. The investment company was established in 2012 as a joint venture between Norfund and SwedFund.
We take our name from Mt. Kinyeti, one of South Sudan’s highest points, which speaks to the aspirations that we have for our investments and their role in building a thriving private sector in South Sudan.
The investment company aims to deliver attractive returns to our investors while creating wealth and employment in the country. Kinyeti Venture Capital is not an NGO, nor does it offer concessionary lending. Kinyeti was founded on the premise that a thriving and profitable private sector is a crucial aspect of meeting development goals in South Sudan.
Kinyeti Venture Capital’s vision is to:
- To build a profitable investment company in South Sudan.
- To be regarded as the preferred financing partner for SMEs in South Sudan.
- To work closely with clients helping them create value.
- To implement international best practice ESG standards.
Kinyeti Venture Capital always invests in partnership with the entrepreneur and, sometimes, in association with other investors. We invest through debt, relying on the entrepreneur for the technical and operational execution of the project. We invest in teams that have the vision and are motivated to build profitable and sustainable businesses.
Our management team is based full time in Juba with support from our investors’ resources in the regional headquarters.
The operational / technical assistance component of the investment company’s activities is funded in part by a grant from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Sweden and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Norway. This Technical Assistance grant funding is not part of the venture capital that is invested by Kinyeti. Kinyeti has chosen to structure the operational / technical assistance programme as a repayable, interest free loan to ensure the long term sustainability of the program and in particular, to encourage startup and green-field ventures.