Naspers

Naspers, a global internet group headquartered in South Africa, is among the world's biggest technology investors.

It engages in global operations and investments in various countries and markets, focusing on long-term growth potential. Naspers is publicly listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange. The firm has a substantial stake in Prosus, a global consumer internet group and one of the world's biggest technology investors.

Focusing on local businesses and global reach

Naspers is renowned for its investments in top-tier internet companies worldwide. Its approach is to have faith in the influence of local businesses, coupled with global reach, and explore chances to tackle significant societal demands in markets with the highest growth potential. This encompasses all important international markets.

Naspers' diverse range of companies enhances the quality of life

Naspers possesses and allocates resources to diverse companies that facilitate human connectivity and global integration, enhancing the quality of life and generating value. The organisation boasts a vast portfolio of entities, such as Takealot, the most significant online retail platform in South Africa, and Media24, the foremost media group in Africa, among numerous others.

A unique approach to investing and managing top-tier companies

Naspers is confident that it’s an ideal global growth ally for entrepreneurs, fledgling companies, and other investors who aspire to expand their presence in their respective markets. What sets the company apart is its unique approach to investing in and managing top-tier companies, enhancing their value throughout their lifecycles.

Naspers either originates its own ventures or funds startups at the early stages, accelerates the growth of promising models to achieve scale, nurtures and expands already-established enterprises, and retains holdings in other companies.

The company's voting control structure ensures that the group remains independent. Naspers acknowledges that their taxes are a vital aspect of their wider economic and social contribution to the countries in which they operate.

Naspers offers venture capital services to entrepreneurs and startups looking to expand their presence in the market.

In addition to financial investment, the company also provides social impact programs that support people's economic and social well-being in the communities where they operate.

Tackling youth unemployment in South Africa

Naspers Labs is a program aimed at addressing the problem of youth unemployment in South Africa. Its focus is to equip unemployed young individuals with the skills they need to compete in the job market and become productive contributors to the economy.

In addition, the program offers an entrepreneurship component that provides guidance and support to establish technology-enabled businesses that are sustainable. The program provides educational assistance, a stipend, and devices and data for internet access to its participants.

Empowering employees to drive social impact

To drive social impact through personal causes, Naspers for Good is a program that encourages its employees to get involved. This program aims to bring individuals closer to Naspers' purpose by enabling them to participate in the decision-making process beyond corporate donations. The program's social good fund is managed by a volunteer committee, which reviews applications and decides which causes to support and how to provide support.

Apart from its social impact programs, Naspers also encourages companies within its portfolio to develop independent social impact activities specific to their segment, expertise, and geography. To achieve this, the company partners with local NGOs and enterprises to support innovation and execution.

Naspers' venture capital services: Enhancing the value of top-tier companies

Naspers' venture capital services are unique because they invest in and manage top-tier companies, enhancing their value throughout their lifecycles. The company either originates its own ventures or funds startups at the early stages, accelerates the growth of promising models to achieve scale, nurtures and expands already-established enterprises, and retains holdings in other companies.

Some benefits of venture capital at Naspers:

• Venture capital provides access to much-needed funding for startups and early-stage companies.
• Naspers' venture capital services support companies, helping them expand their business.
• As a global consumer internet group, Naspers has a vast network of contacts and resources that companies in their portfolio can tap into for support and growth.
• Naspers' venture capital services provide long-term support to companies, helping them to evolve.
• Naspers invests in a diverse range of companies, which helps to spread the risk.