Focused on partnering with entrepreneurs in emerging technology ecosystems.

Raba is not a traditional “venture fund”. We are long-term business partners with the founders. We operate as an investment partnership, defined as a group of individuals who focus their time, network, and capital on helping founders build companies that generate outsized returns and solve real-world problems. We have been early partners to the founders of many category-defining African software and internet companies. This site is designed to help founders learn about who we are and what we do @Raba.

Our philosophy
We partner with founders building software and internet-first companies. We get involved early, during a time when we can have an outsized impact. We have developed a series of investment themes that inform our partnership decisions. Our focus is on companies that facilitate the efficient movement of capital and essential products — the rails that enable other businesses to be built.

We believe long-term investment results are driven by a combination of an unconventional thesis, a rigorous investment process, and the ability to invest with a longer-term horizon than traditional market participants. Through our network of limited partners, we've built long-term thinking and company-building experience into our operating system from the start.

We align interests with our partners and are among the largest LPs in Raba's funds.

Our broader team, our limited partners
We are proud to call the backers of Raba friends and partners. They come from diverse backgrounds and include many of the world's top investors and operators. Each is a welcome guest at our home. Partner fit and long-term relationships are at the core of our partnership. Many of the founders we have backed have invested their capital directly with us.

• Location: Cape Town, South Africa, Southern Africa
• Website: https://rabacap.com/