TLcom Capital hits $40m first close for sub-Saharan Africa tech fund
Friday, June 30, 2017
TLcom Capital has hit a $40m first close for what it says is the first international venture capital fund focused exclusively on tech investment in sub-Saharan Africa.
The $100m-targeting TIDE Africa fund will look to provide African entrepreneurs with capital to develop tech-driven solutions to the continent’s biggest problems.
The African Development bank and European Investment Bank both committed $10m each to the first close, with other investors including FBN Capital and Stanford SEED institute founder Bob King.
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