EASE Holdings BV has secured US$9.5 million in additional equity from AAFC Group Inc, a U.S.-based investor in emerging-market asset-backed finance, the company announced on 2 November 2026. EASE said the investment brings its total equity to US$24 million and, combined with its debt facilities, will let it grow its installed base in South Africa and Ghana.
The release does not disclose a valuation, the stake the investor received, the size of the debt facilities or a closing date.
EASE provides hospitals, clinics and specialist practices with medical equipment on a pay-per-use or managed-service basis, with minimal upfront capital. Its all-in models include maintenance, support and upgrades, which the company says can be treated as an operating expense. Target categories include MRI, CT and PET-CT scanners, surgical robots and radiotherapy systems. The company says it is headquartered in the Netherlands and operates in South Africa and Ghana.
AAFC’s argument is about bank lending. Frans van Schaik, chief executive of AAFC Group, said in the release that the equity-to-debt ratios banks require make advanced medical equipment “very expensive to own”. EASE’s pitch is that renting the equipment lets providers focus on patient care rather than owning and managing it.
Installations to date
The release names the following deployments to date: surgical robots in KwaZulu-Natal and Mpumalanga, a PET-CT scanner in Rustenburg, an MRI scanner in Akwatia, Ghana, and CT scanners in Accra. It gives no unit counts for each site and no value for the installed base. EASE also says it is assessing India, Morocco and Malaysia.
What is expected, and what is not yet shown
EASE expects “at least US$20 million of new installations in South Africa next year”, working with what it describes as the country’s largest banks and leading equipment manufacturers. That is a company expectation for 2027, not a completed deployment. The release gives no comparable installation target for Ghana.
Against total equity of US$24 million, the South African target is large. The release does not say how much of the installation cost would come from equity and how much from the debt facilities, or whether “installations” refers to capital value or contract value. Those answers would show whether the new equity is the constraint or only one part of the funding.
EASE South Africa also intends to expand its board and has appointed Wynand du Plessis of Mindcor-InterSearch to recruit a managing director. Those steps show what the company says it is building. They do not show that the installations are funded.
Sources
- EASE Secures US$9.5 Million to Expand AI-Enabled Medical Imaging and Surgical Robotics in South Africa and Ghana (EASE Holdings BV, PR Newswire, 2 November 2026)
- Ease Receives $9.5M Investment From AAFC Group (FinSMEs, 2 November 2026)
- US-backed EASE raises $9.5 million to deploy AI scanners and surgical robots in South Africa and Ghana (Business Insider Africa, 2 November 2026)
