Sebastien Mafuna
InvestorInvestment Manager at Outward VC
London
Writes $750K – $1.5M checks · typically $1.1M
About
Sebastien Mafuna is a South African-Belgian who grew up in Johannesburg. He moved from a career in Formula 1 to qualify as a Chartered Accountant, and applies his accounting background to assess how a company's history informs its future prospects in venture capital.
Contact· self-published, not guessed
Experience
- Outward VCInvestment Managercurrent2021 — presentLondon Area, United Kingdom
- MonqBoard Observercurrent2025 — present
- TerrapinBoard Observercurrent2025 — present
- InfactBoard Observercurrent2022 — presentGreater London, England, United Kingdom
- InvestecInvestment Banking Analyst2018 — 2020
- MobileMediaMobPhotographer2013 — 2014Johannesburg Metropolitan Area
Skills & more
Languages English · French
- Chartered Accountant — SAICA
From Sebastien's professional profile.
Colleagues at Outward VC
Andi Kazeroonian
Principal at Outward VC
D'Arcy Jade Whelan
Head of Platform at Outward VC
D'Arcy Martin
Head of Platform at Outward VC
Devin Kohli
Co-Founder and General Partner at Outward VC
Joselyn Joanes
Investment Associate at Outward VC
Kevin Chong
Co-Founder and General Partner at Outward VC
Manuel Espinosa
Senior Investment Associate at Outward VC
Sanchit Dhote
Principal at Outward VC
Network3
Andi Kazeroonian
Principal at Outward VC
D'Arcy Jade Whelan
Head of Platform at Outward VC
Devin Kohli
Co-Founder and General Partner at Outward VC
Investors connected to Sebastien in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Sebastien Mafuna?
- Sebastien Mafuna is a South African-Belgian who grew up in Johannesburg. He moved from a career in Formula 1 to qualify as a Chartered Accountant, and applies his accounting background to assess how a company's history informs its future prospects in venture capital.
- Where does Sebastien Mafuna work?
- Sebastien Mafuna is Investment Manager at Outward VC.
- What check size does Sebastien Mafuna write?
- Sebastien Mafuna typically writes checks of $750K – $1.5M.
- Where did Sebastien Mafuna go to school?
- Sebastien Mafuna studied at University of Cape Town (Postgraduate Degree, Accounting); University of Cape Town (Bachelor's degree, Accounting and Finance); St Stithians College, South Africa.
Same school
Also attended University of Cape Town227
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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Also attended St Stithians College, South Africa3
Shared employers
Also worked at Terrapin1
Also worked at Infact5
Also worked at Investec55
Andi KazeroonianPrincipal at Outward VCD'Arcy MartinHead of Platform at Outward VCDevin KohliCo-Founder and General Partner at Outward VCKevin ChongCo-Founder and General Partner at Outward VCSanchit DhotePrincipal at Outward VCMark BoggettCEO & General Partner at Seraphim Space
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