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Featured
R1.5bn ($80m) raised for Sanari 3S Growth Fund in Final Close
Sanari Capital, a women-led and majority Black-owned South African private equity firm, has raised c.R1.5 billion ($80 million) for the Sanari 3S Growth Fund, a portfolio with significant transformative potential across...
Article | 2 min read | 12 December 2024
Featured
HLONI THANKGE AND TREVASHAN PILLAY: Private equity and SA’s ‘family business’, the Springboks
With SA Rugby's commercial rights in the spotlight, this Business Day article, written by Sanari investment analysts, explores the impact of private equity on sports inve...
Article | 6 December 2024
Featured
Sanari Capital announces R87.5 million (USD 5 million) investment in energy solutions company, Energenic Holdings
Johannesburg, 12 November 2024: Sanari Capital, a private equity firm that invests in medium-sized and mid-market growth companies emanating from Africa, is proud to anno...
Article | 2 min read | 13 November 2024
Featured
Sanari 3S Growth Fund – Inaugural Annual Investor Meeting
Sanari Capital held its inaugural Annual Investor Meeting for the Sanari 3S Growth Fund. We were fortunate to host our investors in Bloemfontein to share the impact of ou...
Article | 4 min read | 12 September 2024
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Sanari Capital announces R80 million follow-on investment in EduLife Group
Johannesburg, 10 July 2024: Sanari Capital, a private equity firm that invests in medium-sized and mid-market growth companies emanating from Africa, has announced a R80...
Article | 3 min read | 11 July 2024
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Samantha Pokroy awarded NextGen Future Leader Award at AVCA 20th Anniversary Conference Awards ceremony
We’d like to congratulate our CEO Samantha Pokroy who was awarded the NextGen Future Leader Award at AVCA 20th Anniversary Conference Awards ceremony held in Johannesbu...
Article | 1 min read | 6 June 2024
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In celebration and remembrance of the life and legacy of André Roux
André Roux, our long-time mentor, advisor, Chairman and friend sadly passed away on 7 April 2024. André’s legacy transcends boundaries, as he was not only a pione...
Article | 2 min read | 10 April 2024
Investment announcements
Sanari Capital announces R87.5 million (USD 5 million) investment in energy solutions company, Energenic Holdings
Johannesburg, 12 November 2024: Sanari Capital, a private equity firm that invests in medium-sized and mid-market growth companies emanating from Africa, is proud to announce its R87.5 million (c.USD 5 million) investmen...
Article | 2 min read | 13 November 2024
Investment announcements
Sanari Capital announces R80 million follow-on investment in EduLife Group
Johannesburg, 10 July 2024: Sanari Capital, a private equity firm that invests in medium-sized and mid-market growth companies emanating from Africa, has announced a R80...
Article | 3 min read | 11 July 2024
Investment announcements
Sanari Capital invests in Africa’s top tech innovator iiDENTIFii
Sanari Capital is pleased to announce its USD 5 million (c.R85 million) investment in iiDENTIFii as part of a USD 15 million growth capital raise led by pan African finan...
Article | 3 min read | 4 October 2022
Investment announcements
Sanari Capital backs LightWare LiDAR global expansion
Sanari Capital, backed by leading institutional investor 27four, is pleased to announce its R25 million (USD 1.5 million) investment in LightWare LiDAR, a South African c...
Article | 3 min read | 17 August 2020
Investment announcements
Sanari Capital invests in school group EduLife
Sanari Capital (“Sanari”) is pleased to announce the conclusion of its R28 million investment in education company, Edulife Group (“Edulife”). Edulife is the larg...
Article | 2 min read | 27 September 2019
Investment announcements
Sanari Capital invests in IOT company Sensor Networks
Sanari Capital announces that it has concluded its investment in Sensor Networks, an Internet of Things (IoT) company that helps insurers and their customers to monitor a...
Article | 2 min read | 1 May 2018
Investment announcements
Sanari Capital concludes investment in niche geo-spatial data solutions provider, Fernridge Solutions
Sanari Capital (“Sanari”) is pleased to announce the conclusion of its control investment in leading geo-spatial data and solutions provider, Fernridge Solutions (“...
Article | 3 min read | 3 March 2017
Sanari announcements
R1.5bn ($80m) raised for Sanari 3S Growth Fund in Final Close
Sanari Capital, a women-led and majority Black-owned South African private equity firm, has raised c.R1.5 billion ($80 million) for the Sanari 3S Growth Fund, a portfolio with significant transformative potential across...
Article | 2 min read | 12 December 2024
Sanari announcements
SuperReturn Africa “Best Female Fund Manager of the Year” awarded to Samantha Pokroy
Congratulations to our CEO, Samantha Pokroy, who won the “Best Female Fund Manager of the Year” award at the SuperReturn Africa Awards in December 2024. In pa...
Article | 1 min read | 4 December 2024
Sanari announcements
Sanari 3S Growth Fund – Inaugural Annual Investor Meeting
Sanari Capital held its inaugural Annual Investor Meeting for the Sanari 3S Growth Fund. We were fortunate to host our investors in Bloemfontein to share the impact of ou...
Article | 4 min read | 12 September 2024
Sanari announcements
Samantha Pokroy awarded NextGen Future Leader Award at AVCA 20th Anniversary Conference Awards ceremony
We’d like to congratulate our CEO Samantha Pokroy who was awarded the NextGen Future Leader Award at AVCA 20th Anniversary Conference Awards ceremony held in Johannesbu...
Article | 1 min read | 6 June 2024
Sanari announcements
Sanari Capital Sustainability Report – December 2023
The Sanari Capital Annual Sustainability Report for the year ended 31 December 2023 has been published! We are so proud of our impactful portfolio. Read the full report h...
Article | 2 min read | 1 June 2024
Sanari announcements
In celebration and remembrance of the life and legacy of André Roux
André Roux, our long-time mentor, advisor, Chairman and friend sadly passed away on 7 April 2024. André’s legacy transcends boundaries, as he was not only a pione...
Article | 2 min read | 10 April 2024
Sanari announcements
Honouring a Legend in Private Equity: SAVCA Lifetime Achievement awarded to André Roux
By Samantha Pokroy It was an absolute privilege to present the SAVCA Lifetime Achievement Award to André Roux, my mentor and Sanari Capital’s chairman through the...
Article | 2 min read | 28 February 2024
Case studies
LightWare Showcase at SAVCA Conference 2025
At this year’s SAVCA Conference, Sanari Capital CEO Samantha Pokroy and LightWare LiDAR CEO Nadia Nilsen took the stage to share the exciting journey of taking Africa to the World. Highlights captured here: From a...
Article | 2 min read | 11 March 2025
Case studies
Ariston and Sensor Networks announce a strategic partnership in South Africa to bring smart water heating solutions to consumers
It’s not every day a South African tech company partners at a technical level with a worldwide leader. Ariston Group is a global expert in water heating and the sec...
Article | 1 min read | 27 February 2025
Case studies
Scaling alternative solutions to cut through the darkness and solve a problem bigger than loadshedding
Sihle Gumede, partner at Sanari Capital who led the investment in Energenic, speaks about the continent's energy security challenges and increasing energy costs.
Article | 3 min read | 24 January 2025
Case studies
Sanari Capital announces R87.5 million (USD 5 million) investment in energy solutions company, Energenic Holdings
Johannesburg, 12 November 2024: Sanari Capital, a private equity firm that invests in medium-sized and mid-market growth companies emanating from Africa, is proud to anno...
Article | 2 min read | 13 November 2024
Case studies
Investee Case Study: iiDENTIFii reducing bias, increasing inclusion
In our recently published Sustainability Report, we profiled iiDENTIFii, the leading remote biometric platform purpose-built for Africa, providing biometric liveness, fac...
Article | 1 min read | 5 November 2024
Case studies
Sensorfusion has landed
#Sensorfusion has landed. Congratulations to LightWare LiDAR on the launch of your new GRF-250 sensor set to revolutionize applications drawing on both camera vision and...
Article | 1 min read | 6 October 2024
Case studies
Investee Case Study: On succession and achievement of diversity at LightWare
Nadia Nilsen shares her story and reflections from her journey to captaining Sanari portfolio company, LightWare LiDAR. Nadia grew up in a household led by a very strong...
Article | 1 min read | 6 September 2024
Insights
Beyond corporate: Zoaib Hoosen continues to shape SA’s tech future
From IT graduate at IBM to Managing Director of Microsoft SA and Executive in Residence at Sanari Capital, Zoaib Hoosen has always cut his own path.
Article | 5 min read | 18 March 2025
Insights
Sanari Sunset Session: Insights on the Future of Work and Workplace Disruption
Sanari Sunset Session co-hosted with Jack Hammer at our offices was a great success – a gathering filled with meaningful connections and thought-provoking discussio...
Article | 2 min read | 10 March 2025
Insights
Sanari Capital at B20 South Africa Launch
The launch of the G20 and the parallel B20 took place on African soil for the first time. The B20 is a crucial forum where business leaders from G20 nations convene and w...
Article | 3 min read | 25 February 2025
Insights
2025 Insights Series: A Consequential Year – the Global View
Looking ahead at 2025, Sanari's CEO shares some views on big ticket moves, starting with the shifting global landscape.
Article | 3 min read | 30 January 2025
Insights
Scaling alternative solutions to cut through the darkness and solve a problem bigger than loadshedding
Sihle Gumede, partner at Sanari Capital who led the investment in Energenic, speaks about the continent's energy security challenges and increasing energy costs.
Article | 3 min read | 24 January 2025
Insights
Demystifying ESG: From global origins to South Africa’s leadership in sustainability
Sanari Impact and ESG Officer, Patricia Umeche, walks us through key moments in the evolution of ESG, highlighting some of South Africa's front-running governance, disclo...
Article | 4 min read | 13 January 2025
Insights
From the Desk of the CEO: Optimism and opportunity in a time of internal fragility and external volatility
2024 will be remembered as the year when half of humanity went to the polls, while the world of machines and artificial intelligence took "one giant leap for mankind," re...
Article | 6 min read | 17 December 2024
In the news
Sanari Capital Raises $80M for 3S Growth Fund Final Close
Sanari Capital, a Women-led and majority Black-owned private equity firm based in South Africa raised approximately R1.5 billion ($80 million) for the Sanari 3S Growth Fund. Focused on transformative potential across Afr...
Article | 1 min read | 6 January 2025
In the news
Meet Africa’s Top Enterprise Leaders in Technology and Telecoms
Africa Tech Festival profiles Sanari CEO, Samantha Pokroy, in the top 100 list of the Most Influential African Leaders in Technology & Telecommunications 2024 report.
Article | 1 min read | 6 January 2025
In the news
HLONI THANKGE AND TREVASHAN PILLAY: Private equity and SA’s ‘family business’, the Springboks
With SA Rugby's commercial rights in the spotlight, this Business Day article, written by Sanari investment analysts, explores the impact of private equity on sports inve...
Article | 6 December 2024
In the news
South African PE firm Sanari Capital announces new investment
Sanari Capital has made a $5 million investment in Energenic Holdings. Sanari Partner, Sihle Gumede, who led the investment said, “We are thrilled to partner with the m...
Article | 6 November 2024
In the news
Sensorfusion has landed
#Sensorfusion has landed. Congratulations to LightWare LiDAR on the launch of your new GRF-250 sensor set to revolutionize applications drawing on both camera vision and...
Article | 1 min read | 6 October 2024
In the news
Moushmi Patel’s interview with Advancing Women in Investment (AWI)
Sanari Partner and Co-Founder, Moushmi Patel, shares advice on how to overcome the classic catch-22 situation in building out a private equity firm – the need for a tra...
Article | 2 min read | 6 October 2024
In the news
Pedersen & Partners and CMS South Africa Private Equity Breakfast
Sanari CEO Samantha Pokroy joined other industry leaders for a comprehensive panel covering all things private equity in Sub Saharan Africa at the Pedersen & Partners...
Article | 1 min read | 6 September 2024
Events
LightWare Showcase at SAVCA Conference 2025
At this year’s SAVCA Conference, Sanari Capital CEO Samantha Pokroy and LightWare LiDAR CEO Nadia Nilsen took the stage to share the exciting journey of taking Africa to the World. Highlights captured here: From a...
Article | 2 min read | 11 March 2025
Events
Sanari Sunset Session: Insights on the Future of Work and Workplace Disruption
Sanari Sunset Session co-hosted with Jack Hammer at our offices was a great success – a gathering filled with meaningful connections and thought-provoking discussio...
Article | 2 min read | 10 March 2025
Events
Sanari Capital at B20 South Africa Launch
The launch of the G20 and the parallel B20 took place on African soil for the first time. The B20 is a crucial forum where business leaders from G20 nations convene and w...
Article | 3 min read | 25 February 2025
Events
Sanari 3S Growth Fund – Inaugural Annual Investor Meeting
Sanari Capital held its inaugural Annual Investor Meeting for the Sanari 3S Growth Fund. We were fortunate to host our investors in Bloemfontein to share the impact of ou...
Article | 4 min read | 12 September 2024
Events
Honouring a Legend in Private Equity: SAVCA Lifetime Achievement awarded to André Roux
By Samantha Pokroy It was an absolute privilege to present the SAVCA Lifetime Achievement Award to André Roux, my mentor and Sanari Capital’s chairman through the...
Article | 2 min read | 28 February 2024
Events
Sanari Celebrates 10 Years: Looking back to look forward
As we mark our 10th birthday, it’s not just a milestone; it’s a sum of moments, relationships, struggles, and laughter—where the journey itself is the rewar...
Article | 1 min read | 30 November 2023
Media
What is Sanari’s Entrepreneurship-by-Acquisition Programme? And why do we do it?
Video | 9 mins | 3 February 2023
Media
Sanari’s investment focus: growth-stage private equity investment
We cover the role of growth-stage private equity in a fast-changing world where digital is pervasive and the lines between VC and PE are blurring.
Video | 4 mins | 1 March 2022
Media
Getting to know Sanari Capital
Video | 5 mins | 28 March 2019
Recent articles
Beyond corporate: Zoaib Hoosen continues to shape SA’s tech future
From IT graduate at IBM to Managing Director of Microsoft SA and Executive in Residence at Sanari Capital, Zoaib Hoosen has always cut his own path.
Article | 5 min read | 18 March 2025
LightWare Showcase at SAVCA Conference 2025
At this year’s SAVCA Conference, Sanari Capital CEO Samantha Pokroy and LightWare LiDAR CEO Nadia Nilsen took the stage to share the exciting journey of taking Africa...
Article | 2 min read | 11 March 2025
Sanari Sunset Session: Insights on the Future of Work and Workplace Disruption
Sanari Sunset Session co-hosted with Jack Hammer at our offices was a great success – a gathering filled with meaningful connections and thought-provoking discussions...
Article | 2 min read | 10 March 2025
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