Glenheim structures business development and network expansion through our partnerships for high growth investment-ready companies.
Glenheim partnerships bring investors around the world into emerging companies, with mandates matched to the right deal flows, via our global network.
Glenheim brings decades of combined experience in business development, finance and global networks, with an understanding of the legislative environment impacting on business decisions and market access.
Combined hands on experience in over 200 companies and a geographic reach including, but not reserved beyond South Africa to the United States, Netherlands, UK, DRC, China, the Middle East and Brazil.
OUR FUND
At the 2017 World Economic Forum on Africa, Glenheim was proud to announce a first in-house fund, just a few months into operations.
The Glenheim Venture Capital Company is a registered financial management company with its first fund under management.
Cornerstone Investor Involvement & an Exclusive Pipeline
Glenheim brings leadership that combines cornerstone investor involvement, experienced entrepreneurs and extensive experience in finance; all backed by an exclusive ongoing pipeline of over 300 companies assessed to date.
Real-time Financial Management & Monitoring
Disrupting the market place is defined by calculated risk-mitigation, underscoring a fresh approach to venture capital that includes real-time ongoing financial management and monitoring of each investment daily.
Exit Opportunities
A global network for further rounds of financing and exit opportunities worldwide.
A fresh and innovative team
The management team boasts a unique combination of entrepreneurial experience and technical expertise that is capable of building and scaling start-up companies all the way of start-up to listing.
Immediate Tax Deduction of 100%
Services
Deal Flow
Glenheim matches investor mandates to investable firms, backed by a sound financial and due diligence team. Through Glenheim, investor-ready firms are positioned for consideration by a network of local and international capital. Our team of 18 has overseen companies going on to raise over R300 million in venture capital over the past two years, representing 10% of the industry in South Africa.
Business Development
We don’t just connect, we partner. On behalf of and with investors Glenheim takes not only a financial position in businesses, but serves at board and management level to expand market access through networks and sound expertise. Glenheim also sets up local companies and operations for overseas investors.
Fund Creation
Using tax incentives available to grow SMMEs, Glenheim is positioned to create funds using Section 12J and other policy measures in place to provide investor returns over the medium term, with immediate and direct tax benefits.
Invest Africa
Glenheim (Pty) Ltd is a founding member of the InvestAfrica chapter in South Africa. InvestAfrica is a global private investors network based in London with a multi-service platform for access and investment into Africa, where members meet at the world’s most prestigious gatherings annually.
Partners
Garreth Bloor
Managing Director, Garreth Bloor, is a member of several networks, including the Harambe Entrepreneurship Alliance, African Leadership Network and St. Gallen Class of 2015, among others, and co-founded a first angel-backed start-up at 22. Bloor has served on several boards and regularly addresses numerous audiences including the World Economic Forum, Columbia Business School and Harvard University. He held executive government posts in economic development in South Africa from age 24 to 28. In addition to South Africa, he has been responsible for leading Glenheim’s operational work into the US, Canada, the UK and Europe since inception.
Dana Pretorius
Dana Pretorius CA(SA) is a co-founder and director of OutsourcedCFO and a Chartered Accountant by profession. Through OutsourcedCFO, he mentored multiple Tech Companies as one of Microsoft’s BizSpark Program’s national financial mentors. As CFO and trusted advisor to his clients, he assisted with multiple fund raisings for clients in his portfolio. Dana specializes in strategy, idea generation and problem solving.
Corporate Social Initiative
Glenheim is a founding sponsor of the Independent Entrepreneurship Group (Ineng), committed to creating an enabling environment for all SMMEs through seminars, educational resources and entrepreneurship-led advocacy on key issues, across all spheres of government.
Louw Barnardt
Louw Barnardt CA(SA) is a co-founder and managing director of OutsourcedCFO. His work in building up this company of finance professionals has earned him a position as the youngest entrepreneur on SAICA’s Top 35 under 35. Louw has mentored, coached and judged on various tech incubation and acceleration programs and has built a formidable reputation on the entrepreneurial scene in SA. His views on entrepreneurship, finance and growth have been widely published.
Richard Von Seidel
Richard is head of the Glenheim Venture Capital Fund Investment Committee. He is a former partner at Finvex and previously Managing Director at Deutsche Bank. During his tenure at Deutsche Bank which started in 1996, Richard spearheaded financial structuring in strategic equity transactions in emerging markets. Richard gained tremendous international finance and regulatory experience structuring tailor-made capital markets transactions leading to improved financial performance and enhanced internal controls. Richard was also central to Deutsche Bank’s growth in the warrant market, portfolio trading and portfolio derivative solutions. Richard has a B.Bus.Sc Honours (Cum Laude in Statistics). He is passionate wine-maker and owns a farm in Bordeaux, France.