Edge Growth
Jayesh Nair is currently an Investment Officer at Edge Growth, a leading Enterprise Development specialist company in South Africa. Prior to this, they held various strategic roles at Uni-Africa Investments Ltd, Dimension Data, Absa, and Monitor Group. With an MBA in Strategy, Investment Finance, and Entrepreneurship from GIBS, as well as a B.Phys.Ed (Hons) degree from the University of the Witwatersrand, Jayesh has a diverse and extensive background in business development, strategy, and management consulting across various industries.
Edge Growth
Edge Growth achieves real transformation by partnering with corporates and growing Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) who in turn create jobs for the unemployed. We grow SMEs by addressing the key constraints they face: ACCESS to finance ACCESS to corporate markets ACCESS to skills We partner with our committed corporate clients to design and implement bespoke ESD solutions that create real business impact and supply chain transformation. We have been doing this since 2007 and in this time gained real track record and created meaningful social impact with more than 2 500 jobs to date. Edge Growth is black owned and a Level 2 Enterprise & Supplier Development Beneficiary, with a 125% B-BBEE procurement recognition level. Our services focus on three distinct areas: • Assisting corporates with ESD Str ategy and building SMEs in their value chain • Investing in and growing SMEs in line with specific impact criteria through fund management • Helping to scale businesses to grow to their full potential through accelerator programmes