Venture Capitalist

Acknowledged as one of the most influential venture capitalists in the African continent, Thembekwayo serves on the board of SAVCA (the South African Venture Capitalist Association) and is Managing Partner of Watermark Capital Partners, a pan-African private equity firm with assets across the sub-continent. As part of his entrepreneurship foundation, Thembekwayo is the Chairman of MyGrowthFund, a community-centric venture capital firm and business accelerator.

At 25, Thembekwayo ran a R400 million division at a renowned multinational and went on to be one of the youngest Directors of a JSE listed company. He is the former CEO of advisory firm Motiv8 Advisory. In early 2017, he sold a majority stake of his management advisory and growth consultancy business Motiv8 Advisory to United States based Watermark Advisory LLP.