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Edge Growth
We are SME Development Solutionists, co-creating innovative solutions that combat business growth constraints.
Edge Growth
We are SME Development Solutionists, co-creating innovative solutions that combat business growth constraints.
General information
Firm type
Private Equity
Year founded
2007
AUM
Undisclosed
Location
Region
Africa
Country
South Africa
City
Johannesburg
Corporate office
Investment Place Office Park, 1st Floor, Block B, 10th Road Off 2nd Avenue, Hyde Park, Johannesburg, South Africa
Additional offices
Cape Town, South Africa
Principals
Daniel Hatfield
Chief Executive Officer and Board Executive Director
Jason Goldberg
Co-Founder and Executive Director, Chief Executive for Edge Blue Skies and Art of Scale
Richard Bicker Caarten
Group CFO and Executive Director
Sector focus
Frequently asked questions
Who runs investment decisions at Edge Growth?
The firm is led by CEO Daniel Hatfield and co-founder Jason Goldberg, who heads the Edge Blue Skies innovation unit. The board includes Non-Executive Directors from African Rainbow Capital—Chairperson Brenda Matyolo (ARC COO) and Tshepo Dhlamini (ARC Deal Executive)—providing direct oversight on capital allocation and investment strategy.
How is Edge Growth structured relative to its corporate partners?
Edge Growth operates as an outsourced enterprise and supplier development (ESD) execution partner. It designs bespoke SME funds and advisory programs under corporate partner branding, managing everything from procurement strategy and deal origination to post-investment operational support, with the explicit goal of improving the partner's B-BBEE scorecard.
Does Edge Growth manage commingled funds or only separate accounts?
Edge Growth primarily creates dedicated vehicles for individual corporate clients, such as the branded SME Growth Fund it built for Coca-Cola Beverages South Africa. The firm structures these as separate managed accounts where the corporate partner supplies the capital and Edge executes the investment and development mandate.
Where does Edge Growth's capital come from?
Capital is sourced from South African corporate partners under long-term enterprise development mandates, not from a blind-pool commingled fund. These partners allocate procurement-linked budgets to Edge-managed vehicles as part of their B-BBEE compliance strategies, with the CCBSA engagement demonstrating the model at scale.
Who are Edge Growth's equity shareholders?
Following a 2025 share sale to Pele Energy Group, Edge Growth's shareholders include African Rainbow Capital, Pele Energy Group, Maggie Mojapelo, and an Employee Share Ownership Trust benefiting top-performing Black employees, with verified Black ownership approaching 70%.
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