wCap – Women Capital

Data from the World Banks shows in developing countries, small and medium enterprises (SMEs) make up 90% of the private sector and as such, they are critical to the employment of the wider population in these countries. SMEs contribute more than 40% to GDP and are less likely to obtain bank loans than larger firms. […]

The Case for Investing in Zambian Women-led Businesses – A Fireside chat with Dolika Banda – Global Ambassador of the GSG moderated by Nyeji Chilembo – Managing Partner, wCap

Women face unique challenges that sometimes inhibit them from achieving their financial goals. Watch Head of Wealth Management, Olusegun Omoniwa at Standard Chartered Bank Zambia PLC and Nyeji Chilembo, Managing Partner wCap discuss women and their wealth. #wealthmanagement #investments #financialliteracy #globalmoney #GLMW10

In this discussion wCap Co-Founder and Partner, Yvonne Mpala, chats with Patricia Mwase, Founder of Optiquest, a property development company based in Lusaka, Zambia that specialises in the construction and management of student accommodation for tertiary institutions in Zambia

Nyeji Chilembo – Co founder and Managing Partner for wCap limited. The famous quote “Behind every dark cloud, lays a silver lining” stands as a true testament of wCap Limited, an investment management and advisory firm conceived and birthed in May 2020 amidst the global pandemic crisis Covid19. wCap was created from a desire to […]

The past year has been eventful, we founded #wCap, an investment management and advisory firm, to address the problems that women owned/led businesses face when moving into the next stage of growth. The inception process started in the midst of the #covid pandemic forcing us to do almost 90 percent of our work remotely. With the support of […]

Business Investment Master Class for ACCA Zambia wCap was invited to run a masterclass for ACCA Zambia on the Alternative Financing Options for SMEs in Zambia.  In this session, Nyeji Chilembo, Managing Partner wCap gives an overview of the alternative financing options for SMEs in Zambia with a particular emphasis on venture capital  and capital […]

We enjoy working with #womenled and #womenowned businesses in growth stage as they have a clear understanding of how they would like to scale up. Nankhonde Kasonde – van den Broek, like many of our clients came prepared with a thorough understanding of her business and industry. We were also delighted to work with Chisha Kumisuku and […]

In this video, Nyeji Chilembo, Managing Partner for wCap gives a presentation on Borrowing in Hard Currency Vs Kwacha – what you need to know during a Masterclass at the 2021 Prospero Virtual Impact Investing Roadshow.

As we wind down our 12 week cohort 1 sessions, where the first women led and women owned business cohort were supported through an eye opening journey of business advice, growth and learning, wCap are excited to announce applications are now open for Cohort 2, which kicks off on 1st March  2021. Click here to […]