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11 Industries
The Aura Group of Companies consists of 18 dynamic companies based in Zimbabwe and operating across various business segments. We are actively pursuing new opportunities together with our investors and business partners in Capital Markets, Financial & Investment Services, ICT, Mining & Commodities, Manufacturing, Farming & Agro-processing, Logistics & Distribution as well as Real Estate & Consultancy. In addition to this we offer an extensive range of consultancy and advisory services to provide business solutions to our clients and partners. Leveraging on our strong network of financial partners both locally and internationally, we are also able to raise equity and capital in supporting innovative and exciting projects and business ventures.
Our management team collectively holds a wealth of experience behind them and are an impressive driving force. This enables us to provide an extensive list of services and to offer our clients integrated solutions. At the heart of the group is the belief that every challenge can be overcome. We are therefore always looking to the future, and continue to grow year on year, diversifying our business portfolio along the way.
Our aim is to be the preferred business solutions provider to local as well as foreign companies operating in Zimbabwe and the wider region. In the context of Zimbabwe's risky operating environment and the challenges faced in recent years, we take pride as a Group in the success we have achieved with our business partners and clients over a relatively short space of time.
We would like to take the opportunity in thanking you for considering Aura Group to be your preferred business solutions provider. We are always looking to new opportunities and are fully committed to supporting the vision of our customers as they strive towards their individual or corporate greatness.
At Aura, we have built a Group of Companies through innovation, strategic partnering and a first class team of highly qualified personnel. As we grow our Group and enter new business segments in Zimbabwe and beyond, we invite you to be a part of our inspirational story.
Core Values
Mission Statement
We strive to be a dynamic and innovative group that is committed to the pursuit of excellence in enriching our stakeholders. Across all our business interests, we provide exceptional products and services that create tremendous value. We are relentless in our pursuit of improvement, never slowing in our search for better ways to serve you.
Vision Statement
To be a hub that facilitates growth, increases capacity and extends the reach of our principals and stakeholders by being the seed that fosters entrepreneurship and innovation.
Group Subsidiaries
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Executive Management
SAMUELLE DIMAIRHO
CO-FOUNDER & GROUP CEO
Samuelle Dimairho started his formal career at the age of 15, by trading financial securities on the local stock exchange in Zimbabwe. He dropped out of high school at the age of 17 years old to pursue an idea of automating the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange whilst pursuing a chartered accountancy professional qualification on a self-teaching and part time basis. His vision was to improve the transparency, accessibility and convenience of trading on the stock exchange through electronic technologies and innovations. This led him to co-founding Chengetedzai Depository Company, Zimbabwe’s first Central Securities Depository.
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Samuelle co-founded the Aura Group and is the driving force behind the growth and diversification of the Group. His knowledge and expertise in the areas of ICT, Software development, management consulting, property investments, energy solutions and strategic investments across industry verticals are key strengths.
Under Samuelle's leadership and management, the Aura Group currently employ over 100 people in Southern Africa. His entrepreneurial skills have also won him numerous accolades - most notably in 2018 when he featured in the Forbes Africa 30 Under 30 List. He was also identified by Africa Youth Awards as one of the Most Influential Young Africans of 2018, awarded a World Economic Forum Global Shapers Youth Award 2018, Junior Chamber International Creative Young Entrepreneur of The Year 2014 and also won the Entrepreneurs Organisation Global Student Entrepreneur Award 2014. He has featured in international media programs from various organisations all over the world for his achievements and inspiration to young people in Africa.
In addition to the above, Samuelle is a member of Rotary International and voluntarily serves as an advisor to the Graduate Development Agency and Young Entrepreneurs Sanctuary Africa, which is an organisation focused on building the skills of graduates and mentoring young entrepreneurs. Samuelle self-taught himself for all his academic qualifications and never entered a single classroom nor had any private tutor as he furthered his education after high school. He currently holds an ACCA Chartered Certified Accountant qualification, ACCA Advanced Diploma in Accounting and Business, and holds a Bsc (Hons) Applied Accounting with Oxford Brookes University.
NIKHIL BHULABHAI
GROUP CHAIRMAN & FOUNDER
Nikhil Bhulabhai is a seasoned entrepreneur and business professional with a wealth of experience spanning over 30 years and with a global perspective. He has successfully launched start-ups and added value in various aspects of business such as technology, marketing, distribution, operations, as well as management and leadership.
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Nikhil is a co-founder of the Aura Group, a company that has grown and diversified under his leadership. His expertise lies in investments and strategic business development, with a focus on key sectors including ICT, Finance, Infrastructure Development, Renewable Energy, Telecommunications, Manufacturing, Pharmaceuticals, and more.
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One of Nikhil's notable ventures is the co-founding of Velmenni OU, an innovative technology firm with a presence in India and Estonia. Velmenni is at the forefront of light communications technology, particularly pioneering Li-Fi. This breakthrough technology has transformed data communication, promising to reshape communication technologies across various industries and applications in the future.
Thanks to Nikhil's comprehensive business insights and his vast global experience, he has steered the Aura Group from its modest beginnings to the successful entity it is today.
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At the forefront of the Aura Group and working closely with Samuelle and Nikhil are the following team members:
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Trevor Gripper (Managing Director, Africa First Distribution) + (Regional Director, Aura Group)
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Sarudzai Muwanga (Head of Sales & Marketing, Aura Group)
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Deepak Solanki (Chief Executive Officer, Velmenni OU)
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Brad Windsor (Managing Director, Afrispares)
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Lakshjeet Singh (Managing Director, Aura Oil)
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Prosper Mutorogodo (CEO, Chengetedzai)
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Nikita Kennedy (General Manager, Fiscal Revenue Solutions)
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Kevin Smith (Chief Executive Officer, Western Irrigation)
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Pieter Lund (Chief Pilot, Aura Aviation)
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Diamond Chirisa (Managing Director, Quantum Solutions)
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Nigel Daura (Managing Director, Appletree Payments)
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