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 $12.1M (across 25 rounds with reported amounts).
Portfolio
23
Fund Size
$154M
Top Stage
Seed
Last 12 Mo
0
Team
Daisy Liech
Director, Portfolio and Strategy
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 | Seed | $8.5M | Mar 2024 |
 TradeHub | Pre-Seed | $1.4M | Jan 2024 |
 Terragon | Series B | $9M | Jul 2023 |
 Talstack | Pre-Seed | $850K | Jan 2023 |
 Vendease | Series A | $30M | Sep 2022 |
 SeamlessHR | Series A | $10M | Jan 2022 |
 Pastel | Seed | — | Jan 2022 |
 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 |
 Okra | Pre-Seed | $1M | Apr 2020 |
| uLesson | Seed | $3.1M | Nov 2019 |
| Twiga Foods | Series B | $30M | Oct 2019 |
 Kobo360 | Series A | $20M | Aug 2019 |
| Kobo360 | Series A | $6M | Dec 2018 |
| KKOBO360 INC | Pre-Seed | $6M | Jan 2018 |
 Andela | Series C | $40M | Oct 2017 |
 Cuebiq | Series B | $27M | — |
 Honeycoin | Seed | $4.9M | — |
 Educatly | Pre-Seed | $2.5M | — |
 EBLANA PHOTONICS LTD | Unknown | $1.7M | — |
Top Co-Investors
Last updated: 8 September 2026