August Highlight - Women in VC Internship

August Highlight - Women in VC Internship

Hlayisani welcomes 3 exceptional women into their Venture Capital internship

During the month of August, also known as 'Women's month', the Hlayisani Team turned their focus towards creating and promoting gender diversity. This has been high on the conversation agenda for the Hlayisani team since the success of their previous internship program, seeing 50% of interns being retained within Hlayisani and its portfolio. The aim is to encourage this in our industry as a whole, which is still very much male dominated.

The exclusive women in Venture Capital internship program will run for a four month period starting this month! The internship is geared towards empowering women in the industry and providing them with more insight and experience in private equity and portfolio analysis.

We were overwhelmed and inspired by the quality of the applications received and are very excited to introduce our three interns who will be joining our team until the end of the year. Please see their biographies below.

 

 

"THERE IS NO LIMIT TO WHAT WE, AS WOMEN CAN ACCOMPLISH"

Michelle Obama

 

Tamala Amelia Manda

With interest in financial inclusion and asset pricing, Tamala Amelia Manda is a University of the Witwatersrand alumni with a BSc (Honours) in Quantity Surveying and a Masters of Management in Finance and Investment. Tamala is currently pursuing her PhD at Wit, with her area of focus being asset pricing. Tamala has worked for investment companies that were players in the technology, pharmaceutical and education sectors thereby exposing her to these sectors. Tamala Amelia Manda is also passionate about teaching and mentorship. She prioritises giving back to the community and has contributed towards helping children learn to read and currently a part-time mathematics tutor.

Fadzai Mutare

Fadzai holds a BCom Finance degree and is currently completing her BCom(Hons) in Financial Planning at the University of Johannesburg. She participated as an investment analyst bootcamp intern with University Impact focusing on social impact investing, deal sourcing, due diligence, investment financial performance and measuring social impact. She has also done a course on Private Equity & Venture Capital with the University of Bocconi while completing the UJ Young leadership development program in 2020. Fadzai serves as a mentor and mentee co-ordinator for select cohorts for Project Girls for Girls. She is also a former UJ Debating Union

Thembelihle Nyembe

Thembelihle started her career as a Management Consultant with Boston Consulting Group. She then moved on to become a Venture Capital Associate with the Volkswagen Initiatives B-BBEE Trust. Her experience includes working in the automotive, health, manufacturing, and banking sectors. Thembelihle is a fellow of The Association of Allan Gray Fellows. She holds a Degree in Accounting Science and Higher Diploma in Accountancy (CTA) from the University of the Witwatersrand.

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