 LeapFrog Investments logo | |
| Company type | Private company |
|---|---|
| Industry | Private equity, financial services,[1] alternative investments[2] |
| Founded | 2007 |
| Founders | Andrew Kuper (Founder and CEO), Gary Herbert (Co-Founder) |
| Headquarters | South Africa / Australia |
Areas served | Africa and Asia |
| Services | Investments, Healthcare, Financial Services, Climate Solutions |
| Website | www |
LeapFrog Investments is a South African-Australian private equity firm that invests in high-growth financial services, healthcare and climate solutions companies in emerging markets in Africa and Asia.
As of 2019[update], LeapFrog had attracted over $2 billion USD from global investors. The firm's investments have grown at more than 24% annually over the life of the firm and its companies reach approximately 492 million consumers, primarily in Africa and Asia.[3][4][5][6]
LeapFrog was ranked by Fortune as one of the top five Companies to Change the World in 2017, the first private investment firm ever listed and made the list for a second time in 2023.[7]
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- ^ "LeapFrog companies reach 5% of the world's population". LeapFrog Investments. 2023-06-19. Retrieved 2023-07-10.
- ^ "HK insurer AIA commits $200m to Temasek-backed impact fund manager LeapFrog". DealStreetAsia. Retrieved 2023-07-10.
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- ^ Cranston, Stephen (24 October 2013). "Leapfrog Investments raises second fund". Financial Mail. Retrieved 16 February 2016.
- ^ "World-Changing Investors". Fortune. Retrieved 2024-02-21.