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Our approach

Make the opportunity clear.

Good investment conversations begin with a defined opportunity, credible evidence and people who can act. We help owners prepare that foundation, then connect suitable projects with investors who understand the stage and the ask.

Bring an opportunity Share your investment interests

From first enquiry to introduction

Five stages. A clear decision at each.

  1. Start with what you have.

    Tell us about the opportunity, its location, your connection to it and the partner or funding you need. The initial eligibility check is free. You can ask about help with preparation costs at this first step.

    A suitable route and a clear next step.

  2. Understand the work ahead.

    Where a closer assessment is needed, we propose a paid diagnostic with an agreed scope. It examines the evidence, authority to offer the project, commercial questions and outstanding work. You see the fee and deliverables before committing.

    A preparation plan, or a reason to stop.

  3. Prepare the proposition.

    Choose the support you need: rights clarification, technical studies, market evidence, a financial model or an investment dossier. The plan identifies relevant official permissions and specialists. Equivalent work from your own advisers is welcome.

    Evidence proportionate to the proposed investment.

  4. Review before presenting.

    A named reviewer assesses whether the opportunity is ready for the particular investment it seeks. We record the review scope, unresolved conditions and risks. Paying for preparation does not buy a favourable decision.

    Present, prepare further or pause—with reasons.

  5. Make informed introductions.

    We review an investor's mandate, relevant experience and capacity before arranging access. With the owner's approval, we present the proposition, reconfirm availability and agree the purpose of the introduction. Both parties retain responsibility for their own due diligence.

    A relevant conversation with a defined purpose.

Already prepared? Bring the work you have for assessment. Buying preparation services is not a condition of being considered. A study-funding proposal, an exploration project and an operating business seeking expansion capital need different evidence.

Coordinated preparation

The right people. A clear next step.

Preparation can involve the owner, technical specialists, financiers and several government departments. We help identify who needs to act, organise the evidence and coordinate the agreed work. Each next step should have a responsible person, a defined output and a record of what remains outstanding.

Where permissions or inspections are needed, the preparation plan identifies the relevant authority, the material to assemble and the appropriate follow-up. We keep applications, inspection findings and official decisions distinct. Access to a department helps a process move with clarity; the department makes its own decision.

Preparation by sector

A pathway that fits your project.

Start with the records already available. The next steps depend on the activity, location, tenure and investment stage. These guides identify useful evidence and the people involved. You can start an enquiry while evidence or permissions are still being prepared.

Mining

Establish the rights, then examine the mineral and commercial case.

Institutions, evidence and next steps

Who handles what

The Ministry of Mines and Mining Development handles mining rights and claim status. The Environmental Management Agency (EMA) handles applicable environmental assessment. We help assemble the records and identify the confirmations needed for the proposed transaction.

Evidence to build from

  • Holder category and authority to act; claim or block names, registration references, registered minerals, areas, dates and mapped locations. Identify each claim where several are involved.
  • Registration certificates, site maps and applicable inspection evidence. Record validity and unresolved disputes, restrictions or competing agreements separately from document availability.
  • The partner sought: a joint venture, tribute arrangement, technical partner, finance or buyer. Existing geological work, operating records and the intended use of capital help define the proposition.

A registered claim is not evidence of proven reserves. Technical claims need competent supporting work, and permission to promote a claim is distinct from authority to sell it or enter a partnership.

Your preparation plan confirms the requirements that apply to your project and stage.

Land & agriculture

Match the proposed use and deal to the rights and resources available.

Institutions, evidence and next steps

Who handles what

The relevant land administration, registry, lessor and local authority depend on the tenure and location. The agriculture ministry handles relevant land and agricultural partnership processes. ZINWA handles abstraction agreements for water from its managed or state-owned dams.

Evidence to build from

  • Title, lease, permit or other tenure evidence; parcel location, total and usable area, current use and authority for the proposed arrangement.
  • Water source and seasonality, irrigation, soil evidence, buildings, machinery and their condition. Existing production and sales records help explain what can be developed.
  • The proposed value chain, market access, owner contributions and capital required. Record current partnerships, prior cancellations, restrictions and consents that may affect the new arrangement.

Holding land does not automatically allow every sale, lease, joint venture or change of use. A nearby dam does not establish a reliable or permitted water supply. Other water sources need their own assessment.

Your preparation plan confirms the requirements that apply to your project and stage.

Tourism

Build the destination, operating and investment case together.

Institutions, evidence and next steps

Who handles what

The Zimbabwe Tourism Authority handles relevant tourism operator registration and licensing. The local authority and EMA handle applicable site, development and environmental matters. The exact route depends on the facility and activity.

Evidence to build from

  • Promoter or operator category, company and ownership records where relevant, authority to act, location and site rights. Distinguish a new development from expansion or an existing operation.
  • The tourism activity and investment sought: debt, equity, a joint venture, management contract or business sale. Record the capital requirement and what the partner would contribute.
  • Available project memorandum, business plan, feasibility work and demand evidence. Existing operators should identify their licences and permits; new projects should show what is still needed.

The current licensing checklist and inspection requirements must be confirmed for the operator category. A tourism matchmaking profile is not an operating licence.

Your preparation plan confirms the requirements that apply to your project and stage.

Energy

Connect the technical case to a credible route to market.

Institutions, evidence and next steps

Who handles what

ZERA handles relevant energy licensing. ZETDC is involved in applicable grid assessments and connections; EMA handles environmental review. Land rights, company establishment and power-purchase arrangements have their own parties and processes.

Evidence to build from

  • Technology and capacity, site rights, resource and feasibility studies, costs and environmental preparation.
  • The intended electricity use, grid and connection assumptions, buyer, proposed tariff and the status of any power-purchase agreement.

The licensing route depends on the generation, distribution or supply activity and proposed customer. A prospective buyer is not a signed offtake commitment. Technical capability, land availability, financial projections and financing evidence belong in the preparation plan.

Your preparation plan confirms the requirements that apply to your project and stage.

Industry

Test the production model alongside premises and operating requirements.

Institutions, evidence and next steps

Who handles what

The preparation plan identifies the competent factory and occupational-safety office, the relevant local authority and EMA where applicable. Factory registration, equipment checks and local permissions are separate from investment licensing.

Evidence to build from

  • Premises and occupier details, proposed production, layouts, machinery, utilities, workforce and route to market.
  • Hazards and mitigation, waste and effluent arrangements, fire escape and available plans or inspection records.

Assess capacity, utilisation, customers and working-capital needs alongside the premises. The receiving authority confirms applicable inspections and any activity-specific approvals before an official application.

Your preparation plan confirms the requirements that apply to your project and stage.

Public projects

Begin with the institutional mandate and the lawful delivery route.

Institutions, evidence and next steps

Who handles what

The authorised public or contracting body leads its institutional decisions. Its procurement and legal teams establish the applicable approval and selection route, including public-private partnership review where relevant. Procurement oversight may involve the Procurement Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe.

Evidence to build from

  • Institutional mandate, asset rights, authorised sponsor, relevant resolutions or delegations and the proposed procurement or partnership route.
  • For applicable PPPs: concept and feasibility work, financial modelling, public contributions, risk allocation and formal review records.

Not every public project is a PPP. An introduction cannot award a concession, replace procurement or bind a public institution. Preparation fees and any alternative commercial terms need their own authorised route.

Your preparation plan confirms the requirements that apply to your project and stage.

Know what has been checked

Evidence, inspection and approval are different.

Our project review

We assess the proposition, its evidence and its suitability for presentation. A private site visit or specialist opinion has a stated scope and date.

Official decisions

The competent authority carries out its statutory process, including required assessments or inspections, and issues its own decision. We record the outcome and any conditions separately from our project review.

Investor assessment

Investors assess the opportunity against their mandate and undertake their own due diligence. A listing or introduction is not a funding commitment or a guarantee of returns.

The dossier should distinguish pending applications, issued approvals and outstanding conditions. A receipt is evidence of submission, not approval.

For investors

A considered match starts with your mandate.

Tell us your sectors, preferred arrangements, investment range, location interests and relevant operating experience. We use that profile to understand fit before discussing a particular opportunity.

Before access or an introduction, the review may need identity or company records, authority to act and appropriate evidence of financial capacity. The team agrees how sensitive documents will be provided. A profile or a bank statement alone does not establish qualification for every transaction.

The opportunity must still be available, the owner must agree to the introduction and both parties must assess the proposed deal. Clear interests help us identify a suitable conversation; they do not create a project or a funding commitment.

Preparation and payment

Agree the work before the commitment.

The initial eligibility check is free. If a paid diagnostic or further preparation is needed, we explain the scope, outputs and proposed cost first. You can request help with preparation funding in your initial enquiry, before commissioning a diagnostic.

Ways to discuss preparation costs

Depending on the project, arrangements may be considered for milestone payments, instalments, a deferred fee, sponsor-supported work or a fee linked to a completed transaction. Each needs a separate assessment and written agreement; no alternative arrangement or sponsor funding is automatically available. Support must be approved before expenditure.

Instalments and deferral do not automatically make a fee success-only. A success-linked fee must define the completed transaction, who pays, the proceeds actually received on which it is based, and what happens if no qualifying deal closes. Project funding is not automatically money available to pay an intermediary.

A fee calculated as a percentage of proceeds is a payment for services. Equity is ownership and would require an exceptional, separately negotiated arrangement, including valuation, rights and any necessary consents. Public institutions require their own authority, procurement and approval route.

Payment choices do not change the evidence standard or guarantee publication, approval or investment.

Your next step

Bring a real opportunity. Or a clear investment mandate.