Raba Partners

Raba Capital, also known as The Raba Partnership, is a venture capital firm focused on early-stage investments in software and internet companies within the African technology ecosystem. Established in 2019 and headquartered in Cape Town, South Africa, Raba Capital aims to partner early with founders to help them build companies that solve real-world problems and generate significant returns. Notable investments in their portfolio include Flutterwave, a payment processing solution that became a unicorn in 2021, and Yoco, a merchant payments platform based in South Africa. Other significant investments include Lori Systems, a logistics marketplace, and Twiga, a digital grocery platform. Raba Capital focuses heavily on fintech, logistics, and healthcare sectors. They have invested in companies such as Stitch, which provides API infrastructure for fintechs, and 54gene, which leverages African DNA for medical discoveries. The firm prides itself on aligning long-term interests with their partners and leveraging their extensive network to support portfolio companies in scaling their businesses globally.