SECHA J.O.I.N
Secha Capital’s Junior Operator-Investor Network
Secha J.O.I.N. (Junior Operator-Investor Network) is an extension of its Operator-Investor ethos: this program includes regular check-ins with the Secha team; case studies with its investment pipeline and portfolio companies, guest speakers and opportunities to review deals and trends as a cohort.
Our five-month, fortnightly program dives deep into the fundamentals of VC/PE investing, but importantly also the strategy consulting toolkit and operational skills and capabilities!
Now accepting applications for the January 2025 cohort
Our mission is to change the flows of human capital
We want more operator-investors in the ecosystem! We need younger and more diverse talent to invest in and work within small and growing businesses. Secha JOIN is designed to change all this, little by little.
Requirements
- Preference is given to candidates of diverse backgrounds
- A high-performing professional, between the ages of 22 and 35
- Keen interest in private equity investing and growing small businesses for impact (jobs) and financial returns
- Full-time job now but would like to work in VC/PE or become a CXO of a small cap business in future
- Represent the values and ethos of Secha Capital in affiliated posts on social media
- Preference for those based in Southern Africa
- An interest in any of the following sectors: FMCG, agribusiness, health care, manufacturing, SaaS
Why Join?
- Learn about VC, PE, strategy consulting, operations and what it takes to grow a business
- Enhance your CV and lead to greater job opportunities as Secha is hiring, our portfolio is hiring and our network needs high-powered human capital!
- Join a network of the future leaders of Africa: The time commitment is not substantial - it is designed to supplement your full-time job
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Help source deals, grow portfolio companies for impact and returns
Why We Do It
- Help up-skill the youth of Africa to create more and better operators, entrepreneurs and managers
- Mitigate the continent’s “brain drain”
- Diversify the pool of investment professionals
- Build a conduit, a bridge, to enable the best and the brightest to work for small, growing businesses
- Develop a recruitment and deal pipeline for Secha
Program Topics
The program includes but is not limited to the following topics.
1. VC/PE 101
- Deal Sourcing
- Due Diligence
- Thesis Building
- Financial modelling
- Term Sheet and Capitalization Tables
2. Vertical Deep dives
- Agribusiness Evolution
- FMCG insurgent brands
- Tech-enabled manufacturing
- Vertical SaaS
- Traditional trade access
3. Consulting Toolkit
- Pyramid Principle and Answer First
- Communications
- Mental Models
- Value Creation Plan
- S.A.I.L (Strategise, Assess, Install, Learn)
4. Capabilities
- The Brand Accelerator Toolkit
- Building a Sales Team
- Inventory management
- Accounting
- eCommerce marketing
- Updating a GTM strategy
- Refining your Route to Market
5. Entrepreneurship and Management
- Lessons learned at Secha and mistakes made
- Case studies with our portfolio companies
- GP versus revenue; Working capital / cash conversion vs growth forecasts
- How to manage - young executive vs a 9to5er
- Term Sheet and Capitalization Tables
- How to start your own investment company