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Entrepreneurial Journey

Building innovative companies and driving technological change across AI, security, and education — co-founding ventures from AURA and think3dots to Resolute Education.

7+

Companies Involved

4

Companies Founded

3

Active Roles

01

Entrepreneurship
Experience

2012 - present
think3dots

Founder & Director

Co-founder and technologist to AURA, Lawbuntu, Gladi8, Medinexus SA, PRTL Medical, think3dots consulting, Evia Health, Closerr.io, dsrupt.ai, polymode.ai, and mailiam.io. Consultant to a variety of businesses, including Fetch Analytics.

2020 - present
Resolute Education

Early Investor and Chairman of the Board

Education platform to teach robotics, coding, and engineering thinking to school kids from grades 1 - 12.

2015 - present
AURA

Co-founder and member of the board

Disruptive security aggregator to create a world in which everyone is safe. Launched in South Africa, and expanded to the United Kingdom, Mexico, Kenya, and other countries.

2017 - 2018
AURA

Co-founder and CTO

Disruptive security aggregator to create a world in which everyone is safe. Launched in South Africa, and expanded to the United Kingdom, Mexico, Kenya, and other countries.

November 2015 – December 2017
VAT IT

Acting Group CTO

Driving technological change through the global group, from security & compliance through to innovation, and delivering new technologies. Extensive work in the European market. Built a team of 50 people. Drove ISO27001 Certification.

August 2011 - March 2014

Tariffic

Co-Founder and CEO

Innovative South African mobile phone disruptor. Analyses customer’s bill against all options on the market to find the best choice. Winner of Frost & Sullivan Innovation Award; recipient of Department of Trade & Industry Grant; over 100 media appearances (radio, television, written media).

August 2009 - February 2011

Grey Matter Thinking

Consultant

Consulted to 3 of South Africa’s largest banks on engineering/financial technology. Conducted tech due diligences.

Entrepreneurial Impact

Multi-Sector

Technology companies spanning security, healthcare, education and AI.

Global Reach

Ventures launched in South Africa and expanded internationally.

Innovation

Disruptive technologies built at the edge of engineering and applied AI.

Impact

Companies measured by their social and economic outcomes, not just growth.

Impact

Companies built to change things

From co-founding AURA to driving group-wide technology change — entrepreneurship that turns engineering thinking into ventures with real-world reach across multiple industries and continents.

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