# Vuyisile Phehane

> Vuyisile Phehane is a startup investor at Technology Innovation Agency. See 0 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Technology Innovation Agency](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/technology-innovation-agency)
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vuyisile-phehane-67917a20

Vuyisile Phehane is a startup investor at Technology Innovation Agency. Vuyisile Phehane leads technology transfer efforts for South Africa’s Agricultural Research Council (ARC), fostering the sector’s development through 11 locations nationwide. ARC provides scientific leadership in order to enhance productivity, food security, job creation and climate change adaptation. Phehane has promoted the commercialization ofintellectual property and maximized revenue generation through new business incubation and licensing agreements. He recently led efforts to reward government scientists with a share in royalties for successfully commercialized inventions. While on fellowship, Phehane identified best practices in incubator and accelerator programs, and determined concrete ways to support South African small and medium-sized enterprises in agriculture and biotechnology.

## About Technology Innovation Agency

VC Fund · Pretoria, South Africa

TIA is an initiative of the Department of Science & Technology (DST) in South Africa, to enable and support technological innovation.

3 contacts available at Technology Innovation Agency.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Annette Kramer | Chairperson | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/annette-kramer |
| Barlow Manilal | Chief Executive | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/barlow-manilal |
| Vuyisile Phehane | Executive: Bio-Economy | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/vuyisile-phehane |

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