African growth capital impact firm Secha Capital has launched a training programme called the Junior Operator-Investor Network (JOIN), which it says will cultivate the next generation of leaders in business management, operations and investment.
Secha Capital is a black, female-founded growth capital impact firm employing an operator-investor model and investing in companies across sectors in Southern Africa that are making the tech-enabled transition into the green economy. It announced a first close of ZAR300 million (US$15.7 million) of its second fund, the target size of which is ZAR650 million (US$34 million), last September.
The JOIN programme aims to bridge the gap between academic theory and real world business-building and investment management, leveraging the expertise of Secha’s network of investors, entrepreneurs and operators to build a new generation of leaders in Africa.
It is distinct in its approach in that it trains its annual cohort in a range of capabilities and skills required of an operator-investor role, which Secha Capital said reflects its commitment to nurturing talent that can lead, manage and invest in and ultimately grow businesses in traditional industries transitioning into the green and tech-enabled economy.
“We are proud to launch the JOIN programme to create an arsenal of operator-investors in Africa,” said Tebogo Masekwameng, Secha Capital principal.
The programme is accepting applications for its inaugural June 2024 cohort here.
