Ben Botes is an Impact VC, co-Founder, Author and Academic with a strong social conscience. Involved with early and growth stage firms for the past 20 years.

Co-founder of 9 separate businesses across Africa. Directly and indirectly involved in impact investment and the support of charities and non profits for the last 30 years.

Featured in Wall Street for Europe, The Guardian Small Business, BBC, the Mail and Guardian in the UK and BizCommunity, Channel 3 TV, Investors Weekly, The Cape Times, Radio 702 with John Robbie and Good Hope FM in South Africa‎.

Currently Director at Brunel Hive at Brunel Business School as well as Group Managing Director for the Caban Group, a boutique private equity firm focussing on impact venture capital in both the UK and Sub Saharan and West African Markets.