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Phuthi Tsatsi

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Senior Investment Associate at Factor[e] Ventures

Chicago, Illinois, United States

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About

Investor and engineer with 6+ years across the climate and energy sectors in Africa and the US. Founding member of BCG Johannesburg's Energy Practice with experience in renewables and green hydrogen; holds dual master's degrees from Stanford.

Experience

  1. Factor ESenior Associatecurrent2025 — present
  2. EquatorSenior Associatecurrent2025 — present
  3. OhmiumProgram Manager (Engineering)2024 — 2025Fremont, California, United States
  4. FourierElectrical Engineering Intern2024Palo Alto
  5. Energy Innovation CapitalSummer Associate2023San Francisco Bay Area
  6. Stanford UniversityEngineering Learning Consultant2021 — 2023Stanford, California, United States
  7. Stanford UniversityResearch Fellow2022Palo Alto, California, United States
  8. PowerGen Renewable EnergyBusiness development fellow2022Lagos State, Nigeria
  9. Stanford Technology Ventures Program (STVP)STVP Fellow2022Palo Alto, California, United States
  10. CrossBoundaryBusiness Development Associate2021Nairobi County, Kenya
  11. Boston Consulting Group (BCG)Senior Associate2020City of Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
  12. Boston Consulting Group (BCG)Associate2019 — 2020City of Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
  13. Boston Consulting Group (BCG)Junior Associate2018 — 2019City of Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
  14. ViiuCTO2016 — 2018
  15. UCT RAG (Remember And Give)General committee member2014 — 2015City of Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

Skills & more

Java7Arduino7Microsoft Excel6Software Development4Android Development3C++3C3Windows2PowerPoint2Microsoft Word2Alteryx

Languages English

  • Financial modelling and evaluations — Udemy
  • Financing and Investing in Infrastructure — Coursera
  • CPUT technology exposure — United Latino Students Association

From Phuthi's professional profile.

Colleagues at Factor[e] Ventures

Aishat Raji
West Africa Director at Factor[e] Ventures
Akta
Venture Partner at Factor[e] Ventures
Amanda DelCore
Investor at Factor[e] Ventures
Andrew Hargadon
Managing Partner at Factor[e] Ventures
Dr. Morgan DeFoort
Partner at Factor[e] Ventures
Hillary
Executive Support Specialist at Factor[e] Ventures
James Phelan
Development Director at Factor[e] Ventures
Jamie Doyen
Chief Financial Officer at Factor[e] Ventures

Frequently asked questions

Who is Phuthi Tsatsi?
Investor and engineer with 6+ years across the climate and energy sectors in Africa and the US. Founding member of BCG Johannesburg's Energy Practice with experience in renewables and green hydrogen; holds dual master's degrees from Stanford.
Where does Phuthi Tsatsi work?
Phuthi Tsatsi is Senior Investment Associate at Factor[e] Ventures.
Where did Phuthi Tsatsi go to school?
Phuthi Tsatsi studied at Stanford University Graduate School of Business (Master of Business Administration); Stanford University (Master's degree, Electrical and Electronics Engineering); University of Cape Town (Bachelor of Engineering (B.Eng.), Electrical and Electronics Engineering).

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Also attended Stanford University Graduate School of Business2,000

Roelof BothaAdvisor & former Steward at Sequoia Capital; SpaceX board memberPeter FentonGeneral Partner at BenchmarkSteve JurvetsonCo-founder of Future VenturesDavid SzeAdvisory Partner at GreylockKatherine BoyleGeneral Partner at Andreessen Horowitz (American Dynamism)Hunter WalkCo-founder & Partner at Homebrew

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Also attended Stanford University2,000

Peter ThielCo-founder & Partner at Founders FundReid HoffmanCo-founder of LinkedIn; Partner at GreylockDavid SacksCo-founder & General Partner at Craft Ventures; former White House AI & Crypto CzarKeith RaboisManaging Director at Khosla VenturesGarry TanPresident & CEO of Y CombinatorAlfred LinPartner at Sequoia Capital

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Also attended University of Cape Town268

Roelof BothaAdvisor & former Steward at Sequoia Capital; SpaceX board memberJames DetweilerVP of Investments at Felicis VenturesAvron MarcusInvestor at Index VenturesLaurel BowdenPartner at 83NorthAlan EzekowitzInvestor at Third Rock VenturesAndy VitusPartner at Scale Venture Partners

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Shared employers

Also worked at Energy Innovation Capital4

Isabella TraykovaIntern at University Growth FundGregg RotenbergOperating Partner at DCVC (Data Collective)Ben AbadiManaging Director at Energy Innovation CapitalAnthony BontragerManaging Director at WestRiver Group

Also worked at Stanford University1,044

Ann Miura-KoCo-founding Partner at FloodgateBalaji SrinivasanAngel investor and founder of The Network SchoolMartin CasadoGeneral Partner at Andreessen HorowitzMike KriegerCo-founder of Instagram; Chief Product Officer at AnthropicAndy FangCo-founder & CTO of DoorDashRyan SheaCo-founder of Blockstack (Stacks)

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Also worked at PowerGen Renewable Energy6

Charlotte WardHead of Unilever's Climate & Nature Fund at 100+ Accelerator / AB InBevMark NeiderPrincipal at Tritium PartnersCassie BowePartner at Energy Impact PartnersScott WilliamsVP Business Development, Renewable Energy at CrusoeSam SlaughterCofounder at Powergen Renewable EnergySvet BajlekovFounder at AMMP

Also worked at Stanford Technology Ventures Program (STVP)29

Grace IsfordPartner at Lux CapitalDanny PantusoInvestor at Mucker CapitalNicholas KimInvestor at CapitalGRayouf AlhumedhiDesigner-in-Residence at Outliers VCHan LeePhysical AI Fellow at ClimacticMaurice ChiangHealthcare at OVO Fund

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