Vusi Thembekwayo
Vusi Thembekwayo is a South African entrepreneur, author, investor, speaker and businessman. He is the founder and CEO of the MyGrowthFund Venture Partners. He is the author of two books.
Thembekwayo was born in Benoni on the East Rand of Transvaal province of South Africa. 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. He also did an executive MBA in Business and Economics from Ashridge Executive Education and
Hult International Business School.
Entrepreneurship
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. He founded Club100 and School of Scale which he is personally in charge of.
Personal life
In 2009, Thembekwayo married Palesa Mahlolo Thembekwayo and they have three children. In 2021, she accused him of physical abuse, allegations he has denied. Their divorce settlement over property was ongoing as of January 2023.
Controversies
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".
Audiobooks
Vusi: Business & Life Lessons from a Black Dragon narrated by Hanyani Mangwani on Audible, Amazon, ASIN B07S2YRLKP and iTunes.