Building enduring businesses across Africa’s growth sectors

Blythe Holdings is a diversified investment group with permanent capital and a long-term horizon—backing resilient operators in healthcare, technology, manufacturing, and sustainable infrastructure.

$420M+
ASSETS UNDER MGMT
18
OPERATING COMPANIES
12+ yrs
AVERAGE HOLD
Our Footprint
Regional footprint
Zimbabwe
South Africa
Zambia
Botswana
Kenya
Namibia
Permanent Capital
LONG-TERM HORIZON
Operator-Led
HANDS-ON PARTNERSHIP
ESG & Impact
VALUE WITH PURPOSE
Regional Footprint
SADC & BEYOND

Our Portfolio

From healthcare to energy, we back businesses with durable cashflows, strong governance, and potential to scale regionally.

Healthcare
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MedCore Health
Hospital networks, diagnostics, pharma distribution and retail pharmacy.
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Manufacturing
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Zenith Manufacturing
FMCG & specialty manufacturing with export capability.
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Energy
GreenGrid Energy
Industrial renewables, efficiency retrofits, and embedded power.
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Logistics
🚚
Atlas Logistics
Cold-chain & last-mile distribution across SADC.
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Technology
☁️
Blythe Holdings
Cloud platforms, data infrastructure, and cybersecurity.
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Infrastructure
🏗️
CivicWorks
Public-private infrastructure development & maintenance.
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An owner-operator approach

Governance, capital discipline, and operational excellence—tuned for African markets and inspired by top holding companies.

💼 Permanent Capital

We invest without artificial fund lifecycles, compounding value over decades.

🔧 Operating Playbooks

Commercial excellence, lean operations, and digital enablement drive margins.

🛡️ Governance & Risk

Robust boards, audit and compliance frameworks, and cyber resilience.

♻️ ESG & Impact

We align returns with outcomes—jobs, skills and environmental stewardship.

🤝 Partnership Model

We back strong management teams and align incentives through co-investment.

🌍 Regional Scale

Adjacency expansion and smart M&A to build regional champions.

Sectors

Resilient, essential industries with strong demand fundamentals and room for modernization.

🏥 Healthcare Hospitals • Pharma • Diagnostics
💻 Technology Cloud • Data • Cyber
🏭 Manufacturing FMCG • Specialty
⚡ Energy Renewables • Efficiency

About us

We steward capital with discipline and invest in operating companies that deliver essential products and services. Our approach blends governance, technology, and people development to create compounding value.

Our Purpose

Build enduring African businesses that improve everyday life and create quality jobs.

Our Values

Integrity, accountability, curiosity, and partnership guide our decisions.

Our Edge

Operating playbooks, regional networks, and a technology-first mindset.

What Partners Say

Our best references are the leaders we work with.

CEO portrait

“Blythe doesn’t just invest; they roll up sleeves. Our EBITDA doubled in 18 months.”

CEO, Zenith Manufacturing
COO portrait

“Their digital playbooks transformed our patient scheduling and inventory turns.”

Group COO, MedCore Health
Founder portrait

“Hands-on governance and strategic intros unlocked two new markets for us.”

Founder, Blythe Holdings

Let’s build enduring value together

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Email
sbekab@blytheholding.com
Phone
+263 (0) 86 77 000
HQ
Harare, Zimbabwe