Vusi Thembekwayo is a Global Speaker, Venture Investor, Award Winning Entrepreneur and Best selling author
Vusi Thembekwayo' s name has become synonymous with being a business maverick, inimitable and with a personal brand that is solidly grounded in accomplishments. As a source of business wisdom, Vusi is the go- to-guy for executives and entrepreneurs globally.
His charismatic social media engagement often mirrors that of a rockstar, with over 1million of followers on Facebook. Vusi is among the top 10 most followed Africans on LinkedIn, with more than 800 000 followers and more than 500 000 followers on Twitter.
A best-selling author, Vusi's books have sold more than 500,000 copies worldwide.
Vusi is a global business authority and disruptor. A hard-working, committed venture capitalist and serial entrepreneur, by the age of 25 he ran a R400m division of a R17bn multinational and today is widely regarded as one of the most disruptive forces in venture capital.
Vusi is a lover of God, and this is evident in his speeches
He is the founder and CEO of the MyGrowth Fund Venture Partners, co- founder & CEO of VUKA Capital and VUKA Fund Managers as well as Capital Raise lead of Afrika Fintech Fund.
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Vusi is passionate about early stage venture investments with a focus on impact investment driving financial inclusion & access to healthcare and education using technology across the develooping world. Leading by example, his team forces medium, large and listed businesses into much-needed, often painful, always lucrative new directions.
As CEO of VUKA Capital - a R1.5Bn Southern African growth stage equity and mezzanine investment fund, Vusi is also General Partner of Watermark Afrika Capital based at the DIFC and the chairman of investment holding group, the Thembekwayo Legacy Group. In addition, he is an investor and shareholder in numerous entities, serving on several boards.
Vusi did his time in corporate. He endured
Vusi did his time in corporate. He endured similar 'scars of business war' as his clients during his career and life journey. These 'scars' make him highly relatable and contribute to his raw, honest, straightforward delivery of content – be it as business mogul, keynote speaker, author, coach or mentor.
Vusi is an authentic, relevant, fun and extremely likeable person. His personal journey of hardships and financial challenges at a young age, taught him that success is only achieved through hard work, dedication, and obsession.
A philanthropist in his own right, Vusi pays it forward in creating opportunities for deserving, hard-working young people through his Leadership Foundation which focuses on education programs for under- priviledged youth across Sub-Saharan Africa. The foundation is funded in part by the proceeds of VUKA Capital & the family investment holdings Thembekwayo Legacy Group.
.. The VUKA Leadership Foundation is a not-for-profit foundation that works with in community partners to identify, educate and upskill the next generation of leaders across communities in Africa. The foundation aims to develpop 1000 high impact leaders by 2030. Its mission is to shape the future of Africa by capacitating the leaders who will create it.
Books by Vusi Thembekwayo
As established author, Vusi has authored
- The Magna Carta of Exponentiality
- Book Title 2
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Vusi is also a closet patron of the arts deliberately shying away from making his endowments known.
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Vusi Thembekwayo is active on social media. You can connect with him via his official handles on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, TikTok and X. You can also check out his YouTube Videos (https://www.youtube.com/vthembekwayo) on his channel here, send him an email here or visit his website here https://www.vusithembekwayo.com
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