Memberships

Associate membership to SAVCA is open to persons and companies representing a special interest group that can influence the development of venture capital and private equity in Southern Africa.

Membership fees are payable annually in advance for the calendar year January to December.

Members wishing to cancel membership must give at least one month's notice prior to 1 January. 

Those eligible to become associate members include, but are not limited to:

• Banks
• Development capital organisations
• Consultants
• Lawyers
• Accountants
• Financial advisors and stockbrokers
• Pension funds
• Insurance companies
• Development organisations of private individuals
• Service providers to the private equity and venture capital industry

Associate membership to SAVCA is open to persons and companies representing a special interest group that can influence the development of venture capital and private equity in Southern Africa.

Membership fees are payable annually in advance for the calendar year January to December.

Members wishing to cancel membership must give at least one month's notice prior to 1 January. 

Those eligible to become associate members include, but are not limited to:

• Banks
• Development capital organisations
• Consultants
• Lawyers
• Accountants
• Financial advisors and stockbrokers
• Pension funds
• Insurance companies
• Development organisations of private individuals
• Service providers to the private equity and venture capital industry

Funds under management or cost of investment made of R100 million or less.

Full membership of SAVCA provides a high level of endorsement from the industry and denotes a high level of professionalism and integrity for the member firm.

All applicants for Full Membership must meet the criteria as laid out in terms of the Association's Charter.

All applicants must:

• Be actively involved in venture capital, private equity investments or mezzanine finance;
• Be of good standing in the industry;
• Have, as its principal business, the provision of equity finance to unquoted companies and make its returns mainly through medium to long term capital gain. These activities may include start-up and other early stage, expansion, management buy-out or management buy-in investment which includes 'equity-type' return;
• Have experienced executives engaged full-time in venture capital and private equity investment; and
• Have venture capital and private equity funds under management having made at least one investment in Southern Africa and be actively making investments.

Funds under management or cost of investment made between R100 million to R250 million 

Full membership of SAVCA provides a high level of endorsement from the industry and denotes a high level of professionalism and integrity for the member firm.

All applicants for Full Membership must meet the criteria as laid out in terms of the Association's Charter.

All applicants must:

• Be actively involved in venture capital, private equity investments or mezzanine finance;
• Be of good standing in the industry;
• Have, as its principal business, the provision of equity finance to unquoted companies and make its returns mainly through medium to long term capital gain. These activities may include start-up and other early stage, expansion, management buy-out or management buy-in investment which includes 'equity-type' return;
• Have experienced executives engaged full-time in venture capital and private equity investment; and
• Have venture capital and private equity funds under management having made at least one investment in Southern Africa and be actively making investments.

Funds under management or cost of investment made between R250 million R 500 million 

Full membership of SAVCA provides a high level of endorsement from the industry and denotes a high level of professionalism and integrity for the member firm.

All applicants for Full Membership must meet the criteria as laid out in terms of the Association's Charter.

All applicants must:

• Be actively involved in venture capital, private equity investments or mezzanine finance;
• Be of good standing in the industry;
• Have, as its principal business, the provision of equity finance to unquoted companies and make its returns mainly through medium to long term capital gain. These activities may include start-up and other early stage, expansion, management buy-out or management buy-in investment which includes 'equity-type' return;
• Have experienced executives engaged full-time in venture capital and private equity investment; and
• Have venture capital and private equity funds under management having made at least one investment in Southern Africa and be actively making investments.

Funds under management or cost of investment made between R 500 million to R 1 billion

Full membership of SAVCA provides a high level of endorsement from the industry and denotes a high level of professionalism and integrity for the member firm.

All applicants for Full Membership must meet the criteria as laid out in terms of the Association's Charter.

All applicants must:

• Be actively involved in venture capital, private equity investments or mezzanine finance;
• Be of good standing in the industry;
• Have, as its principal business, the provision of equity finance to unquoted companies and make its returns mainly through medium to long term capital gain. These activities may include start-up and other early stage, expansion, management buy-out or management buy-in investment which includes 'equity-type' return;
• Have experienced executives engaged full-time in venture capital and private equity investment; and
• Have venture capital and private equity funds under management having made at least one investment in Southern Africa and be actively making investments.

Funds under management or cost of investment made between R 1 billion to R 2.5 billion 

Full membership of SAVCA provides a high level of endorsement from the industry and denotes a high level of professionalism and integrity for the member firm.

All applicants for Full Membership must meet the criteria as laid out in terms of the Association's Charter.

All applicants must:

• Be actively involved in venture capital, private equity investments or mezzanine finance;
• Be of good standing in the industry;
• Have, as its principal business, the provision of equity finance to unquoted companies and make its returns mainly through medium to long term capital gain. These activities may include start-up and other early stage, expansion, management buy-out or management buy-in investment which includes 'equity-type' return;
• Have experienced executives engaged full-time in venture capital and private equity investment; and
• Have venture capital and private equity funds under management having made at least one investment in Southern Africa and be actively making investments.

Full membership of SAVCA provides a high level of endorsement from the industry and denotes a high level of professionalism and integrity for the member firm.

All applicants for Full Membership must meet the criteria as laid out in terms of the Association's Charter.

All applicants must:

• Be actively involved in venture capital, private equity investments or mezzanine finance;
• Be of good standing in the industry;
• Have, as its principal business, the provision of equity finance to unquoted companies and make its returns mainly through medium to long term capital gain. These activities may include start-up and other early stage, expansion, management buy-out or management buy-in investment which includes 'equity-type' return;
• Have experienced executives engaged full-time in venture capital and private equity investment; and
• Have venture capital and private equity funds under management having made at least one investment in Southern Africa and be actively making investments.