Lunga Tshikila
Associate
Gauteng, South Africa
Summary
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Top SchoolLunga Tshikila is an entrepreneurial technologist and investor with nine years’ experience building and advising startups, running an international private equity firm from Sandton, and spearheading resource-focused ventures through Tshikila Minerals. A self-taught coder and security/cloud enthusiast, he blends hands-on technical interest with strategic deal-making, capital raising, and post-investment management across mining, commodities trading, and development projects. He has a demonstrated track record convening ecosystems—curating The Hookup Dinner, representing South Africa at One Young World, and serving as a Brightest Young Minds Fellow—helping founders connect to corporate partners and capital. Lunga also advises pan-African initiatives (SADC lead for the Africa China Investment Forum) and has led structured investment vehicles such as Improvate Capital to fund turnkey development projects. Notably, he pairs grassroots NGO experience with high-stakes private equity work, reflecting a rare mix of social-impact sensibility and commercial rigor. Based in Gauteng, he is pursuing formal studies in construction management while continuing to scale cross-border, bankable projects.
9 years of coding experience
YALI Regional Leadership Center (SADC), BUSINESS, MANAGEMENT, MARKETING, AND RELATED SUPPORT SERVICES, YALI Regional Leadership Center (SADC), BUSINESS, MANAGEMENT, MARKETING, AND RELATED SUPPORT SERVICES at Unisa Graduate School of Business Leadership (SBL)BSc (Construction Management), BSc (Construction Management) at Nelson Mandela University
English
Github Skills (18)
c-programming9
data-structures9
science8
coding8
algorithms8
fundamentals8
algorithm8
factory7
computer-science7
maven5
app-service5
testing4
java4
junit4
azure-app-service3
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
LTDO/GreetingApp
Apr 2019 - Jul 2022
Contributions:1 PR, 45 pushes, 1 branch in 3 years 3 months
LTDO/Student-Marks-Project
Jun 2021 - Aug 2021
Creating entities using Builder and Factory patterns.
Contributions:29 commits, 8 PRs, 40 pushes in 2 months
patternsbuilderfactory
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