Vusi Thembekwayo is a world renowned South African entrepreneur, public speaker and venture capitalist. Vusi is best known as one of the ‘dragons’ in the South African version of Dragons Den. Dragons Den was a DSTV Mzansi Magic reality show in which entrepreneurs pitched their ideas to a group of investors with hopes for investment in their businesses.

Vusi Thembekwayo has invested in many businesses and is regarded as one of the richest South Africans under the age of 35.Vusi recently sold a majority stake in his Motiv8 management consulting business to US partners in a multi-million rand transaction and used part of the proceeds to launch MyGrowthFund: a venture capital firm launched to create and develop entrepreneurs.

His early business world mistake was selling a portion of the recruiting company to another that would digitize it. This action led to a huge financial loss because of unfavorable conditions. Vusi forged ahead to work in a corporate finance company as highlighted in his early life section;  he fine-tuned and added to his corporate skills knowledge.

Vusi has inspired millions of people with his wits over the long span of his oratory and business career. As a gifted speaker, he has been invited to speak by people from 21 countries around the world, including people from New York, Paris, England, Rio de Janeiro, Dar es Salaam, Lagos, Jersey, Buenos Aires, Kampala, San Francisco, Colombo, Nairobi, etc.

Vusi’s salary has been an unresolved mystery as nobody can say for sure what his monthly take home is. His current net worth as at the time of writing this article is estimated to be in the $550 million region.