Investment Summary

One Thousand & One Voices Invests In HEPSA

On May 10, 2018, private equity firm One Thousand & One Voices invested in education company HEPSA

Investment Highlights
  • This is One Thousand & One Voices’ 1st transaction in the Education sector.
  • This is One Thousand & One Voices’ 2nd transaction in South Africa.

Investment Summary
Date 2018-05-10
Target HEPSA
Sector Education
Investor(s) One Thousand & One Voices
Deal Type Growth Capital

Target

HEPSA

Johannesburg, South Africa
HEPSA is an integrated provider of online program management services to the leading tertiary educational institutions in South Africa. The Company assists universities in converting their on-campus degree programs into an online format, recruits qualified students for those programs, and supports enrolled students through graduation. HEPSA is guided by the principle that the opportunities presented through technology-aided learning make higher education more accessible and affordable. HEPSA was founded in 2017 and is based in Johannesburg, South Africa.

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Investor(S) 1

Investor

One Thousand & One Voices

Investor Investor Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2013
Size Small
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

One Thousand & One Voices is a private equity firm focused on acquiring and investing in companies throughout sub-Saharan Africa. The Firm looks for businesses that can help drive economic development and create well paying local jobs. Areas of interest of include agriculture, healthcare, and education. One Thousand & One Voices was formed in 2013 and is headquartered in Stellenbosch, South Africa.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 3 of 6
Sector (Education) 1 of 1
Type (Growth Capital) 3 of 5
Country (South Africa) 2 of 4
Year (2018) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-11-14 Made by True

San Francisco, California, United States

Made by True is a healthy snack food company based in Austin, Texas, with close links to South Africa’s “biltong” tradition. Made by True offers lines of innovative, premium meat-based snacks, sourcing 100% of its meat from animals raised within the United States. Made by True products can be found in nearly 2,000 stores nationwide. Made by True was founded in 2013 and is based in San Francisco, California.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2019-03-11 Pay@

Stellenbosch, South Africa

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