GroFin is a multi-country business development and finance company focused on providing business support and risk capital to small- and medium-sized enterprises in emerging markets underserved by traditional sources of capital. We integrate business development assistance with structured debt and equity investments to support locally owned start-up and growth enterprises to reach sustainability.

Through an innovative approach that combines the disciplines of business development and fund management, GroFin invests in South Africa, Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda, Nigeria and Oman. Its offices manage funds from a cross-section of investors including several international finance institutions, banks and multi-national companies. Assistance from the Shell Foundation allows for expansion into new markets and replication of the GroFin business model.

On the ground GroFin teams of business development and investment professionals and local network partners actively work with our clients towards the goal of building better businesses and in so doing realising attractive returns for our investors.