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Samata Capital
Samata Capital accelerates equal access to capital and opportunity for talented entrepreneurs in emerging markets. It intentionally invests in gender diverse...
Samata Capital
Samata Capital accelerates equal access to capital and opportunity for talented entrepreneurs in emerging markets. It intentionally invests in gender diverse teams with high-growth concepts in East and West Africa that are committed to innovation, inclusion and impact. It is a fund management company dedicated to making private sector investments in small and growing businesses in sub-Saharan Africa that advance opportunities for women and promote gender diversity.
General information
Firm type
Private Equity
Location
Region
Africa
Country
South Africa
City
Fairbanks
Corporate office
South Africa
Principals
Lisa G. Thomas
Founder & Managing Director
Tochi Okoronkwo
Senior Associate Fellow
Kiendel Burritt
Venture Partner
Sarah McGraw Reichert
Senior Associate Fellow
Frequently asked questions
Who runs investment decisions at Samata Capital?
Lisa G. Thomas, the Founder and Managing Director, controls the investment function. The firm's published team lists no separate CIO, and the advisory board — composed of Wambui Chege, Heather Malloy, Micheline Ntiru, and Robert W. van Zwieten — provides external counsel rather than carrying fiduciary investment authority (per firm website).
Does Samata Capital participate in fund commitments or only direct deals?
The firm’s published materials describe direct investing into scalable businesses — the founder-contact page is explicitly written for operating-company CEOs. There is no mention of making commitments to external private equity or venture capital funds, and no fund-of-funds activity is disclosed.
Which sectors does Samata Capital explicitly avoid?
The firm tags no negative screens and has published no exclusion list. Its materials emphasize a gender-lens threshold rather than sector constraints, making it theoretically active across any industry — provided the company advances opportunities for women and promotes gender diversity — in emerging-market economies.
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