Secha Capital makes first investment in woman-owned start-up

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Launched by former Bain & Co. consultants Brendan Mullen and Rushil Vallabh, Secha Capital in Johannesburg, has raised 35 million rand ($2.7 million) to make seven-to-10-year investments in early-stage, fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) and agribusiness ventures.

The South African impact investment holding company took a minority stake in nativechild, also in Joburg, an affordable health and beauty-products company.

Secha factors “sweat equity” into its investment structure; in nativechild’s case, Secha is committing one million rand in management training in addition to its undisclosed financial investment.

“Building human capital and management capabilities is a huge need” for small businesses in South Africa, Mullen told ImpactAlpha at the Global Entrepreneurship Congress.

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by:  Jessica Pothering 17 March 2017

Published in: https://impactalpha.com/secha-capital-makes-first-investment-in-woman-owned-consumer-goods-startup-160f37f09b7c/