JR

Joshin Raghubar

Chairperson at iKineo Ventures, UVU Africa & the Inves Group

City of Cape Town, Western Cape

Invests in

Stages:

  • Min Investment:

    $100,000.00
  • Max Investment:

    $5,000,000.00
  • Target Investment:

    $2,500,000.00

Skills

Business Strategy
Marketing Strategy
Strategic Planning
Customer Relations
Entrepreneur
Start-ups
Innovation
Entrepreneurship
Business Analysis
Marketing
Strategy
Advertising
Social Media Marketing
Business Development
Customer Service
Leadership
Telecommunications
Marketing Communications
Creative Direction
CRM

Education

Work Experience

2024

  • Non Executive Director

    2024

    Injini is Africa’s Edtech Accelerator and Think Tank, and is part of the UVU Africa group.

  • Founder and Executive Chairperson

    2003

    iKineo Ventures is a venture builder and investment company. We work with entrepreneurial and incentivised management teams to develop, incubate, and operate great companies.

  • Founder and CEO

    2000 - 2018

    Provide strategic leadership & drive business development for this customer engagement firm. Created the associated business model, value proposition, & service offering in customer engagement and relationship (CRM) initiatives. Manage delivery, & associated client & partner relationships, for leading brands such as Jack Daniels, Moët & Chandon, Coca-Cola, Heineken, Nokia, MTN, Old Mutual, SABMiller, Nike & others.

  • Executive Chair

    2022

2019

  • Founder and Non-Executive Director

    2019

    Adbot simplifies and automates effective online advertising campaign management for small business owners, through machine learning and an intuitive user experience.

  • Founder and Non-Executive Director

    2014

    Explore Sideways (www.exploresideways.com) is a purveyor of premium immersive travel and wine tourism experiences. Explore Sideways develops and curates private wine tours and related experiences, and uses its traveltech platform and on-demand fulfillment model to connect discerning guests with independent specialist guides to authentic experiences at selected wineries and estates.

2018

  • Member and Past YPO Cape Town Chapter Chair

    2018

  • Non Executive Director

    2022

  • Chairperson

    2007

    Contribute to leadership, governance & strategic direction of this non-profit organisation tasked with developing the African innovation and technology economy. UVU Africa (formerly known as CITi) creates inclusive future-fit societies through innovation and technology through ecosystem development, enterprise/ venture incubation and acceleration, tech & employability skills acceleration, and design and operation of catalytic projects.

2021

  • Non Executive Director

    2021

The Bandwidth Barn

2005

  • Chairperson

    2005

    Provide leadership, governance & direction to Africa’s leading non-profit business incubator & accelerators (technology related businesses), housing over 190 businesses since inception with 70 currently in the facility.