Luke Naude- Lorentz

Luke Naude-Lorentz is the Senior Growth and Investments Lead at Mohara, a co-founder startup studio that is redefining how businesses are built in Africa and beyond. With a focus on bootstrapped growth and intentional development, Luke helps transform ambitious visions into achievable roadmaps, partnering with founders as a technical co-founder while taking equity stakes to ensure aligned success. Over a decade, Mohara has grown into a 100-person team across Cape Town, the UK, and the US by prioritizing fundamentals: consistent revenue, strong processes, and a resilient culture that can weather economic uncertainty. Luke emphasizes the importance of communication at all levels, empowering even junior team members to surface insights that prevent potential pitfalls. Beyond Mohara, he leads GTMX, a go-to-market community that connects founders, marketers, and sales leaders for genuine knowledge exchange. Through both his work at Mohara and GTMX, Luke champions sustainable entrepreneurship, quality-driven growth, and building businesses with intention rather than succumbing to external pressures.