Somila Nathi Enterprise
t/a 'Garden Gents'
Secured $5,000Be Green Africa · gardengents.co.za
TIA Innovation Fund finalist
Nubian Royals:
Emerging Fund
Manager.
An emerging fund manager building a more considered pathway for African entrepreneurs — in strategic partnership with Emphirical.
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A shared point of view
“Capital should meet founders where ambition becomes action.”
Grant advisory × impact investment
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The collaborative ecosystem
Two disciplines.
One conviction.
Nubian Royals and Emphirical connect financial engineering with digital transformation to give African SMEs the architecture for durable progress.
Selected momentum
Proof of
possibility.
A growing record of founders supported through secured grant funding, sharper pitches and the infrastructure to go further.
Hukico
Secured $5,000Be Green Africa · Grant secured
Trot Your Globe
Secured $5,000Founders Factory / 54 Collective · Grant secured
Ra-lika Bo Construction
Secured $5,000Be Green Africa · Grant secured
Nubian Royals Stylists
Secured $5,000Tony Elumelu Foundation · Grant secured
The hybrid fund model
Capital, with a
longer horizon.
A flexible investment thesis tailored for emerging African markets — pairing non-dilutive grant access with investment instruments that respect the realities of growth.
Target fund size
R2M–R5MFocused capital for meaningful participation.Target IRR
15–20%Conviction-led returns.Fund period
10 yearsRoom for compounding.Founder tickets
R50k → R250kConvertible notes and revenue-sharing agreements.