Verdant Capital

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Fund manager (General Partner), AVCA member, private debt and financial inclusion. Assets under management: ≈ USD 250m.

At a glance

Based on observed investment behaviour: 8 recorded deals

Investor type: Private equity or venture capital fund (inferred, not verified)
Capital type: Private credit (inferred from deals)
Observed ticket: 2 M$ – 9 M$, median 4.5 M$ (7 disclosed amounts); Stated ticket : 5 M$ – 30 M$
Countries: Ghana (2), Zambia (2), Kenya (1)
Activities: Money transfer and remittances (2), SME finance (2), Vehicle and productive-asset finance (2)
Instruments: Mezzanine debt (6), Equity (2)
Stages: Growth (7)
Recent activity: 0 deal in 12 months, latest Jul 2025

Stated thesis versus observed behaviour

Sectors: 100% of its deals within its stated thesis
Countries: 50% of its deals within its stated thesis
Ticket: 57% of its deals within its stated thesis

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Investment thesis

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Investment ticket: 2 M$ – 30 M$*
Instruments: Senior debt, Mezzanine, Mezzanine debt*, Equity*
Preferred sectors: Financial services, Fintech, Agribusiness
Target geographies: Kenya, Ghana, Nigeria, DRC, South Africa*, Uganda*, Zambia*
Stages (stated by the fund and from its deals): GrowthDebt
Website: https://verdant-cap.com/

Reference deals

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Bfree

July 2025 · Nigeria

Growth3 M$Mezzanine debtFintechLead

Activity : Digital lending and scoring

Instrument : investment loan · Vehicle : Verdant Capital Hybrid Fund

Bfree is an African digital and ethical credit-collection company that finances and purchases distressed loan portfolios.

Why they invested

Finance distressed loan portfolios.
Improve the credit scores of distressed borrowers.
Provide capital and liquidity to financial institutions.

Source : verdant-cap.comN1 · Primary source

LOLC Africa

April 2025 · Zambia

Growth4.5 M$Mezzanine debtFinancial servicesLead

Activity : SME finance

Instrument : holding company loan · Vehicle : Verdant Capital Hybrid Fund

LOLC Africa finances SMEs and microenterprises through lending subsidiaries operating across multiple African countries.

Why they invested

Finance African SMEs and microenterprises.
Promote financial inclusion and job creation.
Support LOLC's expansion across Africa.

Source : verdant-cap.comN1 · Primary source

UsPlus

January 2025 · South Africa

Growth2 M$Mezzanine debtFinancial servicesLead

Activity : Leasing and factoring

Instrument : junior convertible debentures · Vehicle : Verdant Capital Hybrid Fund

UsPlus provides working-capital and invoice-factoring solutions to South African SMEs.

Why they invested

Support SMEs with limited access to traditional finance.
Finance sectors essential to the South African economy.
Strengthen the capital base to crowd in senior debt.

Source : verdant-cap.comN1 · Primary source

Zeepay Ghana Ltd

April 2024 · Ghana

GrowthUndisclosed amountEquityFintechCo-Invest

Co-investor alongside Africa50

Activity : Money transfer and remittances

Zeepay provides payment, cross-border remittance and mobile financial services.

Why they invested

Support the expansion of cross-border remittances
Expand mobile financial services
Support Zeepay's expansion across Africa and the Caribbean

Co-investors Injaro Ghana Venture Capital Fund, Investisseurs & Partenaires (I&P), Oikocredit

Source : africa50.comN1 · Primary source

Zeepay

April 2024 · Ghana

3 M$EquityFintechLead

Activity : Money transfer and remittances

Source : weetracker.com

Mogo Kenya

June 2023 · Kenya

Growth7 M$Mezzanine debtFinancial servicesLead

Activity : Vehicle and productive-asset finance

Instrument : dual-tranche investment comprising a subordinated loan and senior secured loan · Vehicle : Verdant Capital Hybrid Fund

Mogo Kenya finances motorcycles, tuk-tuks, cars and mobility assets for entrepreneurs and small businesses.

Why they invested

Finance productive assets for self-employed workers.
Expand asset ownership for underserved borrowers.
Use subordinated capital to crowd in senior debt.

Source : verdant-cap.comN1 · Primary source

LOLC Africa

June 2023 · Zambia

Growth9 M$Mezzanine debtFinancial servicesLead

Activity : SME finance

Instrument : holding company loan · Vehicle : Verdant Capital Hybrid Fund

LOLC Africa finances SMEs and microenterprises through its lending subsidiaries in Africa.

Why they invested

Finance LOLC's African expansion.
Finance SMEs and microenterprises.
Promote financial inclusion, employment and income generation.

Source : verdant-cap.comN1 · Primary source

Watu Credit Uganda

August 2022 · Uganda

Growth7 M$Mezzanine debtFinancial servicesLead

Activity : Vehicle and productive-asset finance

Vehicle : Verdant Capital Hybrid Fund

Watu Credit finances motorcycles and other productive assets for entrepreneurs and motorcycle-taxi drivers in Uganda.

Why they invested

Expand financing access for underserved borrowers.
Finance motorcycles used as income-generating assets.
Use technology and digital payments in the lending model.

Source : verdant-cap.comN1 · Primary source

In short

Verdant Capital invests tickets ranging from 2 M$ to 30 M$, across the following sectors: Financial services, Fintech, and Agribusiness, in the following areas: Kenya, Ghana, Nigeria, DRC, South Africa, Uganda, and Zambia. Check in 30 seconds whether your company fits these criteria.

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