Ninety One

South Africa
Series A
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About Ninety One

Ninety One is a venture capital firm based in South Africa, focusing on Series A stage investments. The fund actively supports founders building innovative solutions in SaaS, providing strategic guidance and capital to help startups scale.

Investment Focus

Location / RegionSouth Africa
Funding StageSeries A
Industry Focus
Saas

Investor Signals Profile

active

Sweet Spot

No sweet spot defined.

EM debt
macro
long-term
geopolitics
professional investors

Bullish Signals

50+ IMF/World Bank meetings combined experienceexternal
Active EM debt macro commentaryexternal
Ninety One: 151k+ LinkedIn followerslinkedin
Cuts through Middle East conflict noiselinkedin
Behind-the-scenes IMF/World Bank takeaways publishedlinkedin

Contrarian Signals

Professional investors only — access limitedexternal
Macro noise risk — geopolitics dominantlinkedin

Founder Do's

No pitch recommendations recorded.

Founder Don'ts

No red flags recorded.

Key GPs & Partners

AM
Aurelie Martin
EM Expert
EM debtmacroIMF/World Bank
TL
Thys Louw
EM Expert
EM debtCFAmacro
NJ
Nicolas Jaquier
EM Expert
EM debtmacrogeopolitics

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Fund Overview

Fund Size$260M
Saves0

Key People

Nathaniel Micklem

Aurelie MartinEM Expert
Thys LouwEM Expert
Nicolas JaquierEM Expert

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