# Sinethemba Mafanya

> Sinethemba Mafanya is a seed investor at DIAGEO Empowerment Trust of South Africa backing Sales. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact…

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [DIAGEO Empowerment Trust of South Africa](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/diageo-empowerment-trust-of-south-africa)
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Dec 2019
- Lead investor: 100%
- Last updated: Sep 2026

Sinethemba Mafanya is a seed investor at DIAGEO Empowerment Trust of South Africa focused on Sales and Internet.

## 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.

## 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 | http://ispanigroup.co.za/ |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## About DIAGEO Empowerment Trust of South Africa

VC Fund · Zamboanga City, Philippines

Diageo Empowerment Trust SA was started to build and sustain vigorous economic growth through aiding new businesses entering the economy.

1 contacts available at DIAGEO Empowerment Trust of South Africa.

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

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## FAQ

### What does Sinethemba Mafanya invest in?

Sinethemba Mafanya 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.

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### When did Sinethemba Mafanya last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Sinethemba Mafanya closed in Dec 2019. Shizune tracks 1 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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