Pharo Ventures are the social impact investments of Pharo Foundation. Their main purpose is to generate profits, whilst providing job creation, adding economic value and developing the skills that will build a self-sustaining African private sector. Pharo Ventures entrepreneurs identify a clear commercial opportunity, maximize profits, and combine their business acumen with a mission to serve the interests of all their stakeholders. Through profit with purpose, Pharo Ventures unlock economic development by investing in long-term growth and capturing value in Africa.
Our goal is to build a diversified, multi-country investment portfolio by 2035. We catalyze private sector-driven growth through African entrepreneurs and combine their talent with knowledge of proven small and medium enterprise business models to start up and scale businesses. Being a catalytic investor means providing the initial risk capital and creating the risk appetite which will crowd-in the private capital that will allow the business to scale. We also have an intense focus on operations, partly because this is the Pharo way, but also because it ensures the best risk-adjusted returns.
Come with us as we hit the streets of Hargeisa to uncover the depth of the country’s food insecurity. Learn how Pharo Ventures in agriculture are committed to solving the problem.
Episode 6 of our podcast examines how the private sector fueled East Asia’s economic development and its potential role in Africa.
Meet two entrepreneurs from the Pharo family who have played essential roles in building the foundations and concept of Pharo Ventures.
From woven shelters to concrete walls, women have always been instrumental in building Somali homes. Pharo Ventures builds on this tradition and seeks to empower women in construction.