Zimbabwe's antimony,
built into a market.

Tatenda Furusa

Founder Trustee

Tatenda brings over 15 years of experience in fintech, digital lending and payments across Africa. He most recently led and exited VC-backed ImaliPay (US$3m+ raised), an embedded finance and insurance platform, and previously held roles at Cellulant, supporting the Office of the CEO through Series C fundraising, board reporting and expansion across 18 African countries.

He holds a BA from Bradley University and an MSc from the University of Nottingham (UK). Through personal and family interests, Tatenda holds stakes in coal exploration, gold and antimony in Zimbabwe.

Munyaradzi Marwizi

Founder Trustee

Munyaradzi is a versatile business consultant and mining operator, with experience spanning the gas industry, distribution and logistics, retail petroleum, mining and construction. His background in operations management, business development and project management is matched by a strong track record in service-provider and people management — “It's important to invest in people, as the success of any business, venture or project comes through their passion and conviction.”

His interests span the mining value chain, from extraction and mineral beneficiation to commodity trading of critical minerals and minor metals, and the supply chain distribution of critical consumables and support services — underpinned by a particular passion for sustainable mineral resource development and capacity building among artisanal and small-scale miners (ASM).

Pondai Dengu

Trustee

Pondai is a senior investment and business development executive with over 15 years of experience originating, structuring and executing investments across Africa and international markets — spanning capital raising, private credit, M&A advisory, infrastructure finance and climate-linked investment. He has a strong track record building investment platforms and deploying capital into high-impact sectors, working with institutional investors, development finance institutions, commercial banks, sovereign stakeholders and private capital providers to structure complex cross-border transactions.

He currently serves as Director at Zimvantage Capital, focused on investment origination, strategic advisory and capital deployment across emerging markets, financial services, infrastructure, energy transition and critical minerals.

Farai Makovah

Trustee

Farai holds a BCom in Marketing from the University of Pretoria, South Africa, and returned to Zimbabwe in 2008 — a period of significant economic strain that shaped his early career. He built his experience through progressively senior roles at Exor Petroleum Zimbabwe, from Sales Representative to Operations Manager, before becoming General Manager of Exor Lubricants.

Farai is now Group Chief Operations Officer of Exor Holdings (Private) Limited, a group with interests across energy, mining, agriculture, tourism, construction and property development in the region, and currently also serves as Acting Managing Director of Exor Petroleum Eswatini.

Patrick Weeden

Technical & Strategic Advisor

Patrick is a mining-sector executive with extensive experience across exploration, geophysics, mine technical services and project management. He founded Scout Aerial Australia in 2011 and subsequently established Scout Aerial Africa, operating across Sub-Saharan Africa, Australia and Asia Pacific — directing exploration programmes from geophysical targeting through drilling, resource definition and technical reporting, for producers, exploration companies, governments and private investors across gold, copper, polymetallics, rare earths, battery minerals and critical minerals, including antimony.

He holds an MBA and a Bachelor of Commerce, and brings strong expertise in technical governance, project economics, regulatory compliance, cross-border operations and supply-chain management — with experience across Zimbabwe, Namibia, Zambia, Mozambique, Australia and the wider region — to responsible mineral development and the emerging antimony supply chain.

Daniel Chatora

Senior Technical Advisor

Daniel Chatora is a Registered Professional Natural Scientist (SACNASP) with 40 years of experience in geology, mineral exploration, mining operations and resource development.

He has extensive experience in mineral resource and reserve estimation under JORC and SAMREC, mine planning, feasibility studies, exploration programme management and technical due diligence.

Daniel has held senior leadership positions including Managing Director of Goldfields of Mazowe and Goldfields of Shamva, General Manager of How Mine, and founding CEO of Zimbabwe's National Exploration Company, where he led the development of exploration programmes and projects towards bankable status.

His career spans gold, platinum, chrome and diamond exploration, with experience across both underground and open-pit operations. He has also led multidisciplinary teams and advised mining companies on strategy, technical development and operational performance.

Daniel holds an MBA from Africa University and a BSc Honours in Geology from the University of Zimbabwe. He is a past Chairman of the Geological Society of Zimbabwe and currently provides geological and mining consultancy services to the industry.