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Zinhle Phakathi
InvestorCommunity Engagement Specialist at Founders Factory Africa · Marketing Manager at Columbia Lake Partners
Johannesburg Metropolitan Area
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About
Zinhle Phakathi is a Marketing Manager at Columbia Lake Partners who specializes in community engagement strategies connecting founders and investors. Her experience includes designing partnership initiatives, managing marketing and communications, curating events, and supporting startup acceleration programs across African ecosystems. She has worked with founders and investors to develop networking opportunities, branding initiatives, and storytelling platforms for ventures.
Experience
- Columbia Lake PartnersMarketing Managercurrent2025 — presentLondon Area, United Kingdom
- Lucha LunakoHead of Marketing Business Developmentcurrent2025 — presentSouth Africa
- Founders Factory AfricaCommunity Engagement Specialist2023 — 2025City of Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
- Founders Factory AfricaCommunity and Ecosystem Engagement Specialist2023 — 2025Johannesburg Metropolitan Area
- Youth Development Collaboration Lab (YD Co-Lab)Community Manager2021 — 2023South Africa
- DAIInformation and Communications Manager at Trade Forward Southern Africa2020 — 2023Gauteng, South Africa
- Impact Hub JoburgCommunity Manager2017 — 2020Johannesburg Area, South Africa
- University of JohannesburgLIBRARY TUTOR2016 — 2017Gauteng, South Africa
- UWSAOperations Intern2015 — 2016gauteng, South Africa
Skills & more
- Digital Marketing — Regenesys Education
- Product Management First Steps — LinkedIn
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Zinhle Phakathi?
- Zinhle Phakathi is a Marketing Manager at Columbia Lake Partners who specializes in community engagement strategies connecting founders and investors. Her experience includes designing partnership initiatives, managing marketing and communications, curating events, and supporting startup acceleration programs across African ecosystems. She has worked with founders and investors to develop networking opportunities, branding initiatives, and storytelling platforms for ventures.
- Where does Zinhle Phakathi work?
- Zinhle Phakathi is Community Engagement Specialist at Founders Factory Africa.
- Where did Zinhle Phakathi go to school?
- Zinhle Phakathi studied at University of Johannesburg (Masters 2018, Sport Sociology and Management); University of Johannesburg (Honours, Business Administration and Management, General).
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Also worked at Founders Factory Africa40
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