After months of due diligence, interviews, hard work and tons of obstacles, we are finally excited to share and welcome the recipient of Khula Lula's R200000 private equity funding opportunity @PortiaMDhlamini, the 23 year old founder of @NativeNylon.
We've been getting such a crazy influx of traffic and I had no idea what was going on. But it was all coz of this beautiful News24 piece by @CannyMaphanga. Thank you for asking me insightful questions & telling my story with such understanding and depth, I loved reading this. 💛
Ending the year on such a high, @NativeNylon got to dress Anele Zondo as she hosts #LastDanceSABC1. I went from investing in a risky abstract idea in the beggining of the year to seeing our products showcased in a New Year's special on national TV.
To acquiring the Future 💛
Our founder @LisaLamla had the honour of being interviewed and featured in @Topco_Media's Impumelelo Top Empowerment Companies Publication. What an incredible profile and spotlight on the visionary behind the work we do here at Khula Lula.
We are honoured to have SME South Africa include our founder @LisaLamla as one of the South African Women Leaders who've made major moves in 2020. To read the full piece visit: https://t.co/IByZfuEaLa
We're so thrilled about the News24 piece written by Afika Jadezweni profiling our investment in @NativeNylon and the role we've played as a PE fund in bringing the startup to market. To read the full article follow the link below:
https://t.co/GM0FmvResW
How stunning is @MbauReloaded in Native Nylon?! She is dressed in the Malia Pants Suit. We'd like to thank @TheThroneMag team for featuring Native Nylon in its current issue. She looks absolutely gorgeous. 💛
The podcast for the interview that happened this weekend between our founder @LisaLamla and Refiloe Mpakanyane on Radio 702, is now up and available on https://t.co/DFIkzCdYPL.
Our Acquisition @NativeNylon is launching its store which is going live at 2pm today. We are so proud of the work our founder @LisaLamla, Native Nylon's founder @PortiaMDhlamini and our team have put in to finally bring our investment to market.
To Acquiring The Future.
I'm always asked about my experiences in managing a microfinancing private equity fund. And today I'm sharing some fundamental principles that will aid investors and pre-seed startups maintain liquidity and counterbalance negative cash flows. #SageForSmallBiz#Ad.
Early this morning our founder @LisaLamla and our funding recipient @PortiaMDhlamini had a wonderful interview on PowerFm with Kwena Moabelo, discussing private equity and what it's been like to build Khula Lula and Native Nylon.
For the full audio visit: https://t.co/vn0Cas6iIL
NATIVE NYLON'S COLLECTION REVEAL IS HERE!!
Each day leading up to our launch we will be revealing pieces in our launch collection. So you can start picking out which items you'd like to fill your cart with on the 24th!
Here is a first look at some of our gorgeous pieces.
Anyone who knows me knows that this is my favorite show, that I listen to religiously, with a host that has the most brilliant insights. I could've never imagined that I would be on it one day. I am beaming... Do tune into #MetroFMTalk after 8pm for my interview 🙏🏽