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Steve Waidelich

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Head of Growth at Founders Factory Africa

City of Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

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About

Steve Waidelich is the founder of Polarix and a growth and go-to-market specialist serving US-based technology companies. He previously built and led Lighthouse Digital, Africa's largest performance marketing agency, which was acquired by Publicis. His background includes early-stage marketing technology work in San Francisco and advisory roles focused on growth and product strategy.

Experience

  1. PolarixFoundercurrent2025 — presentCity of Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
  2. Rebel Health AllianceFractional Chief Growth Officercurrent2025 — presentUnited States
  3. Founders FactoryHead of Growth2020 — 2025City of Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
  4. PolarixStartup Growth Advisor2017 — 2020
  5. Lighthouse DigitalCo-Founder, Operations Director2010 — 2016City of Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
  6. Stonewall MediaHead of Media Strategy2009 — 2010
  7. Ziff Davis, Inc. (USA)Ad Operations Manager2007 — 2008
  8. Revcube (USA)Ad Operations2006 — 2007

Skills & more

Digital Marketing1Venture Capital3

From Steve's professional profile.

Colleagues at Founders Factory Africa

Adam Morris
Product Designer at Founders Factory Africa
Adam Wakefield
Managing Editor at Founders Factory Africa
Adelaide Njoki Muthang'i
Investment Associate at Founders Factory Africa
Alina Truhina
Board Member at Founders Factory Africa
Amara Muoneke
Venture Design Lead at Founders Factory Africa
Andile Masuku
Head of Community at Founders Factory Africa
Andrew Obuoforibo
Head of Product at Founders Factory Africa
Ayotunde Aladejana
Head of Partnerships at Founders Factory Africa

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Who is Steve Waidelich?
Steve Waidelich is the founder of Polarix and a growth and go-to-market specialist serving US-based technology companies. He previously built and led Lighthouse Digital, Africa's largest performance marketing agency, which was acquired by Publicis. His background includes early-stage marketing technology work in San Francisco and advisory roles focused on growth and product strategy.
Where does Steve Waidelich work?
Steve Waidelich is Head of Growth at Founders Factory Africa.
Where did Steve Waidelich go to school?
Steve Waidelich studied at San Francisco State University (College of Extended Learning, Graphic Design, CSS, Actionscript, Advanced HTML); University of Cape Town (Business Science Degree in Marketing).

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