Vuyisile Phehane

Mentoring is an opportunity to identify entrepreneurial businesses that can be scaled into commercial revenue-generating entities. Globally, the concept of Venture Studios has evolved, and has demonstrated successes across industries. Mentorship makes it possible start and support startups that contribute to competitiveness and economic prosperity.

My strengths are in the licensing and commercialization of IP-based innovations. The specific areas are health, agriculture and industrial biotech, for which there are untapped sources of IP in universities and science councils. My role will be to match entrepreneurs with this technology through licensing.

New investments make it possible to build a database or warehouse or innovations that Limited Partners would invest in. Because of my experience in the due diligence of various technologies for funding, I will identify opportunities for financial investment.

My experience as a board member of several companies makes this possible.