Hlumelo Biko

Hlumelo Biko is an Executive Chairman of a growth capital oriented investment firm called Spinnaker Growth Partners. Prior to this Hlumelo ran a successful venture capital company called Circle Capital Ventures, which invested R100m over 8 years in 8 deals, generating a return of R1.6 billion of both realised and unrealised gains net of costs.

In parallel with a successful 13 year career as a venture capitalist, he is also a dedicated philanthropist, currently serving as vice-chairman of the Baxter Theatre, supporting budding small and medium enterprises as a board member of Endeavor offering mentorship and advice to a number of high impact South African entrepreneurs, and supporting increased access to education through institutions like Kommunity Group Projects, the University of Cape Town and African Schools for Excellence.