Pearl Capital Partners is a venture capital firm investing in small and medium-sized agribusinesses in East Africa, with a focus on Uganda. Founded in 2005, the company invests between $0.25 million to $2.5 million per company using a combination of equity, quasi-equity, equity-related, and debt investments.
Funwe Farm Limited produces, promotes, and distributes hybrid and Open Pollinated Varieties (OPV) maize and legume seeds. Funwe Farm Limited owns two farms, Funwe and Mitongwe. The company also buys seeds from out growers. Funwe Farm Limited sells its products through the Agricultural Inputs Subsidy Scheme to smallholders in Malawi. Funwe Farm Limited was founded in 2001 and is based in Blantyre, Malawi.
Seed-Tech
Private Equity Round in 2010
Seed-tech is a Malawian business founded in 2009. It buys in and processes hybrid maize and legume seed for sale through the Agricultural Inputs Subsidy Scheme. In 2013, the business expects to process and market 500 MT of seed. The business contracts commercial and smallholder outgrowers to produce its seed, thereby increasing income in the local community.
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