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Global Innovators in BusinessEmpowering Tech Pioneers in Africa - Interview with Andreata MuforoAndreata is a partner at TLcom Capital, a leading tech VC firm based in Nairobi. Locally rooted and globally connected, TLcom has managed in excess of $300M and is currently investing from its TIDE Africa fund, which invests in early to growth-stage companies in Sub-Saharan Africa. TLcom is also famous for its initiatives in building strong technology and entrepreneur-centric ecosystems.
🌟 What led Andreata to who she is today?
🏢 What does TLCOM do?
😮 What has been the biggest shock working with startups in Africa?
📈 Major shifts going on in the African...2024-08-1739 min
The FlipUnlocking Gender-Smart Capital At Scale (2X Global's Jessica Espinoza)Despite research showing that female founders outperform their male peers, startups with a solo female founder or an all-female founding team raised a mere 2% of all the funding in Africa last year. There is a huge gender funding gap. How do we close it?This episode is the last episode of a five-episode series on gender lens investing, co-hosted by Eloho Omame, Founding Partner of First Check Africa, an early-stage fund backing female-led startups. Each episode of this series will explore a different level of the fundraising value chain. I...2024-03-0737 min
The FlipThe Mastercard Foundation is Investing $150 Million into 20 Gender Lens FundsDespite research showing that female founders outperform their male peers, startups with a solo female founder or an all-female founding team raised a mere 2% of all the funding in Africa last year. There is a huge gender funding gap. How do we close it?This episode is the fourth of a five-episode series on gender lens investing, co-hosted by Eloho Omame, Founding Partner of First Check Africa, an early-stage fund backing female-led startups. Each episode of this series will explore a different level of the fundraising value chain. The M...2024-02-2946 min
The FlipInvesting in Women is an Economic Imperative (Tokunboh Ishmael, Andreata Muforo)Despite research showing that female founders outperform their male peers, startups with a solo female founder or an all-female founding team raised a mere 2% of all the funding in Africa last year. There is a huge gender funding gap. How do we close it?This episode is the third of a five-episode series on gender lens investing, co-hosted by Eloho Omame, Founding Partner of First Check Africa, an early-stage fund backing female-led startups. Each episode of this series will explore a different level of the fundraising value chain. In t...2024-02-2258 min
Grit & GrowthFLASHBACK | Raising Capital in Africa: It’s Not Just About the MoneyWe're excited to announce that Stanford Seed has a new advisory board member: Andreata Muforo. We are thrilled to have Andreata on our team! To celebrate, we're bringing back one of our favorite episodes from Season 1, "Raising Capital in Africa: It's Not Just About the Money", which featured Andreata as a guest. Enjoy! Original Show Notes:Meet Elo Umeh, Managing Director and CEO of Terragon Group, a Nigerian digital marketing and data insights company, and Andreata Muforo and Ido Sum from TLcom Capital, and learn how to make the most of your fundraising efforts to...2023-10-1045 min
Africa Tech NewsVendease Raises $30 Million To Offer Procurement Services Across AfricaVendease, a Y Combinator-backed digital platform that allows restaurants in Africa to buy supplies, access financial services, and power their business operations. Founded by Tunde Kara, Olumide Fayankin, Gatumi Aliyu, and Wale Oyepeju, the startup has raised $30 million in an equity and debt funding round to consolidate its growth and operations in Nigeria and Ghana, and to support its expansion across the continent. The series A equity round of $20 million was co-led by TLcom and Partech, two of the biggest Africa-focused funds. The $10 million debt round was raised from the local finance market. Following their investments, Andreata...2022-09-3002 minGrit & GrowthFundraising: It’s a Marathon not a SprintWelcome to Grit & Growth’s retrospective on a topic that’s on every entrepreneur’s mind: money! Hear from startup and early stage investors in Africa and South Asia about what investors are really looking for, how to vet potential backers, pitching advice, and more. These experts provide practical guidance and strategies on how to secure funding for your venture.Money, money, money. Entrepreneurs can’t stop thinking about it. Which explains why fundraising is such a critical — and ongoing — aspect of their job description.We turned to five experts for their wisdom on all things related to funding:2022-07-1930 min
Disrupt PodcastDP #25: Diversity dividend - Female fund managers in Africa - The TLcom LadiesFemale fund managers are very much in the minority worldwide. In the US, only nine per cent of decision makers in the VC space are women. In Africa, no definitive numbers are yet available, but female fund managers are hard to come by - a big mistake for the VC world, as data clearly demonstrates a direct link between gender diversity in teams, and increased profitability. The "Diversity dividend: Female fund managers in Africa" series looks at firms that recognise this truth, and put diversity front and centre.
In episode one, Gabriella talks to Omobola Johnson and Andreata Muforo, who...2022-06-2626 minGrit & GrowthRaising Capital in Africa: It’s Not Just About the MoneyMeet Elo Umeh, Managing Director and CEO of Terragon Group, a Nigerian digital marketing and data insights company, and Andreata Muforo and Ido Sum from TLcom Capital, and learn how to make the most of your fundraising efforts to successfully grow your business in Africa.Elo never intended to formally raise money—he initially relied on friends and family to launch Terragon. But as the business grew, so did his vision, and he needed to find an investor that understood the enormous opportunity in a rapidly growing sector. Since 2016, he’s led Terragon through two funding rounds: a $5 m...2021-06-2943 min
Invest Africa InsightsMeet the VC - Andreata Muforo, Partner, TLCom CapitalThis week, in a twist on the Meet the Entrepreneur podcast series, we spoke to a guest from the other side of the tech ecosystem. Andreata Muforo, partner at the Venture Capital Fund TLCom Capital, spoke to us about her view of the investment landscape, how to get more women into tech and where TLCom are looking to invest their latest fund.2020-09-2340 min
The FlipFrom Idea to Exit - A Startup Fundraising JourneyThis episode, we go on a hypothetical startup fundraising journey, from idea to exit. 2:04 - At the earliest stage, angel and venture investing is quite subjective, says Zachariah George, angel investor and Managing Director of LaunchAfrica. 3:46 - Because of the subjectivity, metrics and valuations don't matter as much at this stage. We hear from Chidinma Iwueke, Partner at pre-seed fund Microtraction, on their standard deal terms.4:56 - A discussion with Andreata Muforo on how TLcom Capital approaches seed and Series A stage valuations.8:56 - We hear from Cikü Mugambi of the IFC's Disruptive Technologies and...2020-08-2035 minInvest Africa InsightsPrivate Equity in Africa: Will it weather the COVID-19 crisis?The African Private Equity and Venture Capital Association (AVCA) and Invest Africa invite you to listen to our joint webinar, examining the future of private equity in Africa in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. Our panel of experts discuss what the immediate impacts on investment opportunities across the continent, how investors and LPs can overcome the liquidity issues they are now facing and how private equity firms are maintaining portfolio companies’ operations through the crisis.
Thank you to our moderator, Chris Baird, Partner, DLA Piper and to our speakers: ‘Tokunboh Ishmael, Managing Director, Alitheia IDF, Natalie Kolbe, Part...2020-05-191h 00