We’re more than funders; we’re growth partners for established, technology-enabled businesses ready to scale. The Edge Impact Fund (EIF) fills a gap for scale-ups that aren’t yet a natural fit for traditional bank debt, providing flexible, non-dilutive capital to help founders grow without giving away more of their business than they need to.
The EIF is managed by Edge Growth Ventures and builds on more than 15 years of early-stage investing experience, including South Africa’s first dedicated venture debt fund.
The Edge Impact Fund is a R750 million growth-stage impact fund providing catalytic debt and hybrid capital to high-impact, technology-enabled businesses in South Africa and select African markets. Catalytic debt is flexible, non-dilutive capital structured around a business’s cash flow, designed to support growth, complement equity and unlock further funding.
Funding solutions include, but isn’t limited to:
The EIF is built for established, high-growth, technology-enabled businesses that have proven their model and need flexible growth capital to scale, at a time when equity valuations are still finding their feet. If your business has outgrown early-stage venture funding but isn’t quite ready for conventional bank debt, this is exactly the space we exist to fill.
We’ve kept our criteria clear and straightforward:
Non-dilutive or minimally dilutive capital, so founders keep more of what they’ve built
Flexible structuring, tailored to how your business actually generates cash
15+ year track record of early-stage investing across debt, equity and hybrid instruments
An all-women management team, reflecting our commitment to diverse leadership backing the next generation of African businesses
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Please send an email to Tiyon Evans if you have any questions or require more detail.
tevans@edgegrowth.com