Phuthi Tsatsi
InvestorSenior Investment Associate at Factor[e] Ventures
Chicago, Illinois, United States
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
- Factor ESenior Associatecurrent2025 β present
- EquatorSenior Associatecurrent2025 β present
- OhmiumProgram Manager (Engineering)2024 β 2025Fremont, California, United States
- FourierElectrical Engineering Intern2024Palo Alto
- Energy Innovation CapitalSummer Associate2023San Francisco Bay Area
- Stanford UniversityEngineering Learning Consultant2021 β 2023Stanford, California, United States
- Stanford UniversityResearch Fellow2022Palo Alto, California, United States
- PowerGen Renewable EnergyBusiness development fellow2022Lagos State, Nigeria
- Stanford Technology Ventures Program (STVP)STVP Fellow2022Palo Alto, California, United States
- CrossBoundaryBusiness Development Associate2021Nairobi County, Kenya
- Boston Consulting Group (BCG)Senior Associate2020City of Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
- Boston Consulting Group (BCG)Associate2019 β 2020City of Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
- Boston Consulting Group (BCG)Junior Associate2018 β 2019City of Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
- ViiuCTO2016 β 2018
- UCT RAG (Remember And Give)General committee member2014 β 2015City of Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
Education
- Stanford University Graduate School of BusinessMaster of Business Administration
- Stanford UniversityMaster's degree, Electrical and Electronics Engineering
- University of Cape TownBachelor of Engineering (B.Eng.), Electrical and Electronics Engineering
Skills & more
Java7Arduino7Microsoft Excel6Software Development4Android Development3C++3C3Windows2PowerPoint2Microsoft Word2Alteryx
Languages English
- Financial modelling and evaluations β Udemy
- Financing and Investing in Infrastructure β Coursera
- CPUT technology exposure β United Latino Students Association
From Phuthi's professional profile.
Same school
Also attended Stanford University Graduate School of Business1,187
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
+ 1,181 more
Also attended Stanford University1,726
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
+ 1,720 more
Also attended University of Cape Town134
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
+ 128 more
Shared employers
Also worked at Energy Innovation Capital4
Also worked at Stanford University458
Ann Miura-KoCo-founding Partner at FloodgateBalaji SrinivasanAngel investor and founder of The Network SchoolMartin CasadoGeneral Partner at Andreessen HorowitzDeep NisharInvestment Team at General CatalystPaul KwanInvestment Team at General CatalystBryan OffuttInvestor at Index Ventures
+ 452 more
Also worked at PowerGen Renewable Energy3
Also worked at Stanford Technology Ventures Program (STVP)17
Grace IsfordPartner at Lux CapitalDanny PantusoInvestor at Mucker CapitalRayouf AlhumedhiDesigner-in-Residence at Outliers VCHan LeePhysical AI Fellow at ClimacticJeff SeibertExecutive Assistant at McKesson VenturesJason RischPartner at Greylock Partners
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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




















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