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November 2022

Women techpreneurs can now apply to attend Kenya summit

January 2022

Nigeria’s SeamlessHR raises $10M to expand HR and payroll solutions across Africa

janaury 2022

TLcom Capital targets $150M for its second fund to invest in 20 African startups


 

December 2021

African edtech startup uLesson raises $15M, backed by Nielsen Ventures and Tencent

november 2021

TLcom Capital Managing Partner Maurizio Caio on African unicorns, valuations and exits

November 2021

Kenya’s Twiga raises $50M to scale food solutions across Africa

October 2021

TLcom and 4DX drive $13.1M seed round to scale Autochek’s platform across Africa

APRIL 2021

Nigerian fintech Okra raises $3.5M backed by Accenture Ventures and Susa Ventures

APRIL 2021

Okra builds on rapid growth to raise $3.5m from Susa Ventures and Accenture

JanuAry 2021

Kenyan insurtech startup Pula raises $6M Series A to derisk smallholder farmers across Africa

JanuAry 2021

African edtech startup uLesson lands a $7.5 million Series A

 
 

DECEMBER 2020

Kenyan healthtech startup, Ilara Health, raises $3.75m Series A led by TLcom Capital

December 2020

Kenyan healthtech startup, Ilara Health, raises $3.75m Series A led by TLcom Capital

November 2020

Nigeria’s Autochek raises $3.4M for car sales and service platform

 

OCTOBER 2020

VC firm TLcom to host 2nd Africa Tech Female Founder Summit

October 2020

TLCOM’S Second Africa Tech Female Founder Summit to hold October 27

April 2020

Nigeria’s Okra raises $1M from TLcom connecting bank accounts to apps

 

February 2020

TLcom Capital closes $71M Africa fund with plans to back 12 startups

 

 

november 2019

Nigerian ed-tech startup uLesson raises $3.1m seed round ahead of market launch

october 2019

TLcom Hosts First Summit for African Female Tech Founders in Nigeria

october 2019

Kenya’s Twiga Foods Eyes West Africa After $30m Raise Led by Goldman

 

august 2019

Nigerian Logistics Startup Kobo360 Raises $30m Backed by Goldman Sachs

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march 2019

"Nigeria represents both the present and the future of the internet", says Tim Berners-Lee on Lagos visit

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march 2019

30 Years of World Wide Web: Inventor pushes contract for the web seeks affordable connectivity, bridge gender digital divide, data protection

 

March 2019

TLcom Hosts Sir Tim Berners-Lee, Inventor Of The Internet, in Lagos

november 2018

Kenyan agri-tech startup Twiga Foods raises $10m from IFC, TLcom

july 2018

TLcom Hosts Sir Tim Berners-Lee, Inventor Of The Internet, in Lagos

 

may 2018

Cuebiq Raises $27 Million In Growth Capital

april 2018

mSurvey raises $3.5m from TLcom Capital-led Series A round, eyes SA market

april 2018

How can tech unlock value across Africa?

 

april 2018

mSurvey Secures $3.5m Series A Investment

march 2018

African VC TLcom Capital invests $5M in Nigerian data analytics firm Terragon Group

october 2017

Andela raises $40m Series C from Omobola Johnson’s TLcom and 4 other new investors

 

june 2017

TLcom rakes in $40 mln for new Africa fund

june 2017

TLcom raises $40m Africa tech fund

june 2017

TLcom Capital announces $40m seed fund for African tech startups

 

april 2016

Persado Raises $30M Led by Goldman Sachs

september 2015

VC investor: Forget the middle class, Africa’s opportunity lies in low-income demand

september 2014

TLcom achieves second profitable African exit of 2014 with Movirtu sale

 

june 2014

VC Takes Sand Hill Rd Approach to African Tech Startups

november 2013

Africa is waking up to tech start-ups