Philani Mzila
Angel Investor @ Edge Growth
Johannesburg, South Africa
Philani Mzila is a seed investor at Edge Growth in Johannesburg focused on InsurTech and Insurance. Philani Mzila is the Board Observer of Tanél Health as well as mTek Services. He is also the Investment Manager of 54 Collective VC (Founders Factory Africa).
- Total investments:
- 2
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 100%
Last updated:
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Industries Philani Mzila invests in
Stages Philani Mzila invests in
Countries Philani Mzila invests in
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Investment Focus
Industry
- InsurTech 1 (50%)
- Insurance 1 (50%)
- Energy Storage 1 (50%)
- Sustainability 1 (50%)
Stage
- Seed 1 (50%)
- Venture - Series Unknown 1 (50%)
Country
- Kenya 1 (50%)
- South Africa 1 (50%)
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
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| Creslow Energy Solutions is a manufacturer of sustainable energy storage technologies. | Venture - Series Unknown / Jun 15, 2026 | ||
| mTek is a digital online insurance platform that provides an entirely paperless ecosystem for the insurance industry. | $1.3M / Seed / Mar 18, 2024 |
Co-Investors
About Edge Growth
Edge Growth is an enterprise and supplier development firm which focuses on underlining strategic partnership that connect business and SME development, commercial leadership, corporate citizenship, and Enterprise Development Strategy (ESD).
Edge Growth Contacts
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Daniel Hatfield
Founder/Managing Director
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Dinao Lerutla
Non-Executive Director
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Greg Macfarlane
Venture Partner
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Jason Goldberg
Director: Growth Acceleration Services
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Jayesh Nair
Director: ESD Programmes
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What does Philani Mzila invest in?
Philani Mzila invests primarily in InsurTech, Insurance and Energy Storage startups, most often at Seed and Venture - Series Unknown stage. Most of the 2 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Kenya. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
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When did Philani Mzila last invest?
The most recent investment recorded for Philani Mzila closed in Jun 2026. Shizune tracks 2 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.
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Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Oct 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.
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