INVESTOR
Maverick and leadership genius – serial entrepreneur,
investor, and self-made millionaire.
Vusi’s business pedigree is unrivaled, as evident from client testimonials, his successful investment track record, numerous awards, and various board appointments.
He is one of the most influential investors on the African continent. At 25, Vusi ran a R400 million division at a renowned multinational and became one of the youngest directors of a JSE-listed company. He gained fame as a dragon investor on the popular Dragon’s Den African edition in 2014.
Vusi is a General Partner of Watermark Afrika Capital, a Middle Eastern-based corporate finance and advisory firm trusted by UAE-based clients to help them discover opportunities & invest in Sub-Saharan Africa. To date, Watermark has facilitated transactions in retail, manufacturing, commodities trading, fintech, banking, and healthcare.
He is also the Chairman of Africa Growth Partners, an infrastructure-focused private equity firm with assets in water, energy, road, and social infrastructure.
Additionally, Vusi is the founder and CEO of MyGrowthFund Venture Partners, an award-winning community-centric venture capital firm and business accelerator.
As a serial global entrepreneur, venture capitalist, and business mogul, Vusi is also an investor in Africa’s premier emerging technology accelerator, Lion Cage, and the founder, CEO, and shareholder of the private equity firm VUKA Capital, which manages a series of private equity funds across various categories.
An avid philanthropist, renowned international business speaker, and best-selling author with speaking engagements across the globe, Vusi is arguably the most recognizable face and voice of venture capital across Africa.
MyGrowthFund Venture Partner
MyGrowthFund Venture Partners is a leading venture firm, winner of the Best Impact Investment Firm 2020 & 2021- Africa at the Worldwide Finance Awards in London, UK.
We are proudly associated with the pre-eminent pan-African private equity firm EXEO Capital, managing in excess of USD $200mln in AUM.
Our mission is to build 300 sustainable businesses, create 100,000 decent jobs & invest in 100 high-growth ventures by the year 2030. So far, MyGrowthFund has created 3,900 full-time jobs.