Founder and Principal Investor
Thami Nyathi (Mr T)
Johannesburg · Southern Africa
Research-led conviction. Disciplined capital. Active partnership.
Mr T leads PlusPoint's investment strategy, opportunity assessment and value-creation approach.
Investment leadership
Sets investment themes and evaluates opportunities through PPIE.
Institutional insight
Experience engaging finance teams and capital allocators across SADC.
Active value creation
Supports structuring, strategy, management and exit planning.
A practical perspective on capital.
Mr T established PlusPoint to apply disciplined research, transaction expertise and principal capital to private investment opportunities addressing essential African needs.
His experience spans finance, taxation, capital markets, skills development and strategic advisory across Southern Africa and Europe.
Professional Standing
ACCA · GTP(SA) · SARS Registered Tax Practitioner · MCSI · ACFE Affiliate · SAIFM Affiliate
ACCA Train-the-Tutor · ACCA Train-the-Marker
Expertise across the investment lifecycle.
Insight shaped close to decision-makers.
Mr T has trained, consulted and advised senior finance teams and analysts across institutional finance and the public sector.
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Qualifications & Memberships+−
- ACCA (Association of Chartered Certified Accountants)
- GTP(SA) (General Tax Practitioner — South Africa)
- SARS Registered Tax Practitioner
- MCSI (Member of the Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment)
- ACFE Affiliate (Association of Certified Fraud Examiners)
- SAIFM Affiliate (South African Institute of Financial Markets)
- ACCA Train-the-Tutor
- ACCA Train-the-Marker
Industry & Sector Interests+−
- Skills development and workforce solutions
- Education and professional development
- Alternative and distributed energy
- Disruptive and enabling technologies
- Agritech, agriprocessing and food systems
- Fintech and financial infrastructure
- Commodities and mineral value chains
- Mining and industrial support services
- Healthcare infrastructure and essential services
- Logistics, storage and trade enablement
- Water security and environmental solutions
- African enterprise and regional growth platforms
SADC Opportunity Pipeline+−
His current SADC opportunity pipeline is focused on businesses being originated and evaluated across South Africa, Zambia, Botswana, Namibia, Zimbabwe and Mozambique. All pipeline opportunities remain subject to detailed due diligence, regulatory assessment, appropriate transaction structuring and formal investment approval.
Investment Philosophy+−
“Africa is home to some of the world's most significant unmet needs—and where a meaningful problem exists, there is an opportunity to build a meaningful solution. When that solution can be delivered at scale, sustainably and profitably, it can create enduring investment value.”
That is how I view Africa.
I see a continent defined not by the challenges it faces, but by the scale of the opportunities to address them—in energy, education, financial inclusion, agriculture, infrastructure, technology, healthcare and enterprise development.
At PlusPoint Capital Partners, we identify investment opportunities by looking beyond the headline challenge to understand the economic fundamentals beneath it: the underlying demand, the strength of the value proposition, the scalability of the solution, the quality of the business model and the capacity of the management team to execute. We seek businesses that can convert essential needs into sustainable economic value while contributing to long-term development.
Our approach is grounded in the conviction that Africa does not lack opportunity. Rather, some of its most compelling investment opportunities are embedded in the problems that remain unsolved. We seek to identify those opportunities early, evaluate them rigorously and support businesses capable of turning them into durable, scalable enterprises.
— Thami Nyathi (Mr T), Founder and Principal Investor
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