Peter Allerstorfer

Co-Founder & Managing Director at Silvertree Holdings

📍 Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa🔄 Updated September 2026💼 2 investments📅 15 years investing🗓 Last invested Apr 2012
VC🌍 South Africa
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Founder & Shareholder
Apr 2012
Jumia is the leading e-commerce platform in Africa. It is built around a marketplace, Jumia Logistics, and JumiaPay. The marketplace helps millions of consumers and sellers to connect and transact. Jumia Logistics enables the delivery of millions of packages through our network of local partners. JumiaPay facilitates the payments of online transactions for Jumias ecosystem. With over 1 billion people and 500 million internet users in Africa, Jumia believes that e-commerce is making peoples lives easier by helping them shop and pay for millions of products at the best prices wherever they live. E-commerce is also creating new opportunities for SMEs to grow, and job opportunities for a new generation to thrive. With over 5,000 employees in more than 10 countries in Africa, Jumia is led by top talented leaders offering a great mix of local and international talents and is backed by very high-profile shareholders. Jumia is committed to creating sustainable impact in Africa. Jumia offers unique opportunities in a vibrant and booming environment, creating new jobs, new skills, and empowering a new generation.
early stageRetail
Founder & Shareholder
Nov 2011
Zando was founded in 2012 and since then has grown exponentially to become South Africa’s biggest online fashion store. Zando forms part of the Jumia Group, the leading e-commmerce platform in Africa. With over 1 billion people and 500 million internet users in Africa, Jumia believes that e-commerce is making people's lives easier by helping them shop and pay for millions of products at the best prices wherever they live. E-commerce is also creating new opportunities for SMEs to grow, and job opportunities for a new generation to thrive. With over 5,000 employees in more than 10 countries in Africa, Jumia is led by top talented leaders offering a great mix of local and international talents and is backed by very high-profile shareholders. Jumia is committed to creating sustainable impact in Africa and offers unique opportunities in a vibrant and booming environment, creating new jobs, new skills, and empowering a new generation. With awards like best overall shopping experience and best mobile site, we have proven that our customer centric and innovative approach is the successful recipe to cater for each and every South African. With affordable delivery fees, free returns and various secure payment options, we are reaching many South Africans every single month, making the website the biggest mall and one stop shopping destination in Southern Africa. We are results-oriented and we like working with fun people who are passionate about what they do. If you are interested in joining our team of dynamic of eCommerce experts, please feel free to visit our careers page at http://www.zando.co.za/careers/ Follow us on Social Media: Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/zando.co.za Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/zando.co.za/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/zando_co_za YouTube - http://www.youtube.com/zandoonline
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2013
Co-Founder & Managing Director
Oct 2013
Silvertree is an entrepreneur-led investment growth partner scaling consumer and digital brands in Africa. From founding in 2013, the Silvertree portfolio has grown to include 12 companies employing 400 people across 13 locations in 3 cities. Silvertree follows an owner-operator approach and puts its own capital at risk by investing from its balance sheet and has generated returns of 13x to shareholders in 4 years. We support entrepreneurs by providing them with long-term capital and a dedicated operational platform of 20-plus staff, which has supported annual revenue growth of >100% CAGR over multiple years across the portfolio. We offer various career possibilities within Silvertree and its investment portfolio. In line with our hands-on mentality we trust our employees with full accountability and autonomy from day one. This unique entrepreneurial and performance driven culture enables us to achieve executional excellence. We are continuously searching for top academic and executive talent from South Africa and abroad! - Do you have a risk-taking and can-do attitude? 
 - Can you identify yourself with our values of Achievement, Ownership, Entrepreneurship & Honesty? Then we’d love to hear from you!
2012
Founder & Shareholder
Apr 2012
Jumia is the leading e-commerce platform in Africa. It is built around a marketplace, Jumia Logistics, and JumiaPay. The marketplace helps millions of consumers and sellers to connect and transact. Jumia Logistics enables the delivery of millions of packages through our network of local partners. JumiaPay facilitates the payments of online transactions for Jumias ecosystem. With over 1 billion people and 500 million internet users in Africa, Jumia believes that e-commerce is making peoples lives easier by helping them shop and pay for millions of products at the best prices wherever they live. E-commerce is also creating new opportunities for SMEs to grow, and job opportunities for a new generation to thrive. With over 5,000 employees in more than 10 countries in Africa, Jumia is led by top talented leaders offering a great mix of local and international talents and is backed by very high-profile shareholders. Jumia is committed to creating sustainable impact in Africa. Jumia offers unique opportunities in a vibrant and booming environment, creating new jobs, new skills, and empowering a new generation.
early stageRetail
2011
Founder & Shareholder
Nov 2011
Zando was founded in 2012 and since then has grown exponentially to become South Africa’s biggest online fashion store. Zando forms part of the Jumia Group, the leading e-commmerce platform in Africa. With over 1 billion people and 500 million internet users in Africa, Jumia believes that e-commerce is making people's lives easier by helping them shop and pay for millions of products at the best prices wherever they live. E-commerce is also creating new opportunities for SMEs to grow, and job opportunities for a new generation to thrive. With over 5,000 employees in more than 10 countries in Africa, Jumia is led by top talented leaders offering a great mix of local and international talents and is backed by very high-profile shareholders. Jumia is committed to creating sustainable impact in Africa and offers unique opportunities in a vibrant and booming environment, creating new jobs, new skills, and empowering a new generation. With awards like best overall shopping experience and best mobile site, we have proven that our customer centric and innovative approach is the successful recipe to cater for each and every South African. With affordable delivery fees, free returns and various secure payment options, we are reaching many South Africans every single month, making the website the biggest mall and one stop shopping destination in Southern Africa. We are results-oriented and we like working with fun people who are passionate about what they do. If you are interested in joining our team of dynamic of eCommerce experts, please feel free to visit our careers page at http://www.zando.co.za/careers/ Follow us on Social Media: Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/zando.co.za Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/zando.co.za/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/zando_co_za YouTube - http://www.youtube.com/zandoonline
Managing Director & CEO
Nov 2011
Zando was founded in 2012 and since then has grown exponentially to become South Africa’s biggest online fashion store. Zando forms part of the Jumia Group, the leading e-commmerce platform in Africa. With over 1 billion people and 500 million internet users in Africa, Jumia believes that e-commerce is making people's lives easier by helping them shop and pay for millions of products at the best prices wherever they live. E-commerce is also creating new opportunities for SMEs to grow, and job opportunities for a new generation to thrive. With over 5,000 employees in more than 10 countries in Africa, Jumia is led by top talented leaders offering a great mix of local and international talents and is backed by very high-profile shareholders. Jumia is committed to creating sustainable impact in Africa and offers unique opportunities in a vibrant and booming environment, creating new jobs, new skills, and empowering a new generation. With awards like best overall shopping experience and best mobile site, we have proven that our customer centric and innovative approach is the successful recipe to cater for each and every South African. With affordable delivery fees, free returns and various secure payment options, we are reaching many South Africans every single month, making the website the biggest mall and one stop shopping destination in Southern Africa. We are results-oriented and we like working with fun people who are passionate about what they do. If you are interested in joining our team of dynamic of eCommerce experts, please feel free to visit our careers page at http://www.zando.co.za/careers/ Follow us on Social Media: Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/zando.co.za Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/zando.co.za/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/zando_co_za YouTube - http://www.youtube.com/zandoonline