Arise at a glance
Arise is an impact driven investor in Africa’s financial sector. We partner with leading banks and financial institutions to expand financial inclusion, support economic growth and deliver sustainable returns across sub-Saharan Africa.
Forewords
Reflecting on 2025, Supervisory Board Chairman, Erik Bosman and Chief Executive Officer, Gavin Tipper discuss Arise’s progress and how the portfolio is expanding financial inclusion, supporting economic growth and delivering sustainable returns across Africa.
Why Africa
Africa’s demographic strength, accelerating digital adoption and growing demand for financial services present compelling long term investment opportunities.
Discover why Arise remains committed to investing in the continent’s future.
Why Arise
Arise combines deep African market knowledge, strategic influence and specialist expertise with a disciplined investment approach. This enables us to create lasting value for our investees, shareholders and the communities they serve.
Delivering impact
Working with our investees, we expand access to finance, support SMEs, strengthen food and agricultural value chains and contribute to job creation across Africa. Our focus is on impact that is measurable, scalable and sustainable.
Delivering value
We provide more than capital. Through strategic guidance, specialist expertise and access to networks, Arise helps strengthen institutions, improve performance and build long term resilience.
Investee successes
Our impact is reflected in the success of our investees. Explore initiatives that are expanding financial inclusion, empowering entrepreneurs and supporting economic development across Africa.
Summarised financial performance
Arise delivered strong financial results in 2025, supported by the performance of our core investments and a disciplined approach to portfolio management and value creation.
Governance, risk and ESG stewardship
Strong governance, disciplined risk management and responsible ESG stewardship underpin how we invest, engage and create sustainable value across our portfolio.
Appendix
The appendix provides further detail on our reporting methodology, impact measurement approach, definitions and data sources.
