Vusi Thembekwayo is a renowned and accomplished venture capitalist, best-selling author, elite coach, and keynote speaker who has created a ...
Vusi Thembekwayo is a renowned and accomplished venture capitalist, best-selling author, elite coach, and keynote speaker who has created a name for himself internationally for his high-powered motivational talks.
Over the years, Vusi who practices what he preaches has accumulated incredible wealth. His net worth is estimated to be $600 million by several online sources placing him among some of the richest and youngest people in South Africa.
Like most men, Vusi Thembekwayo loves cars and lucky for him he can afford to indulge in some of the priciest machines around.
Vusi Thembekwayo’s Cars
In a past interview, the venture capitalist revealed that he doesn’t drink or smoke but he compensates for this with his big appetite for cars.He disclosed that he is a huge collector of cars and that he loves Aston Martins and Ferraris. During a different interview with DJ Fresh, Vusi also revealed that he is a V12 addict.
Here is a look at some of Vusi Thembekwayo’s cars, their cool features, and prices.
Aston Martin Vanquish S:
One of Vusi Thembekwayo’s cars is reportedly an Aston Martin Vanquish S which reportedly goes for over R5.5 Million.Considered one of the fastest Aston Martin cars produced, the Vanquish S runs on a 5.9-litre V12 engine and can accelerate from 0-100km/h in a mere 3.5 seconds and has a top speed of 323 km/h.
Ferrari F12:
Another luxury car that Vusi Thembekwayo reportedly owns is a beautiful Ferrari F12 which he reportedly bought on one of his birthdays for a whopping R 3.3 million.Considered one of the most powerful Ferraris ever made, the Ferrari F12 is powered by a V12 with the ability to sprint from 0-100Km/h in 3.1 seconds and has a top speed of 340 km/h.
BMW X6M:
The best-selling author also reportedly owns a BMW X6M which is considered a good luxury midsize SUV and valued at over R2 Million.Powered by a 4.4-litre V-8 BMW M Twin Power turbo engine, the BMW X6M can go from 0 to 100 km/h in 4.1 seconds and has a top speed of 250 km/h.
Porsche Cayenne GTS:
According to sources, another one of Vusi Thembekwayo’s cars is a beautiful Porsche Cayenne GTS which is valued at over R 2 million.Considered a midsize luxury SUV, the Porsche Cayenne GTS is powered by a 4.0-litre twin-turbo V8 engine and has a top speed of 270 Km/h.
Vusi Thembekwayo's Net Worth And Sources Of Income
Venture capitalist, elite coach and mentor, keynote speaker and best-selling author, are just a few of the titles that Vusi Thembekwayo uses to describe himself.
Born on the 21st of March, 1985 in Benoni, Gauteng Province, Vusi Thembekwayo has managed to overcome all obstacles in his life including losing his father at a young age to become one of the most accomplished young people in the country.
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What is Vusi Thembekwayo’s net worth?
According to several online sources, Vusi Thembekwayo’s net worth is estimated at $600 million.Vusi Thembekwayo’s Business
A great deal of Vusi Thembekwayo’s net worth has been accumulated from his entrepreneurial work. By the time he was 25 years old, he was already running an R400m division of an R17bn multinational organization. At only 30 years old, he had $300 million worth of shares in over seven big companies.Vusi Thembekwayo is a venture capitalist which means that he provides capital for start-up companies that have high growth potential in exchange for an equity stake.
He is the founder and CEO of MyGrowthFund which is an early-stage investor with a focus on impact investing that uses technology to drive financial inclusion, access to healthcare, and education. Leading by example, his team pushes medium, big, and publicly traded companies into much-needed, often difficult, but always profitable new routes.
In 2020 and 2021 consecutively, MyGrowthFund was named the Best Impact Investment Firm in Africa at the Worldwide Finance Awards in London.
Vusi Thembekwayo is also the founder of IC Knowledge Bureau which is a Pan-African company that invests in the extraordinary ideas of young entrepreneurs in Africa.
In addition to that Vusi is also the co-founder of VUKA Capital and is also a General Partner of Watermark Afrika Capital.
Vusi Thembekwayo's Public Speaking:
Alongside being a venture capitalist, Vusi Thembekwayo is one of the youngest and most renowned keynote speakers in Africa and he has been invited to give talks all over the world and received accolades from some notable people across the globe.Vusi has been giving talks ever since he was young. In 2002, at the age of 17 years old, he became the youngest in Africa and the third youngest globally to ever speak at the English-Union Speaking Union International competition.
According to sources, Vusi Thembekwayo charges between $30,000 - $50,000 for live events and between $20,000 - $30,000 for virtual events. His work as a world-renowned public speaker has also greatly contributed to Vusi Thembekwayo’s net worth as he is one of the highest-paid speakers in the country.
Vusi Thembekwayo’s Authorship
Another major way that Vusi Thembekwayo has amassed his incredible wealth is through his work as a bestselling author.He has authored two bestselling books- The Magna Carta of Exponentiality and Vusi – Business & Life Lessons From a Black Dragon.
The books have sold hundreds of thousands of copies, and Vusi Thembekwayo continues to make money from the royalties of his books.
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