The state of our planet and the lives of millions throughout the world suggest that the link between who we are as people and how the world is run is damaged.

We believe that it is possible to align our commercial activities with our values and to sustain humanity in sync with the laws of nature and for the benefit of all life on earth.

The more we all choose to challenge the status quo and use our skills with purpose and focus to add real value to society, the sooner impact investing will be recognised as a mainstream investment asset class and the faster a system-wide adoption of sustainable practices will be achieved.

The future is in our daily decisions.

As a group of accomplished professionals with experience and networks in a variety of fields, we have an in-depth understanding of the challenges and opportunities experienced by South Africa in its implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals and in its transition to a green economy, both in the public and private sector.

We work tirelessly on fostering trusting relationships with individuals and enterprises entrenched in the sectors of national focus such as agriculture, waste management, water management, basic education, manufacturing, health, basic services, etc. Together we develop commercially viable and scalable solutions, designed for the maximum positive and sustainable impact on society and the natural environment.

We originate, incubate and accelerate investible deals that deliver measurable social and/or environmental impact in deserving but underserved sectors in South Africa.

The combination of our rigorous multidisciplinary intellectual analysis with the ground-level know-how of our industry partners yields projects which are need- and demand-driven and thus commercially viable. By catalysing the participation of a wide range of stakeholders, we can secure a reliable source of capital and a stable implementation platform to ensure the sustainability and success of the undertakings.

We are not authorised Financial Service Providers (FSP). We work with FSPs appropriate to your funding needs.

OUR TEAM

Danubia HI collaborates with professionals, entrepreneurs and financial services providers (asset and fund management, compliance, credit and risk management), commercial and industrial property, social and health services, agriculture, SME development and waste management.

We believe in making good ideas possible and in working with people who believe what we believe. We explore new horizons and take calculated risks hand-in-hand with partners we trust and who trust us never to give up and to come out the other side together and better than before.

ZUZANA HEGEROVA

Zuzana is passionate about exploring international and inter-industry sharing, collaboration and project replication opportunities with the potential to advance the progression to a circular economy.

Since 2009, Zuzana gained broad financial services experience at Leaf Capital (Pty) Ltd, a corporate finance advisory and fund management specialist. She was instrumental in the establishment and strategy execution of the R4.5bn Leaf Property Fund and its sale and listing on the JSE in 2015. Since 2016, Zuzana has been involved in large scale impact projects in the property and waste management sectors, including REDISA, the Runner-up for the Circulars Award at the 2016 World Economic Forum in Davos and industry partnerships developing waste abatement and recycling solutions for the mining sector. Zuzana is a qualified Chartered Accountant.

LEANNE VISSER

Leanne’s calling lies in assisting NGOs and SMEs with the design of efficient and sustainable social impact strategies, product development, communications and with the measuring of their program impact.

For over 15 years, Leanne has fulfilled roles in project development, finance, fundraising, marketing, communications and strategic directorship in the social development sector of Sub-Saharan Africa. She has worked with small and large organisations in the fields of rural poverty, sexual health, mental health and education and raised funding from national and international agencies, including USAID, PEPFAR, EU, Department of Health/Social Services/Education/Justice and others. She holds a BSc (Hons) Psychology, postgraduate diplomas in HIV/AIDS Management and is completing her MBA.

“Obstacles are those frightful things you see when you take your eyes off your goal."

Henry Ford

“The greater danger for most of us lies not in setting our aim too high and falling short; but in setting our aim too low, and achieving our mark.”

Michelangelo

“As South Africans, we sometimes think we’ve got a choice. We don’t have a choice. We have to do what has proven to be right.”

Patrice Motsepe on the Mining Charter, Sep 2017

OUR SERVICES

Our multidisciplinary backgrounds enable us to understand the interests and the difficulties that are driving the objectives of each potential party to the deal. We strive to remain positive, creative and flexible throughout the deal negotiations, with the goal of delivering the satisfaction of real benefits to all sides. We come to the table well prepared and act quickly when the time is ripe.

With the emphasis on what can be achieved in a finite time horizon, we dream it up, we test it and we make it happen. Or we learn from our mistakes and try again differently.

Danubia High Impact

supporting deserving economic development opportunities in South Africa

BRINGING IMPACT TO FUNDING