Vusi Thembekwayo | |
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| Born | Benoni, Gauteng, South Africa |
| Citizenship | South African |
| Education | University of the Witwatersrand |
| Occupation(s) | Entrepreneur, author, businessman |
| Website | vusithembekwayo |
Vusi Thembekwayo (born March 1985) is a South African entrepreneur, author, and businessman. He is the founder and CEO of the MyGrowthFund Venture Partners. [1] [2] [3] He is the author of two books.
Thembekwayo was born in Benoni on the East Rand of Transvaal province of South Africa. [4] On completion of his secondary education, he then enrolled at the University of Witwatersrand where he studied Management Advanced Programme and commerce. He then did a postgraduate diploma in Business Administration from the Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS). [5] He also did an executive MBA in Business and Economics from Ashridge Executive Education and Hult International Business School. [5]
From 2014 to 2015, Thembekwayo was one of the investors, or "dragons" on South Africa's Dragons' Den reality TV series by Mzansi Magic with other dragons including Vinny Lingham, Gil Oved, Lebo Gunguluza among others. [6] [7]
In April 2020, Thembekwayo married Palesa Mahlolo Thembekwayo (née Makhetha) and they have three children. [4] [8] In 2021, she accused him of physical abuse, allegations he has denied. [9] Their divorce settlement over property was ongoing as of January 2023. [8] [9]
In 2023, Thembekwayo made a controversial statement and later apologised to the family of slain rapper Kiernan "AKA" Forbes for using his name for "cheap political point-scoring". [10] [11] [12]
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