Mixo Fortune Ngoveni
Mixo Fortune Ngoveni (Born August 1,1986) is a South African entrepreneur in technology he is known mostly for being the Founder and CEO of Geekulcha.[1]
Early Life[edit]
Born in Giyani Limpopo, Mixo is the first born of 4 children to his parents. In the early years of his primary schooling his family moved to Tzaneen and he continued his primary school career at Meridian Combined School, Nkowankowa and from grade 5 till his final year in primary being grade 7 he attended Laerskool Tzaneen. He began playing soccer and rugby in Laerskool Tzaneen. He attended high school at Ben Vorster High School for a short period and then moved to Merensky High School, he attended Merensky High School for two years where he was the soccer captain, his family then moved to Pretoria when he was in grade 10 and he completed high school in Akasia High school.
Tertiary Life [edit]
Mixo attended the Tshwane University Of Technology[2] (also known as TUT) and completed his National Diploma in business informatics[3]. During his final year in university he created a Facebook page called INNOvatorz.IT[4][5] which was made to create a platform for TUT students to interact and create unorthodox and creative information technology solutions to problems. According to his interview with TechReport[6] Mixo mentions that he is still involved in a number of student development programs at TUT which empower IT graduates to gain more practical insights on the career paths they have chosen.
Career[edit]
In 2010[7] Mixo represented TUT at the Microsoft Imagine cup[8] where he was selected as one of six Microsoft Students partners in South Africa. Soon after completing the Microsoft program Mr Ngoveni pursued his passion of giving young people opportunities such as the one he had been given by Microsoft through the facebook page INNOvatorz.IT[9]. According to Destiny Man.com[10] Mr Nguveni used the experience he had received at Microsoft to change the way he had thought of innovation in the IT sector and soon after that he registered Geekulcha. According to pressreader.com[11] in its first year Geekulcha eployed over 15 workers. In an interview with ITweb[5] Mixo mentions his work with Microsoft to assist IT students at TUT discover new trends and access to resources that would boost their careers. He manages the redbull basement[12] a Tech initiative that was started in Brazil but has made its way to South Africa with the aim of supporting the tech community. He has also worked at CoachLab[13] a leadership and Entrepreneurial skills development program for IT graduates where graduates work on projects with the hopes of giving them opportunity to develop and sharpen their skills. He chairs on the organizational committee of TedxPretoria. In an interview with IITPSA[7] MIxo expresses the passion he has for helping and developing students which has resulted in assisting so many people startup and grow their careers.
Geekulcha[edit]
Geekulcha[1] (established March 15, 2013) is an Information Technology company that allows students across Africa interested in all things IT to connect and learn from each other’s skills while gaining work experience. It is a company aimed at empowering young creatives through IT skills development with the mission of preparing young graduates for the industry. Geekulcha allows like minded people who are driven by innovation in IT to share ideas and create solutions for any tech related problem. According to their web page [14][15] they work on projects and are given opportunities to connect with industry leaders.
List of awards and nominations[edit]
- 2014 Mr Ngoveni nominated by SAINE as tomorrows leader[16]
- 2014 Mr Ngoveni awarded One of Most Inspirational Young South Africans by 30 Youth Villages[17]
- 2015 and 2016 Mr Ngoveni nominated Top 100 Young Bosses in South Africa by Sowetan[18]
- 2015 Mr Ngoveni nominated Top 200 Young South Africans by Mail and Guardian[19]
- 2015 Mr Ngoveni nominated Top 10 Young South African’s in Tech HTXT Africa[20]
- 2015 Mr Ngoveni nominated Top 30Under30 Young Inspiring Africans by Youth Village[21]
- 2016 Geekulcha awarded ICT Archivers Award in Local Indusrialization category[22][23]
- 2017 Geekculcha is nominated as one of the most innovative companies by FastCompany Magazine[24]
- 2017 Geekulcha was awarded the Black business Quarterly by innovation hubs new and innovative Business category[25]
Lists of media Apperances[edit]
Dstv Edge Ed[7], Tech Report[6], Tech Busters[9], eNCA[26], CliffCentral[27], YFM[28], SAFM[16], StepUp to A Startup[29], Startupgrind Pretoria[21], Brainstorm Magazine[30], ITWeb[5], Ventureburn[12], Destiny Man[10]
Reference[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Geekulcha. "Geekulcha | Geekulcha". Geekulcha | Geekulcha. Retrieved 2018-10-31.
- ↑ "Tshwane University Of Technology".
- ↑ "Between 10and5 :Mixo Ngoveni".
- ↑ "Log into Facebook | Facebook". Facebook. Retrieved 2018-10-31.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Doyle, Kirsten (2017-11-08). "Mixo Ngoveni: Connecting ICT students". ITWeb. Retrieved 2018-10-31.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 "SA's Geekulcha CEO: Mixo Ngoveni - TechReport". TechReport. 2016-03-23. Retrieved 2018-10-31.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 "iitpsa:Mixo Ngoveni".
- ↑ "Student Developer Competitions | Imagine". imaginecup.microsoft.com. Retrieved 2018-10-31.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 "Mixo Ngoveni – Famous Faces Bookings". www.famousfaces.co.za. Retrieved 2018-10-31.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 "Mixo Ngoveni on building the biggest tech movement in Africa | DESTINY MAN". DESTINY MAN. 2017-02-22. Retrieved 2018-10-31.
- ↑ "PressReader.com - Connecting People Through News". www.pressreader.com. Retrieved 2018-10-31.
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 "Red Bull Basement programme to support innovators who solve social problems – Ventureburn". Ventureburn. 2018-07-11. Retrieved 2018-10-31.
- ↑ Ngoveni, Mixo. "Mixo Ngoveni on about.me". about.me. Retrieved 2018-10-31.
- ↑ Geekulcha. "About | Geekulcha". About | Geekulcha. Retrieved 2018-10-31.
- ↑ Geekulcha. "Friends of the Geeks | Geekulcha". Friends of the Geeks | Geekulcha. Retrieved 2018-10-31.
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 SAfm, Mixo Fortune Ngoveni – Geekulcha CEO & Founder, retrieved 2018-10-31
- ↑ "Top 30 Inspirational Young People In South Africa 2014". Youth Village. 2014-04-22. Retrieved 2018-10-31.
- ↑ "Top 31 entrepreneurs under 40 making waves in South Africa [Digital All Stars] – Ventureburn". Ventureburn. 2016-09-07. Retrieved 2018-10-31.
- ↑ "SOUTH AFRICAN ICT START-UPS ENJOYED THE MAJOR SHARE OF AFRICAN TECH FUNDING IN 2016 – Cape Digital Foundation". digitalfoundation.org.za. Retrieved 2018-10-31.
- ↑ "#YouthDay Special: htxt.africa's top 10 youths that are helping revolutionise SA tech - htxt.africa". htxt.africa. 2016-06-16. Retrieved 2018-10-31.
- ↑ 21.0 21.1 "Social Media & Technology Night as we host Mixo Fortune Ngoveni - founder & CEO of Geekulcha". www.startupgrind.com. Retrieved 2018-10-31.
- ↑ "Social Media & Technology Night as we host Mixo Fortune Ngoveni - founder & CEO". Meetup. Retrieved 2018-10-31.
- ↑ "Top achievers in ICT awarded". SAnews. 2016-10-28. Retrieved 2018-10-31.
- ↑ "Geekulcha Amongst Top 25 Most Innovative Companies of 2017". Geeks Thoughts. 2018-01-04. Retrieved 2018-10-31.
- ↑ "Geekulcha Wins BBQ Award: New and Innovative Business". Geeks Thoughts. 2017-10-23. Retrieved 2018-10-31.
- ↑ "Pretoria geek on techno revolution". eNCA. Retrieved 2018-10-31.
- ↑ "Gentlemen By Choice - SA Black Entrepreneurs Forum - CliffCentral". CliffCentral. 2015-05-07. Retrieved 2018-10-31.
- ↑ "Technology opportunities in the 21st century - 24 November 2016 | BizConnect". bizconnect.standardbank.co.za. Retrieved 2018-10-31.
- ↑ Nghonyama, Tiyani. "Future GeekStars | #gkVacWork". future.geekulcha.com. Retrieved 2018-10-31.
- ↑ Stones, Lesley. "Building skills". Brainstorm Magazine. Retrieved 2018-10-31.
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