Vusi Thembekwayo

Entrepreneur

Birth Year 1985

Birthplace Benoni, South Africa

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About

Entrepreneur and businessman. A business leader and speaker, he has been described as "an advisor to Fortune 500 companies and blue-chip corporates across the world." He is a venture capitalist, coach, mentor, author, and the founder and CEO of MyGrowhFund Venture Partners who has been featured in Entrepreneur Magazine. 

Before Fame

He graduated from the University of Witwatersrand where he studied Management Advanced Programme and Commerce, and completed his postgraduate degree in Business Administration at the Gordon Institute of Business Science. He also has an MBA in Business Economics from Ashridge Executive Education and Hult International Business School.

Trivia

In 2017, he released his debut book, The Magna Carta of Exponential, in Barcelona, Spain which sold 6,000 copies on its first day. He has also been featured on CNBC Africa, Bloomberg, and Inc500. He was one of the primary investors in South Africa's version of the hit reality TV series Dragons' Den.

Family Life

He was born in Benoni, South Africa, on the East Rand of Transvaal province of South Africa. In 2009 he married Paleso Mahlolo with whom he shares three children, and the two have since divorced. 

Associated With

He has been interviewed by entrepreneur Thomas Bilyeu.