Trustlist - Aruwa Capital-Aruwa Capital Management

Introduction

Aruwa Capital Management is a Lagos based, female founded and led, growth equity, impact investment company As one of the few women owned investment houses on the entire African continent, the team have identified an untapped investment opportunity, investing in rapidly growing companies that either provide essential goods and services to the rapidly growing female economy or businesses that are founded or co-founded by women or have gender diverse teams

Aruwa Capital Management was founded based on the conviction that the gender imbalance amongst capital allocators provides an untapped opportunity for women as capital allocators to invest in untapped segments of the economy with a natural competitive advantage

With less than 10 private equity funds owned or led by a woman in the entire continent of Africa, Aruwa Capital Management is unlocking untapped investment opportunities that have been historically overlooked due to the fact that women have not been in investment decision making roles These untapped investment opportunities will generate strong financial returns as well as generate positive social impact and improve the quality of lives of millions of people in underserved and overlooked communities

The Investment Committee is composed of a high calibre and diverse group of investors and operators with significant investing and operating experience on the African continent

Gender balanced senior investment teams generated 20% higher net IRR than funds lacking in gender diversity Could be added to global GDP by 2025 if the gender gap is bridged

Across 300 companies team switch at least one female founder performed 63% better than all male founder teams

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Source: First Round Capital Women will be responsible for 70% of all consumer spending worldwide

Source: Boston Consulting Group For businesses founded and co-founded by women, for every dollar of funding raised, they delivered 2 5x more revenue than male founded startups

Top quartile gender diverse executive teams were 21% more likely to experience above average profitability than companies with low diversity

We focus on investing in established, rapidly growing companies in the small to lower mid-market that operate in high-growth industries These companies are too big for traditional venture capital but are too small for larger private equity funds We invest in companies that have strong management teams and meet the following criteria:

Provides essential goods and services that cater to women
Founded or co-founded by a woman, has women within its workforce, senior management team or value chain
A positive attitude towards and active support of a diverse team
Proven management team with a history of delivering the underlying business plan

Sector: Healthcare An indigenous manufacturer of daily disposable personal hygiene goods

Sector: Healthcare Pharmacy retail chain and technology enabled pharmacy marketplace

Sector: Financial Technology Mission critical data infrastructure and machine learning models… Sector: Consumer Goods and Wellness Leading exporter of superfoods and consumer wellness brand

Sector: Financial Technology A leading financial services distribution network

Sector: Cleantech / Renewable Energy A technology-enabled renewable energy refrigeration company for off-grid areas

Sector: Consumer Goods A direct to consumer (D2C) tech-enabled manufacturer and retailer of afrocentric mass market and premium furniture