Randall Newman is a
Botswana
Botswana, officially the Republic of Botswana, is a landlocked country in Southern Africa. Botswana is topographically flat, with approximately 70 percent of its territory part of the Kalahari Desert. It is bordered by South Africa to the sou ...
entrepreneur, and the founder and chief executive officer of Verbosec.
Early life and education
Newman was born and raised in the capital city of
Gaborone
Gaborone ( , , ) is the Capital city, capital and List of cities in Botswana, largest city of Botswana, with a population of 246,325 based on the 2022 census, about 10% of the total population of Botswana. Its metropolitan area is home to 534, ...
where he also spent his childhood. He did his high school education at
St. Joseph's College, Kgale
St. Joseph's College is a government-aided Catholic school located in Gaborone, Botswana.
Founded in 1928 by the Catholic Church, St. Joseph's College aims to provide education for Tswana people, Batswana children. As a government-aided missi ...
.
He holds a Bachelor of Arts with honours degree in Entrepreneurship and Business Leadership from
Sheffield Hallam University
Sheffield Hallam University (SHU) is a public research university in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England. The university is based on two sites; the City Campus is located in the city centre near Sheffield station, Sheffield railway station, whil ...
in partnership with
Botswana Accountancy College
The Botswana Accountancy College, also known as BAC, is a business school which is headquartered in the city of Gaborone, Botswana. Initially funded and established through a joint venture between the Ministry of Finance and Development Plannin ...
.
Career
Before leaving the Botswana Accountancy College, Newman joined the technology business landscape by working for a local tech company as an Account Executive. He ventured into the entrepreneurship journey by venturing into software development founding Verbosec in 2019 with his brother, Henry Newman.
Newman continued to launch a food delivery company called
Zesta (formerly Square Eats) in 2020 during the coronavirus pandemic. In 2024, his company Verbosec launched an AI-powered generative platform called
Nexus AI.
See also
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Theo Baloyi
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Elliot Moshoke
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Bogolo Kenewendo
Bogolo Joy Kenewendo (born c. 1987) is a Botswanan economist and politician. She serves as a Specially Elected Member of Parliament in the Botswana Parliament as of November 2024, she is the incumbent Minister of Minerals and Energy in the cur ...
References
Botswana chief executives
Living people
Tswana people
21st-century Botswana businesspeople
1999 births
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Alumni of Sheffield Hallam University
Botswana company founders