ABOUT US
Rhiza Ventures is dedicated to fostering entrepreneurship and skills development within township communities, focusing on Enterprise Supplier Development, Retail, and Organic Food, Healthcare and Education, all aligned with B-BBEE and ESG objectives.
Through our Model, we provide youth with access to formal economic opportunities, aiming for economic independence and community upliftment.
Our mission is to drive social change by bringing excellent township-made products and services to market. Assisting people to lift themselves out of poverty. We reinvest our profits through Rhiza Babuyile, our sister non-profit organisation, to support holistic community development.
OUR FOCUS AREAS
ABOUT US
Rhiza Ventures focuses on sustainability within our communities through various social entrepreneurial ventures. Rhiza Ventures is an innovative investment firm focused on empowering the growth of startups and scaling ventures through strategic financial backing and expert guidance. Dedicated to fostering disruptive innovations across various sectors, Rhiza Ventures operates with a keen interest in sustainability and technological advancements. The company not only provides capital but also a robust support network, featuring expert mentorship and access to a wide-ranging industry network. Rhiza Ventures positions itself as a catalyst for visionary entrepreneurs aiming to transform their industries and drive significant societal impact, making it a key player in the venture capital landscape. Our focus areas are:
Organic Agriculture
We link our own Rhiza Farms with our Social Enterprise Munching Mongoose, where we sell locally sourced lekkerness to primarily suburban households. We deliver locally sourced, organic products.
Skills Development and Business Process Outsourcing (BPO)
Our skills development venture is called Tabula Rasa, through this venture, we offer learnerships in IT NQF Level 4 and 5. These are linked to relevant vendor-based IT skills. We link our graduates to IT based BPO opportunities, currently focused on Cyber Security and Search Engine Optimisation.
Enterprise Development and Clothing Manufacturing
Our Enterprise and Supplier Development programme includes Business Hub Management, incubation and acceleration programmes, where entrepreneurs receive essential resources such as professional spaces, business coaching, mentorship, and access to funding. In Diepsloot, our retail manufacturing factory supports graduates from our Fashion & Design Program, allowing them to manufacture textile products sold in major retailers and for corporate gifting.
Edufinance
We provide innovative financing solutions to Early Childhood Development centres (ECDs). We provide ECDs with loans from R1 000 to R150 000. The interest on the loans is repayable to the ECDs based on various developmental improvements measured with the learners of the ECD.
Private Healthcare
Our nursepreneur network model provides nurses with the opportunity to own their own private health clinic, focused on primary healthcare services. The nursepreneur is trained in entrepreneurship and receives the clinic as part of a loan, that is repayable through revenue over a period of 5-7 years.
