# DIAGEO Empowerment Trust of South Africa

> DIAGEO Empowerment Trust of South Africa is a VC fund backing Sales. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Sep 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Zamboanga City, Philippines
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Dec 2019
- Lead investor: 100%
- Last updated: Sep 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/diageotrustsa/
- Website: https://www.diageotrust.co.za/

DIAGEO Empowerment Trust of South Africa is a VC fund in Zamboanga City focused on Sales and Internet. Diageo Empowerment Trust SA was started to build and sustain vigorous economic growth through aiding new businesses entering the economy.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Sales | 1 | 100% |
| Internet | 1 | 100% |
| Marketing | 1 | 100% |
| E-Commerce | 1 | 100% |
| Advertising | 1 | 100% |

7 industries tracked in total.

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Sinethemba Mafanya | General Manager | 1 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sinethemba-mafanya |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| iSpani | iSpani is a decentralised marketing and sales platform that connects brands seeking to enter unreached, informal and underserved markets with an on demand sales force that represents and assists them to expand their reach within the respective community in which the brand activator lives. | $171.8K | Seed | Dec 02, 2019 |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

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## FAQ

### What does DIAGEO Empowerment Trust of South Africa invest in?

DIAGEO Empowerment Trust of South Africa invests primarily in Sales, Internet and Marketing startups, most often at Seed stage. Most of the 1 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in South Africa. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact DIAGEO Empowerment Trust of South Africa?

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### Who are the partners at DIAGEO Empowerment Trust of South Africa?

The team at DIAGEO Empowerment Trust of South Africa includes Sinethemba Mafanya (General Manager). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

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