meet the founders
Peter Allerstorfer
Peter co-founded Zando.co.za and served as co-CEO. He also co-founded jumia.com.ng, Nigeria's largest e-commerce store. Prior to founding Zando.co.za, Peter worked for McKinsey & Company as a management consultant between 2009 and 2011. In his role at McKinsey, Peter was involved in consulting in consumer goods, process optimization and provided strategic council in relation to the marketing and sales. Currently he is the Co-Founder and Managing Director of Silvertreebrands in South Africa. Peter received a diploma in economics and mechanical engineering from the Technical University of Graz, in Austria.
Paul Cook
Before founding Silvertree Holdings, Paul worked at McKinsey & Company, where he specialized in African growth strategy, and co-authored the McKinsey Global Institute report ‘Africa at work: Job creation and inclusive growth’. He brings deep understanding of opportunities on the continent and operational blockages to realizing them. Before McKinsey, Paul co-founded Thornhill Associates, an online leadership development and feedback provider. Currently he is the Co-Founder and Managing Director of Silvertreebrands in South Africa. Paul holds a PhD in physics from the California Institute of Technology.
Manuel Koser
Manuel co-founded Zando in South Africa, and served as co-CEO; and co-founded Jumia in Nigeria. Before relocating to South Africa, he worked as a Vice President for Corporate Development and Investments in Frankfurt for the Altira Group, focusing on African, renewable and German mid-cap investments. Currently he is the Co-Founder and Managing Director of Silvertreebrands in South Africa. He started his career as a Management Consultant for the Boston Consulting Group, where he focused on corporate finance and industrial goods projects in Germany, UAE, India, UK and South Africa. Manuel holds a B.Sc from University of Maastricht and Universita Luigi Bocconi.
Andrew Whale
Before joining Silvertreebrands, Andrew worked for KPMG in Chicago within the audit practice, in asset management specializing in commercial real estate, private equity, funds, hotels, and provided guidance to clients on financial reporting. Prior to that Andrew completed his articles at KPMG, Cape Town, within the Regional Audit practice where he was involved in providing services to clients across a variety of industries. Andrew is a CA(SA) and holds a BCom Rationum, majoring in business management and accounting, as well as a postgraduate honors degree in accounting from Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University.
Founded companies
Silvertreebrands
Silvertreebrands
Silvertreebrands
Entrepreneur-led investment growth partner scaling consumer and digital brands in Africa.
Location: Cape Town, South Africa
Zando - Exited
Silvertreebrands
Silvertreebrands
South Africa's biggest online fashion store.
Location: Cape Town, South Africa
Jumia - Exited
Silvertreebrands
Jumia - Exited
Online marketplace in Africa for electronics, and fashion industry.
Location: Lagos, Nigeria
PRIVATE INVESTMENTS
Rippling
Rippling
Rippling
Managing your employees’
payroll, benefits, devices, apps, and more—all in one place.
Location: San Francisco, USA
Dogo
Rippling
Rippling
Personalized, gamified dog training app.
https://www.hellohr.co.za/Location: Berlin, Germany
Syfe
Rippling
Luca Faloni
Fully-managed investment portfolios with no minimum entry or lock-in.
Location: Singapore
Luca Faloni
Luca Faloni
Luca Faloni
Timeless, luxurious Italian fashion.
Location: London, England
Click2sure
Luca Faloni
Click2sure
Cloud digital businesses offering insurance that reduces administration costs, and better decisions with real-time reporting and insights.
Location: Cape Town, South Africa
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Luca Faloni
Click2sure
Makes it easy to accept, bill and maximize insurance claims while giving patients the best billing experience in healthcare.
Location: San Francisco, USA
Thornhill Associates
Thornhill Associates
Thornhill Associates
Provides customisable and reliable online multi-rater feedback and screening systems with expert guidance and dedicated support, as well as accompanying consulting and coaching services for leadership development
Location: Johannesburg, South Africa
Disputify
Thornhill Associates
Thornhill Associates
Disputify pre-emptively identifies fraudulent E-commerce activity protecting the entire community from family businesses to big banks. By doing this, Disputify saves merchants time, money and commercial reputation.
Location: Brisbane City, Australia
Taiv
Thornhill Associates
Cogsy
Taiv installs hardware that sits between the live feed and the TV, analyzing the image so that it can instantly understand that a commercial has come on, and switch over to custom content
Location: Winnipeg, Canada
Cogsy
Finclusion
Cogsy
Cogsy helps DTC brands eliminate manual spreadsheets and guesswork to automatically order the right inventory at optimal levels and grow in the best way possible.
Location: Bristol, England
Finclusion
Finclusion
Finclusion
Finclusion Group is enhancing financial inclusion in Africa by building transformative financial technology services focused on high-growth market segments, providing world-class customer experiences.
Location: Republic of Mauritius
PRIVATE INVESTMENTS - EXITED
Conversio - Exited
Conversio - Exited
Conversio - Exited
All-in-one marketing solution and widget designed to improve customer lifetime value.
Location: London, England
HelloHR - Exited
Conversio - Exited
Conversio - Exited
Manage your payslips, payroll, tax calculations and leave with ease, using our cloud platform.
Location: Cape Town, South Africa
FUND INVESTMENTS
Builders Union
Bitcoin Arbitrage Fund
Builders Union
Builders Union is an independent investment manager.
Location: London, England
MEP Capital
Bitcoin Arbitrage Fund
Builders Union
Long-term investors focused on opportunities across the media industry frequently overlooked by larger financial institutions.
Location: New York, United States of America
Bitcoin Arbitrage Fund
Bitcoin Arbitrage Fund
Bitcoin Arbitrage Fund
A fund using algorithmic trading strategies to take advantage of short term price discrepancies in global cryptocurrency markets, to create excellent returns with limited risk. The trading approach has generated compounded returns of 160% per year over nearly three years, despite a decline in bitcoin price over the fund lifetime, and without the use of leverage or investments in speculative/fringe cryptoassets. Currently closed to further external capital
Current Board Seats/Management positions
Silvertree Holdings.
Silvertree Holdings.
Silvertree Holdings.
Entrepreneur-led investment growth partner scaling consumer and digital brands in Africa.
Location: Cape Town, South Africa
UCOOK.
Silvertree Holdings.
Silvertree Holdings.
Dinner kit delivery service that promises you 'cooking made easy' .
Location: Cape Town, South Africa
Faithful to Nature.
Silvertree Holdings.
Faithful to Nature.
South Africa's leading choice for natural products that are good for you and good for the planet .
Location: Cape Town, South Africa
SKOON.
PriceCheck.
Faithful to Nature.
Proudly South African company offering beautiful bespoke, natural and organic skin care products.
Location: Stellenbosch, South Africa
PetHeaven.
PriceCheck.
PriceCheck.
South Africa's largest and most loved online pet store, specialising in scheduled door-to-door deliveries.
Location: Cape Town, South Africa
PriceCheck.
PriceCheck.
PriceCheck.
Africa’s largest product and price comparison platform
sprout: Performance media buying and specialist media strategy agency.
Location: Cape Town, South Africa
Sprout
Ker & Downey Africa
Ker & Downey Africa
Media buying partner who provides optimized services for various brands.
Location: Cape Town, South Africa
Ker & Downey Africa
Ker & Downey Africa
Ker & Downey Africa
Luxury African safari company offering personalized trips throughout the African continent.
Location: Cape Town, South Africa
Publik
Ker & Downey Africa
Finclusion
A curated selection of artisan and sustainable South African wines made by smaller, independent producers sold online and at our Bar in Cape Town.
Location: Cape Town, South Africa
Finclusion
Finclusion
Finclusion
Africa-focused financial services and insurance business.
Location: Republic of Mauritius