Empowering growth and
grassroot innovation
in Africa
Transforming African SMEs with Flexible Working Capital and Expert Guidance
ABOUT
MsFiT VENTURES
MsFiT Ventures, pronounced “Misfit”, is a Cape Town-based pan-African SME Debt Fund specialising in trade finance. We provide flexible working capital and supply chain financing to early-stage, fast-growing African SMEs that use basic technology to scale infrastructure.
With our debt products we provide access to capital and hands-on support to SMEs that are a misfit for traditional financial institutions and whose growth has been constrained by Africa’s annual $100 Billion infrastructure gap, and $120 Billion trade finance gap. Our purpose is to fund infrastructure-heavy, female-led SMEs that are making a lasting impact on sustainable economic development and job creation on the continent.
At MsFiT Ventures you will find strong female leadership in Egla Ntumba and Jill Curr, who care deeply about creating adaptable financing solutions for African SMEs. Egla and Jill have over two decades of combined expertise in entrepreneurship, venture capital, private equity and corporate trade finance in Africa.
SOLUTIONS
WE SOLVE BIG PROBLEMS WITH A GRASSROOT APPROACH
WE SOLVE BIG PROBLEMS
WITH A GRASSROOT APPROACH
On average, African SMEs create 60% employment and contribute 50% of the continent’s $3 Trillion gross domestic product (GDP), but face a $330 Billion annual financing gap.
At MsFiT Ventures, we use a bottom-up approach focused on giving SMEs access to capital. We have tailored our debt products to meet the trade finance needs of the millions of African SMEs that drive economic growth.
Our approach is rooted in collaboration and partnership.
We understand the importance of debt solutions that create sustainable businesses, which is why our debt products have flexible repayment terms that are tailored to our SMEs’ needs. We provide local currency-denominated debt structured as 3-6 month working capital and supply chain finance revolving credit facilities. Beyond providing access to capital, we are a long-term partner that provides hands-on support to our founders to help them thrive and achieve sustainable growth.
