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Ido Sum
I'm very proud to share the news about our TLcom Capital LLP TIDE Africa II fund final close at $154mn. While we remain laser focused on our journey to build the best early stage VC in the world investing in Africa, this is a serious milestone for us more than doubling our first fund size, expanding team, entering new African markets and most importantly growing the ability to partner with the best and brightest founders out there building in and for Africa. Many thanks for all our LPs, the many who kept believing in us since TIDE Africa I, and those who decided to back us on this one and join our journey - we couldn't make it without you! https://lnkd.in/eDjapC85 On a more personal note, it's been a patchy year. A year full of reflection, learning and realisations. In a world that keeps going sideways often fuelled by populists agendas, wars and hate, and with too many of us wanting to always win (by making sure someone else is losing), not being able to digest and understand complexities and nuances, and feeling obliged to have a firm view within 20sec about everything, our responsibility is even bigger. It's tough out there. On the macro, on the details and on everything in between. So what does it have to do with Africa VC? We have the privilege of helping and supporting the ones who stand up, look complexity in the eye and decide to build for the better. Of course we want and need it to return multiples of cash, but our real job is be there for the journey, and remember it's never "linear up into the right". To partner with those who can understand the complexity and nuances of the problem better than anyone (and not try and flatten it), but can define simple and scalable solutions to these complexities. Have a long term strategy and vision, and not a short sighted view. Distinct the core of the problem from the noise, paint in their (and our) minds how the world will look in a decade and create a path to get there and make it better. And in all of it, it remains about people. People who need to have the drive, the focus, the mental flexibility and curiosity but also the boldness to embark on these journeys. And our role is to help. To listen, to be a sounding board. The most trusted advisor, but also push back when needs be. And through all of it remain humane, and remember they too have life outside work, feelings, challenges and difficulties. So what's next? I'm nearing 13years in, but it's only the beginning... With the best partners and team around, we celebrate, but keep our eyes on the prize. Build a memorable platform, partner with the best founders out there and contribute what we can to making Africa better, while embracing complexity, diversity, nuances keeping curious and humane. Now back to work. A lot to build... With Maurizio Caio Omobola Johnson Andreata Muforo and Eloho Omame #AfricanTech #VentureCapital #Startup
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Arete MFON AMANA
It is the #DecadeforAfrica. For the keen-eyed international investor seeking new frontiers, every social service, infrastructure, energy access gap, just about anything we call crisis is a business opportunity. All risks mitigated. The Texas Africa Chamber of Commerce (TXACC), City of Houston, City of Houston Mayor's Office of Trade & International Affairs, Africa Diaspora Advancement Council, Texas Medical Center turns the spotlight to #healthandhumanservices in #Africa by hosting the #AfricaFirstLadiesHealthSummit - https://aflhs.org/ Every 17 seconds, a child is stillborn. In other statistical terms, 1 in 72 total births results in a stillborn baby as captured in the UNICEF State of the World Children’s Report. The Report states that “Women in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia bear the greatest burden of stillbirths in the world.......In sub-Saharan Africa, the estimated stillbirth rate of 21.1 stillbirths per 1,000 total births was eight times higher than the lowest regional average stillbirth rate of 2.6 found in the Western Europe.” WHO-UNICEF Model of Care for Small and/or Sick Newborns has identified 10 core components for scaling up action for Maternal and Child Health and these include: Vision, political commitment, leadership and national plan as well as adequate and sustainable financing. Another classical case of #purposedrivenplatforms. First Ladies are pivotal to driving trade, investments and economic cooperation in #socialinfrastructure just like H.E Senator Oluremi Tinubu, First Lady of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and Convener of the #AfricanFirstLadiesforDevelopment. #Houston has the largest medical center in the World and is well positioned to drive an international strategy to build business bridges not just for fossil and renewable energy but also #healthandlifesciences The silent emergency in overall health care services delivery especially in maternal and child health care is a clarion call for new capital flows to improve the #qualityoflife index in Africa. Moving away from #aidtotrade, from a tokenistic approach to strategic investments. Surely the #newscrambleforAfrica must go beyond the “scavenging” for cobalt, copper and all the critical minerals. Take your stake. Register for the #AfricaFirstLadiesHealthSummit! For #HealthCareinstitutions, #DiasporanandBlackProfessionals, #HealthTechandinnovation, #financialservices, #nonprofits, #professionalservicesfirms Posso Ganame, Christopher Olson, Mazda Denon, Hon. Dr. Abike Dabiri-ErewaYele Aluko MD, MBA, FACC, FSCAI. Oluyinka Olutoye, MD, PhD. Chinyere Anyaogu MD MPH FACOG, Gertie Chimeka Anyanwoke, MD, MBA, FIDSA, FACP, Njide Okonjo-Udochi MD,MPH,MBA,MS FAAFP, Uzodinma Iweala, Uchechi Iweala, Ihuoma Azuike MPH, Engee Ibe, The Association of Nigerian Physicians in the Americas (ANPA), Africa Healthcare Network, Ajong Mbapndah, Nana K. Asare, 𝕮𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖉𝖚 𝕸𝖔𝖌𝖍𝖆𝖑𝖚, Tolu Opeloye, MHCA, Naomi Adjei, MD, MPH, MSEd, Dr.OLUTOLA SOBANDE,Pharm.D, M.P.S.N
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Rupert McCammon
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Maya Horgan Famodu
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Hope Ditlhakanyane
🚀Africa should be taking more of the centre stage globally, but why isn’t it? We all know the stats. 📍By 2050, 1 in 4 people globally will be African. 📍Until 2029, 6 of the 10 fastest growing economies in the world are in Africa. 📍Tech adoption across the continent is accelerating the digital infrastructure required to provide access to financial services, improve healthcare, optimise food systems, adapt to climate-smart systems and more generally solve deep, interesting problems that have a commercial and impact upside. And the entrepreneurs are of a different rigour. Whether home-grown or internationally trained, they’re innovating against multiple constraints such as macro headwinds, currency devaluations, changing regulations, lower-than-average consumer purchasing power and yet are finding unique business models and distribution channels to scale. So much magic is happening and we need to keep sharing these stories in the global stage so everyone wakes up to the outsized opportunities that surpass market challenges. Thanks to Forbes for spotlighting the African entrepreneurship landscape, and for hosting Summit that provided space for 1000+ attendees to deepen their connections and understanding of this incredible continent.
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Rupert McCammon
We are delighted to announce that Oyin Solebo, Managing Director at Techstars, will be speaking at AFSIC - Investing in Africa, 7-9th October 2024. Company Overview: Techstars is the world's most active pre-seed investor having invested in more than 3,800 companies. Founded in 2006, Techstars is on a mission to invest in an unprecedented number of startups per year to enable more capital to flow to more entrepreneurs around the world in order to deliver exceptional returns to our investors. We do this by operating accelerator programs and venture capital funds, as well as by connecting startups, investors, corporations, and cities to help build thriving startup communities. Our results show why Techstars is Better for Founders than any other global accelerator: On average, 74.5% of Techstars companies will raise money within 3 years of their program; 18.5% of Techstars portfolio companies have exited 5 years after their program and 31.1% after eight years (PitchBook June 2023) Register NOW to attend AFSIC – Africa’s Investment Event, 7-9th October 2024. London #afsic #afsic2024 #investinginafrica #africaninvestment #africafinance
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Emma Westensee
If you're a scientist, engineer or founder with big ideas for tackling climate change, you should definitely take a look at Kinjani's new programme. Caitlin Wale, Jenny Dove and team you should be all so proud. Very excited to watch this space grow 🌱 Kinjani aims to attract talent to address climate-related pain points within 6 key industries: 1. Urbanisation: infrastructure & resilience 2. Materials: low carbon manufacturing & construction 3. Oceans: Ships, Sinks and Aquaculture 4. Food: productivity, restoration & futureproofing 5. Water: waste, pollution, scarcity and resilience 6. Restorative mining: circular models & biodiversity These industries have historically been underfunded within the climate space, and yet continue to contribute heavily to several climate concerns within carbon removal, circularity, and climate resilience. To build scalable, science-first ventures in key industries, this program brings together entrepreneurs with technical expertise or commercial / operational experience within Sub-Saharan Africa. Applications are open so go check it out! 🤩 💯
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Anthony William Catt
So what’s going on in the African startup, tech & investment ecosystem? Here are a few announcements, opportunities & resources worth checking out. Week 17 (2024) Post #89 Register for my newsletter for deeper insights launching this month - 🍍 link. SPOTLIGHT 🧐 In 2024, more voters than ever in history head to the polls with 64 countries + the European Union that will represent about 49% of the people in the world voting in national elections. This is no-more true than across the African continent where 25 political elections are scheduled to be held. So who is voting & where? Oluwafisayo Olorunfemi, Program Officer at Unfold who pulled together a snapshot of the African voting landscape. Check link in the 1st comment to read what she has pulled together & be sure to give her a follow! NEWS & RESOURCES 💰 TLcom Capital LLP Capital doubles venture fund to announce $154m close. 🙋♀️ Women Who Build Africa cover HB Review Gender Funding Gap Report. 📱 Meta trials AI chatbot across WhatsApp, Instagram & Messenger in Africa. ❓ Kenya’s MarketForce winds down its B2B e-commerce arm via TechCabal. 🌍 Tech Hubs in Africa Growth Report 3rd Ed from International Trade Centre. 💰 Partech talks backing bold founders and being intentional about exits. 💡 2nd edition of Disrupt Africa Gender-Focused Research Publication. 📈 Oyin Solebo on investors shifting focus to startup unit economics. 👩🌾 Kenyan Agri-Food Ecosystem Lessons by Hangyul Lee-Song & AgBase. PROGRAMMES & OPPORTUNITIES 🇳🇬 Ingressive Capital is looking for an Investment Partner. 🧠 VC4A Mentor-Drive Capital #MDC2024 on for Mentor Applications. 🚀 African Union Digital & Innovation Fellowship Info Session for Applications. ⭕️ TechCircle £10,000 Startup Pitch2Win 4 is open for applications. 🇺🇸 AfriLabs Silicon Valley Investment Readiness Programme open for apps. EVENTS 📅 Apr 20 - 26th: JHB 🇿🇦 is hosting several key Africa Investor Events. 📅 April 26th: ABAN Masterclass on Crossboarder Investments. 📅 April 27th: Yale Africa Startup Review Event. 📅 April 30th: 2X Global Catalyst Report Launch Webinar. 👉 To find out more about Africa Tech & Investment focused events then check out my annual African Tech Events Watchlist - 2024 Edition. 🔥 Person to Follow #52 - Elena Haba is the lead of 2X Globals - 2X Ignite Programme supporting emerging female fund managers. Was previously an Investment Advisor for the Mastercard Foundation Africa Growth Fund and has worked in investment across the continent. She is one of the continents leaders truly lifting barriers between women and capital. 🎙️ Catch the recent live audience podcast recording of The African Pre-seed Podcast in Nairobi. Join host, Loraine Achar-Ogada, alongside panelists, Bruce Nsereko-Lule, June Odongo, Jason Musyoka, as they touch base on the factors to consider when choosing capital in 2024. Links in 1st comment - reference emojis👇 #Startups #Tech #Investment #Africa
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The Flip
This African VC firm has 30% of its portfolio comprised of female-led startups. Recently, they announced raising $154 million, surpassing their initial $150 million target. Here's everything we know about TLcom Capital LLP's TIDE Africa Fund II: TLcom Capital recently closed its $154 million TIDE Africa Fund II. The fund aims to nurture startups across the continent, initially focusing on North Africa, starting with Egypt. More than 20 limited partners participated in the oversubscribed fund, originally intended to close at $150 million. Notable investors include the European Investment Bank (EIB), Visa Foundation, Bertelsmann, and AfricaGrow. Despite being twice as large as its preceding fund, the second fund closed in a shorter time than the previous one, according to TLcom's managing partner, Maurizio Caio. He attributed this to an improved understanding and acceptance of venture capital in Africa among limited partners as a legitimate asset class. Their strategy seems simple: Stick to what's worked before, focusing on seed and Series A, with initial checks ranging from $1 million to $3 million and keeping some cash aside for follow-ons. TLcom has already backed six companies from its new fund, including: ∙ Zone ∙ Vendease ∙ FairMoney ∙ SeamlessHR Read more here: https://lnkd.in/dMrG2ypX
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Maxime Bayen
Here's a trend I am fascinated by. Spending a significant amount of my time for the past 2-3 years looking at new models within climate adaptation and climate tech overall, especially in Africa, I am amazed to see an increasing number of sectors where startups are actually leveraging tech and innovation to go back in time and improve/revisit very ancient models. Let me give you some examples: 🚗 Mobility: in cities especially, transitioning from cars back to... bicycles 🚲 [examples of startups: Upway, EMotorad, etc.] 🚢 Shipping: transitioning from engine ships back to... sailing ships ⛵ [examples of startups: AYRO, Norsepower, etc.] 🌾 Agriculture: transitioning from monoculture back to... agroforestry 🌳 [examples of startups: Sand to Green, Propagate, etc.] 🏗 Construction: transitioning from cement back to... bamboo 🌴 [examples of startups: African Bamboo, SEAD Bamboo, etc.] What other sectors have you seen similar trends in? 🤨 ...and if you know some early stage startups in Africa doing something along this trend, please refer them to us at Catalyst Fund or share a pitch deck directly with me: maxime@thecatalystfund.com cc Maelis Carraro Karen Serem Waithaka Massimiliano Hasan Malika Anand Benjamin Rombaut 🌳
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Uwem U.
I had the pleasure of speaking on a panel titled “Raising Money: What VCs Are Looking For In Africa Now” with Christine Namara of Flat6Labs, Hope Ditlhakanyane of Founders Factory Africa and moderated by Yandile Nuku of Co-creation Hub (CcHUB) at the Forbes 30 under 30 Summit Africa. Some of the key takeaways were: - Africa has a great supply of amazing founders solving the most critical problems across the continent. - We need more diverse capital flowing into the ecosystem, locally and from the global west - We need to own our narrative and sell our stories better - Beyond access to capital, structures and systems have to be put in place to ensure founder success - Liquidity! This is what attracts more capital.
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Tony Chen
Four and a half years ago, I collaborated with Tayo Akinyemi and Osarumen Osamuyi to publish one of the most comprehensive research reports on the state of African VC: Chasing Outliers, Why Context Matters for Early-Stage Investing in Africa. We interviewed 100 GPs, LPs, and entrepreneurs in the African VC ecosystem and published the report in Jan 2020, arguably the peak of the frothy VC bubble worldwide. I re-read the report again recently, and what we concluded then seems even more true today. As is becoming increasingly clear, VC has a number of underlying assumptions baked in that hasn't always been well-understood. I describe VC as a racecar. It takes you from point A to point B really fast, but it assumes that: (1) you have smooth road; (2) you have a pit crew; (3) you have race organizers who've set and will reinforce mutually-agreed-upon rules; (4) you're wearing a helmet and you've been training for the G-forces on those turns ;). But what if there isn't even a road yet -- let alone a smooth one? Why are we spending so much time talking about high-performance tires? VC is really a very specific financial instrument for a very specific set of circumstances, and all too often, is too broadly applied beyond its designed use. I'm not hating on VC - I'm actually someone who launched an African VC fund last year as I believe African fintech, post-froth post-flavor-of-the-month, is one sector that is well suited for VC. I'm just saying don't put a racecar in an off-road safari race... or a Nairobi rush-hour race. And on some occasions, the VC opportunity is to build the road. Still true today: Build out the right team working on the right strategy - and then utilize the right funding structure to align with it. Product-market fit is critical, but so is strategy-funding fit. We at Verdant Frontiers have raised and deployed $100M+ of project financing, bank debt, mezzanine debt, holding company permanent capital, and venture capital into Africa. Each instrument serves its designed purpose. I'd venture to say the report is just as relevant today as it was in 2020 - read the executive summary of the report in the link below.
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Financial Inclusion Africa
OpenseedVC Launches With $10 Million Fund for African Startups OpenseedVC, an early-stage venture capital firm launched in 2024, has successfully reached the first close of its $10 million fund aimed at supporting early-stage startups across Africa and Europe. This $10 million fund marks OpenseedVC’s inaugural investment vehicle and is focused on backing founders with deep domain expertise, reflecting the growing emphasis on founder experience within Africa’s tech ecosystem. Read more👇 #funding #Openseedvc #financialinclusionafrica Maria Rotilu
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Empower Africa
New player in Africa's VC game! 📈 OpenseedVC, a recently launched venture capital firm, has secured an initial closing for its $10 million early-stage fund. The fund will focus on backing startups in Africa and Europe founded by experienced technology operators. Learn more 👉 https://lnkd.in/d7KAewBy #empowerafrica #africa #investinafrica #vcfunding #startups #startupfunding Maria Rotilu Andrés Clavel
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The proposed Hekima University
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Obajide Rotilu, MSc, MBA
Congratulations Maria Rotilu on the incredible launch of OpenseedVC; a $10m African and European focussed venture capital fund. Starting a venture capital fund is no small feat; starting it as a solo General Partner even harder. I couldn’t be prouder of your discipline, innovation, and entrepreneurial spirit evidenced throughout this journey. I had the privilege of witnessing magic from the most unique vantage point, and it’s inspiring to see your vision and hard work come to life. I believe in OpenseedVC’s mission, and I'm confident the focus themes (of commerce, health, work) will make significant marks in the planets. The combination of capital to day-zero founders, and (more importantly) support from a 50+ elite operator network is exceptional. I’m excited to be one of the earliest Limited Partners in the fund. OpenseedVC is poised to make a significant impact in European and African focussed startups and I have no doubt that your leadership will drive success for the operator led startups you invest in. In your first major set of decisions, you’ve hit it right out the park with investments in an AI-enabled supplier dispute resolution software, and also in a real-time speech to text transcription model for African accents. Two solid starts. Cheers to new beginnings, groundbreaking investments, unicorns, and a future filled with remarkable achievements (and, of course outstanding IRRs and astonishing exits cc: Ludovic Phalippou). European and African startups have gained a solid operator/rockstar on their side with you, Maria Rotilu. To learn more, and get started, check out www.openseed.vc I’m wishing you and your team all the best as you embark on this exciting journey. Read more about OpenseedVC’s launch here: https://lnkd.in/eh4CRJGA #Entrepreneurship #VentureCapital #NewBeginnings #ProudLP #preseed #earlystage #OpenseedVC #Deloitte #Uber #Branch #HustleFund #OxfordSeedFund #OctopusVentures #AlumniAngel University of Oxford Alumni, Wolfson College, Oxford Alumni, Covenant University Alumni, Covenant University Alumni Association (CUALA), @AlumniAngel
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Alexander Tiemo
The success of any start-up depends on; The Market, The Business Model & The Team. These 3 ingredients ignite the bonfire. At Broad Capital Advisory, we strongly believe in passionate founders...folks doing impactful things across several sectors. We remain bullish on Africa. If you seek Alpha then Africa is the place to be. Congrats to Futa, Grace Jerolgan Nganakala, Daniel Dang, and the team for staying the course. #Girlpower #Womenintech Yemi Keri
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Yale Africa Startup Review
Congratulations to Kapsule, a #Rwandan healthtech data analytics startup featured in the 2024 #yasr30 list by the Yale Africa Startup Review. Kapsule is a Pre-Seed #healthtech, Rwanda-based startup founded by a multinational trio of Hannan H., David Chen and @Olorunfemi Situ-Amoo from #SouthAfrica, the UK and #Nigeria. According to the founders, "we are creating a digital platform that aggregates healthcare data in Africa...currently there’s no central place for this data in Africa which results in less than 1% of trials happening in Africa. We make it easy for pharma to find partner hospitals and patients, as well as analyze market demand for their products.” The Yale Africa Startup Review was intrigued by the founder-problem fit. Collectively Hannan Hashmi, David Chen and Olorunfemi Situ-Amoo have built enterprise products for Merck, Bank of America and Axa insurance. They’ve previously worked with big pharma, Merck, Roche and Eli Lilly and have backgrounds in public health, pharmaceuticals and computer science. Catalyst Fund, Village Capital, Acumen, Tech in Africa, Disrupt Africa, Founders Factory Africa, Antler, Norrsken East Africa, Ventureburn Kemi Kakonge-Ruyondo, Didace Bienvenu Irafasha, Wubrest Bekele, MD, Olushola Aina, Ehizele (Dean) Okoduwa, Amar Kakirde, Christopher Wayland, Sharon M., Khalid Oluyadi, Lina Kacyem, CPCU, Daniel Mainye and Samuel Kitara Yale MacMillan Center, Yale Center for Business and the Environment, , GitHub, Twilio, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Zendesk for Startups, MongoDB,Yale Office of International Affairs
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