TLcom Capital is an Africa-focused venture capital firm founded in 1999, investing in early-stage tech-enabled startups across the continent. Its latest fund, TIDE Africa Fund II, closed at $154 million in April 2024, while the firm manages over $300 million in total AUM across multiple funds. TLcom invests primarily at seed and Series A stages, with opportunistic growth-stage deals, across sectors including fintech, mobility, agriculture, healthcare, education, and commerce.
Average disclosed round size is $10.3M (across 36 rounds with reported amounts).
Portfolio
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Fund Size
$154M
Top Stage
Seed
Last 12 Mo
0
Team
Francesca Iannilli
Director of Operations
Carolyne Wambayi
Operations Analyst
Eniola Ladapo
Analyst
Samuel Obuya
Financial Analyst
Sean Smith
Analyst
Portfolio Breakdown
Stage Distribution
Sector Distribution
Investment Activity
Portfolio
| Company | Round | Amount | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
 Turnstay | Seed | $2M | Aug 2025 |
 Hub2 | Series A | $8.5M | Dec 2024 |
 Zone Network | Seed | $8.5M | Mar 2024 |
 Zone | Seed | — | Mar 2024 |
 TradeHub | Pre-Seed | $1.4M | Feb 2024 |
| TradeHub | Pre-Seed | $1.4M | Jan 2024 |
 Terragon | Series B | $9M | Jul 2023 |
 Talstack | Pre-Seed | $850K | Jan 2023 |
| Terragon | Series B | $9M | Jan 2023 |
 Vendease | Series A | $30M | Sep 2022 |
 SeamlessHR | Series A | $10M | Jan 2022 |
 Sabipay (dba Pastel Africa) | Seed | — | Jan 2022 |
 uLesson | Series B | $15M | Dec 2021 |
 twiga Foods | Series C | $50M | Nov 2021 |
 Autochek | Seed | $13.1M | Oct 2021 |
 Pula | Series A | $6M | Jan 2021 |
| uLesson | Series A | $7.5M | Jan 2021 |
| Autochek | Pre-Seed | $3.4M | Nov 2020 |
 Autocheck | Pre-Seed | $3.4M | Nov 2020 |
 Okra | Pre-Seed | $1M | Apr 2020 |
| SeamlessHR | Seed | — | Jan 2020 |
| Autocheck | Pre-Seed | $3.4M | Jan 2020 |
| uLesson | Seed | $3.1M | Nov 2019 |
| twiga Foods | Series B | $30M | Oct 2019 |
 Kobo360 | Series A | $20M | Aug 2019 |
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Last updated: 20 October 2026