Jacob Shamuyarira
Jacob is a young entrepreneur with a strong passion for business, entrepreneurship, technology and investment. Over the years, he has attained experience and exposure both locally and internationally. His vision is to build successful businesses, create proper jobs and open up opportunities for whole communities, using his talents and skills to help others.
In 2017, Jacob was selected among the top 1,000 entrepreneurs on the African continent by the Tony Elumelu Foundation - an experience that opened up a robust network of potential partners and fellow young entrepreneurs and business leaders on the African continent. He is currently a part of an investment group with a global presence, that has managed to attract significant investment into mining in Zimbabwe and held the biggest Zimbabwe focused investment conference in London during the first quarter of 2018.
Jacob is also the founder and chairman of the Young Entrepreneurs Business Forum (YEBF), a business member organisation that seeks to advance the agenda of increasing youth participation in the mainstream economy. With YEBF he has been involved in the organisation of a number of conferences and concerts, raising awareness on the challenges being faced by youth in business and how they may be overcome.
He has solid knowledge of the Zimbabwean business environment, balanced with widespread personal experience across a variety of sectors and has also managed to establish strong relationships with young people and several youth serving organisations.
Jacob is currently serving as the Chairman for the Confederation of Zimbabwe Industries (CZI) steering committee on youth and gender and he is also the Zimbabwe representative for Youth for Africa for SDGs.
Jacob is a keen cricket fan and is also involved in music promotion, which has seen him manage the affairs of one of the leading bands in Zimbabwe - Victor Kunonga and Peace.
In 2017, Jacob was selected among the top 1,000 entrepreneurs on the African continent by the Tony Elumelu Foundation - an experience that opened up a robust network of potential partners and fellow young entrepreneurs and business leaders on the African continent. He is currently a part of an investment group with a global presence, that has managed to attract significant investment into mining in Zimbabwe and held the biggest Zimbabwe focused investment conference in London during the first quarter of 2018.
Jacob is also the founder and chairman of the Young Entrepreneurs Business Forum (YEBF), a business member organisation that seeks to advance the agenda of increasing youth participation in the mainstream economy. With YEBF he has been involved in the organisation of a number of conferences and concerts, raising awareness on the challenges being faced by youth in business and how they may be overcome.
He has solid knowledge of the Zimbabwean business environment, balanced with widespread personal experience across a variety of sectors and has also managed to establish strong relationships with young people and several youth serving organisations.
Jacob is currently serving as the Chairman for the Confederation of Zimbabwe Industries (CZI) steering committee on youth and gender and he is also the Zimbabwe representative for Youth for Africa for SDGs.
Jacob is a keen cricket fan and is also involved in music promotion, which has seen him manage the affairs of one of the leading bands in Zimbabwe - Victor Kunonga and Peace.