Trevor Gosling

Co-founder and CEO, Lula

Trevor Gosling is Co-founder and CEO of Lula, in the role since 2014.

Lula, formerly Lulalend, is a South African digital lender and business banking platform for small businesses. It was founded by Gosling and CTO Neil Welman and marked ten years in 2025.

In the job

  1. Closed a US$35 million Series B round led by Lightrock. Source

  2. Secured R340 million in local-currency funding from Dutch development bank FMO. Source

Career before

  1. 2012-2014Founder and CEO, 5ounces (acquired by Naspers in May 2013)
  2. 2010Structured finance specialist, Rand Merchant Bank
  3. Investment banker, Goldman Sachs
  4. 2008Investment banker, Rand Merchant Bank
  5. 2005Senior accountant, KPMG

Education

Chartered accountant; studied at the University of Pretoria (2000-2004)

Sources

  1. bizcommunity.com
  2. businesstech.co.za
  3. wearetech.africa

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