Overview
About XSML Capital
๐๐ป๐๐ฒ๐๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ป๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฒ๐๐ฟ๐ ๐๐ผ ๐ฆ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐น๐ฒ ๐ง๐ต๐ฒ๐ถ๐ฟ ๐๐๐๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ๐๐๐ฒ๐
XSML Capital is now investing through our fourth fund, African Rivers Fund IV, providing tailored debt, equity, and mezzanine financing โ plus hands-on support โ to enable SMEs to scale in Angola, the DRC, Kenya, Uganda, and Zambia.
Since 2010, weโve invested in around 100 companies, delivering strong returns for investors while driving job creation and expanding access to goods and services in underserved markets.
๐๐ถ๐น๐น๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ฝ
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are the backbone of economies worldwide โ and Africa is no exception. Yet many African entrepreneurs lack access to affordable growth capital, limiting their ability to scale their businesses and help to foster economic growth.
๐๐ผ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐น ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ, ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ด๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ฎ๐น ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ต
For fifteen years, XSML (eXtra, Small, Medium, Large) has invested in SMEs in challenging markets. Our teams on the ground in Kampala, Kinshasa, Luanda, Lusaka, and Nairobi work directly with entrepreneurs to provide customised financing and strategic support, guiding businesses from small to medium and large enterprises.
๐ ๐จ๐ป๐ถ๐พ๐๐ฒ ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ธ๐ฒ๐ ๐ฃ๐ผ๐๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป
We combine debt, equity, and mezzanine solutions to meet each companyโs needs, often filling a gap for investments between US$ 300k and 10m. ESG standards, sustainability support, and gender equality are central to our approach.
๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ป ๐๐บ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฆ๐๐ฟ๐ผ๐ป๐ด ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐๐๐ฟ๐ป๐
Since 2010, we have invested in around 100 enterprises, building deep market knowledge, sourcing the best opportunities, and staying close to our investments โ generating attractive financial returns for our investors, including leading development finance institutions and dedicated impact investors.
With ARF IV, we are scaling our impact, following investees into new markets, and continuing to back entrepreneurs who fuel growth in frontier
XSML Capital is now investing through our fourth fund, African Rivers Fund IV, providing tailored debt, equity, and mezzanine financing โ plus hands-on support โ to enable SMEs to scale in Angola, the DRC, Kenya, Uganda, and Zambia.
Since 2010, weโve invested in around 100 companies, delivering strong returns for investors while driving job creation and expanding access to goods and services in underserved markets.
๐๐ถ๐น๐น๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ฝ
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are the backbone of economies worldwide โ and Africa is no exception. Yet many African entrepreneurs lack access to affordable growth capital, limiting their ability to scale their businesses and help to foster economic growth.
๐๐ผ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐น ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ, ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ด๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ฎ๐น ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ต
For fifteen years, XSML (eXtra, Small, Medium, Large) has invested in SMEs in challenging markets. Our teams on the ground in Kampala, Kinshasa, Luanda, Lusaka, and Nairobi work directly with entrepreneurs to provide customised financing and strategic support, guiding businesses from small to medium and large enterprises.
๐ ๐จ๐ป๐ถ๐พ๐๐ฒ ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ธ๐ฒ๐ ๐ฃ๐ผ๐๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป
We combine debt, equity, and mezzanine solutions to meet each companyโs needs, often filling a gap for investments between US$ 300k and 10m. ESG standards, sustainability support, and gender equality are central to our approach.
๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ป ๐๐บ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฆ๐๐ฟ๐ผ๐ป๐ด ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐๐๐ฟ๐ป๐
Since 2010, we have invested in around 100 enterprises, building deep market knowledge, sourcing the best opportunities, and staying close to our investments โ generating attractive financial returns for our investors, including leading development finance institutions and dedicated impact investors.
With ARF IV, we are scaling our impact, following investees into new markets, and continuing to back entrepreneurs who fuel growth in frontier