Mvelo Hlophe is the CEO of Zaio as well as a student, currently in final year at UCT studying BCom Politics, Philosophy and Economics.

Mvelo is a student entrepreneur, founder of Zaio, a platform that helps student developers land their dream job through a gamified process while studying. Students are are upskilled through courses, coding challenges and tasked with real world projects from startups.

Mvelo has also co-founder of a security tech company called Rydwith where he now sits as an adviser. “I believe in the power of self-assurance no matter your age or any other circumstance you may find yourself in.”