By Koketso Mamabolo
By the time he was 21, Quinton van der Burgh had already formed Voda-Tella International, which was in the business of supplying and distributing telecommunications sources and devices. The company would go on to expand into 12 countries.
“London was my biggest success as a startup in my career,” says Quinton. The rapid growth led to issues, eventually bringing him back to South Africa to restart his career. And what a restart it’s been. He now boasts an investment portfolio of over 48 companies, which are “under direct management and are spread over diverse sectors.”
“While it was tough initially to get started in the mining sector, I grew to become one of the largest private miners in the country ─ through a lot of hard work and obviously hustling through the system of making things happen.”
Here we find what he’s learnt from investing in different sectors, why sustainability is important to him and more.