Our Team
Fusing technology, behavioral psychology, environmental science, and financial strategy, a cross-border coalition between South Africa and India is building the next generation of global unicorns—fueling an unstoppable startup movement across Africa.
Gadgil Trupti( India)
Chief Legal and Investments officer
Bringing nearly two decades of executive experience to the team, our Chief Legal & Investment Officer operates at the high-stakes intersection of corporate law, financial strategy, and enterprise risk management. Having spent almost twenty years navigating intricate regulatory environments, orchestrating investor relations, and scaling the operational backbones of high-growth firms, they provide the strategic foresight and legal fortitude required to de-risk ambitious ventures and unlock global capital.
Lubabalo Ngxata( SA)
Founder &Chief Executive Officer
Driven by a deep belief in technology as a vehicle for human progress, Lubabalo operates at the intersection of business strategy, human psychology, and software innovation. His journey began after a psychology internship inspired him to build With-U—an early online support group platform. Though the venture ultimately failed due to a lack of network, mentorship, and capital, that setback forged the mission behind Eksellent Labs: to ensure no founder ever has to build alone. Backed by formal training in business administration, psychological science, and startup acceleration, he leads Eksellent Labs to build scalable, AI-driven platforms and create the ecosystem he once needed..
Viabhav Mishra( India)
Head of Technology
Architecting next-generation digital infrastructure, our Head of Technology specializes in building production-grade AI applications, intelligent automation pipelines, and Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) systems. Combining full-stack engineering precision with modern AI orchestration, they design robust, high-availability backend environments built to power scalable startup growth..
Sphamandla Xaba( SA)
Head of Product Design
Trust is the foundation of high-adoption software. Specializing in AI-driven UI/UX, our Head of Product Design builds intelligent interfaces that make sophisticated platforms effortless to navigate. From high-frequency Fintech platforms to enterprise SaaS architectures, He establishes the visual logic and design systems that scale ventures globally.
Our Mission
To empower Southern startups to scale globally by connecting local founders with battle-tested entrepreneurs, international ecosystem leaders, and the capital, networks, and support required to win.
Our Vision
To be the leading venture studio shaping high-impact industries by transforming conviction-led hypotheses into market-defining companies—aiming to build a portfolio of global unicorns and achieve significant strategic exits by 2035.
OUR PHISOPHY
Thesis Over Hype:
We don’t chase trends or react to pitch decks. We analyze macro shifts, technological inflections, and market inefficiencies to build high-conviction strategies before placing a single bet
Aggressive Value Creation:
We design ventures with clear liquidity and exit trajectories built into the business architecture from day zero, targeting top-tier market valuations and strategic acquisitions on a clear timeline to 2035.
Co-Founders, Not Just Investors:
We operate alongside founders from day zero, taking on the heavy lifting of product validation, architecture, and go-to-market execution to compress time-to-value.
De-Risked Scaling:
By systematically validating critical hypotheses prior to capital deployment, we de-risk venture creation—maximizing capital efficiency while positioning companies for rapid growth
Asymmetric Advantage:
We pair domain-specific playbooks, AI-driven efficiencies, and deep cross-border networks with exceptional founders to engineer category leaders engineered for long-term endurance.