1995-12-21 — present
Born.
Grew up in a small town in KZN, South Africa.
from the Zululand.
Went to the University of Pretoria.
Played rugby and studied classical music since primary school.
Studied Finance.
my life was transformed for better.
Became Faculty Executive Treasurer at the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences (Commercii).
life-changing leadership experience.
Received the DYL award and became a Dell Scholar.
Interned at KPMG as a Management Consultant in Data Analytics.
Interned at JP Morgan Chase & Co — rotating through Investment Banking, Finance, and Sales & Trading.
Finished university. Moved to Johannesburg.
Worked at PSG as a financial analyst.
Discovered the world of startups through a near-pivot to private equity.
Co-founded Neophyte Capital with mates from university.
everything changed.
Started consuming startup content obsessively — even through the pandemic.
Started writing about startups, capital markets, and venture-building on Substack.
personally, everything changed.
During the pandemic, I lost my mom — my best friend.
grateful for family and friends who showed up.
Witnessed love through the pandemic: James's wedding.
thank you, Kojo.
Joined DentX as the first finance hire — employee #6.
thank you, Nolo.
Learned the realities of the early-stage African startup ecosystem.
it wasn't enough.
Joined SweepSouth in strategic finance (FP&A) — a Series B startup on a mission to transform domestic work across Africa.
thank you, Loren.
Over 2.5 years helping process R700m / $40m to domestic workers. Deep lessons from scaling a high-growth startup across the continent.
Late 2024, met the love of my life — Tshepi.
we've since birthed our first baby: an AI R&D lab.
Co-founded the Spring Company.
Moved to Cape Town.
the burbs life has been awesome.
Taking it all in.