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Overview
The Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA) is a state owned entity with the purpose of accelerating sustainable socio-economic development and improve the quality of life of the people of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) by driving financial and non-financial investments in the social and economic infrastructure sectors.
Social infrastructure: Infrastructure aimed at addressing backlogs and expediting the delivery of essential social services to support sustainable living conditions and a better quality of life within communities
Economic infrastructure: Infrastructure aimed at addressing capacity constraints and bottlenecks in order to optimise economic growth potential
The DBSA has prioritised water, energy, transport and ICT as its key focus areas.
Highlights
1983
Finance
501-1000
5
3
1
Late Stage Venture
Government Office
Location
Midrand, NA - South Africa, South Africa, Africa
Contact Information
Social
Profile Resume
Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA), established in 1983 and headquartered in NA - South Africa, South Africa, Africa., specializes in Late Stage Venture investments across Internet, Mobile, Telecommunications, Financial Services, Finance, Banking, Commercial, FinTech, Public Relations, Enterprise Software. The organization boasts a portfolio of 5 investments, with an average round size of $216.2M and 1 successful exits. Their recent investments include SMILE Telecoms Holdings, Standard Chartered Bank, African Export-Import Bank, Diamond Bank, Public Investment Corporation. The highest investment round they participated in was $85.4B. Among their most notable exits are SMILE Telecoms Holdings and Standard Chartered Bank. Explore their portfolio in detail, see who is connected to them, and find their contact information on our platform.
Employees
N/A
Investment portfolio
5
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Investments
5
Annouced Date | Organization Name | Industry | Money Raised |
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Dec 10, 2015 | SES Networks | Enterprise Software | 460.0M |
Oct 22, 2019 | AZA Finance | Financial Services | 15.0M |
Oct 22, 2019 | BitPesa | Financial Services | 15.0M |
Apr 26, 2024 | BNDE | Financial Services | 74.9M |
Exits
1
Funding Timeline
5
1
0
Funding Rounds
5
Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA) has raised 5 rounds. Their latest funding was raised on Apr 26, 2024 from a Debt Financing - BNDE round.
Annouced Date | Transaction Name | Number of Investors | Money Raised | Lead Investor |
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Dec 10, 2015 | Series H - SES Networks | - | 460.0M | - |
Oct 22, 2019 | Debt Financing - AZA Finance | - | 15.0M | - |
Oct 22, 2019 | Debt Financing - BitPesa | - | 15.0M | - |
Apr 26, 2024 | Debt Financing - BNDE | - | 74.9M | - |
Investors
1
Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA) is funded by 1 investor(s). New Development Bank Kantor is the most recent investors.
Investor Name | Lead Investor | Funding Round | Money Raised |
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New Development Bank | Yes | Debt Financing - Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA) | 100.0M |
Fund raised
2
Susa Ventures has raised a total of $590M across 6 funds, their latest being Susa Ventures Opportunities II. This fund was announced on Aug 30, 2021 and raised a total of $250M.
Annouced Date | Fund Name | Money Raised |
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May 10, 2013 | OTPPLESS | 1.0M |
May 11, 2013 | OTPPLESS | 1.0M |
Invest in industries
Recent Activity
Funding Round
Apr 26, 2024
BNDE raised $74861506 on 2024-04-26 in Debt Financing
News
Apr 03, 2024
Africa.com - Development Bank Of Southern Africa Gears Up For Built Environment Indaba
News
Dec 13, 2023
Africa.com - Standard Bank And UAE-Based Bank Mashreq Facilitate Ground-Breaking Syndication Facility For DBSA
News
Oct 26, 2023
News24 - DBSA wants private sector to help fund R25 billion in projects | Business
Funding Round
Oct 22, 2019
BitPesa raised $15000000 on 2019-10-22 in Debt Financing
Funding Round
Oct 22, 2019
AZA Finance raised $15000000 on 2019-10-22 in Debt Financing