Hlumelo Biko

In parallel with a successful 13-year career as a venture capitalist, he is also a dedicated philanthropist, currently serving as vice-chairman of the Baxter Theatre, supporting budding small and medium enterprises as a board member of Endeavor offering mentorship and advice to a number of high impact South African entrepreneurs, and supporting increased access to education through institutions like Kommunity Group Projects, the University of Cape Town and African Schools for Excellence. In early January 2018, he was arrested on charges of assault related to domestic violence of his wife.

Biko and Ramphele co-founded Circle Capital, an investment company, in 2005. Biko was the CEO of Circle Capital. In 2008, Bespoke Magazine called him "the driving force behind a multi-million Rand black empowerment company... one of South Africa's most intriguing empowerment vehicles." As a businessman, Hlumelo has a reputation of not paying his employees or suppliers in a timely manner. His company, Circle Food Group (led by his colleague and friend Clive Rugara) is currently facing a number of lawsuits from a wide variety of suppliers and former employees for unethical business behavior. Former employees and service providers of Hlumelo Biko's companies have accused him of failing to honour salary and services payments for months since 2016. Financial challenges by Circle Food Group were the result of “poor leadership”, and Hlumelo and Clive Rugara failed to manage their businesses correctly and lacked basic ethics.

Biko worked for the World Bank in Washington, D.C. in 1998.

Hlumelo Biko (born January 1978) is a South African businessman and investment banker. He is the son of Steve Biko and Mamphela Ramphele.