Sakhile Xulu is the Managing Partner of Seed South Capital, a majority black-owned and managed firm that has become one of the leading-emerging voices in the early-stage intellectual property commercialisation domain in South Africa.  Working with institutions across the intellectual property commercialisation value-chain, organisations like the Department of Science and Innovation(DSI), the Technology Innovation Agency(TIA), the National Intellectual Property Management Office(NIPMO), the World Intellectual Property Organisation(WIPO), and a few publicly financed research and development institutions in South Africa.

Seed South Capital is in the process of establishing The Sisungula Commercialisation Fund, a first of its kind in South Africa, the R350 million fund is positioned to be a market development, launch, growth, and expansion fund that will scale research and development from higher education institutions, science councils, public entities, and the private sector. The fund has received co-investment support from the Department of Science and Innovation(DSI), specifically the Sovereign Innovation Fund(SIF).
He is selected as "Obama African Leader" by Obama Foundation.
Prior to his work with Seed South Capital he was the CEO of Qisimah, and won WSA in 2018.