TLcom Capital

Venture Capital
32investments
1exit
$17.5Mraised by its portfolio in 12 months
59open roles in its portfolio

Overview

TLcom Capital is a venture capital firm that finds and funds exceptional founders building technology companies across Africa. It invests from seed to Series C, with a portfolio that has included Andela, Twiga Foods and uLesson. The firm traces its roots to 1999, when it was founded in London as a technology investor, and today operates from Lagos, Nairobi and London.

Investor profile

Venture capital
Investments
32
24 of them startups
Hiring now
10
59 open roles
Deals in 12 months
1
Rounds in 12 months
2
$17.5M raised
Exits
1
1 closed
Focusshare of its companies
Financial Services 42%Transportation & Logistics 16%Software 16%Professional Services 16%Education 11%Sales & Marketing 11%Media & Entertainment 5%Lifestyle 5%
Where its companies are
Nigeria 16%Kenya 13%Egypt 9%United States 6%South Africa 3%France 3%United Kingdom 3%Ghana 3%
Stage of its companies
Pre-seed & seed 42%Series A 33%Series B 17%Series C and later 8%
Its companies, the freshest money firstAll 32 investments
SatlytSeed $8M · 1 mo ago littlefishVenture round $9.5M · 7 mo ago HoneyCoinSeed $4.9M · 14 mo ago · 4 roles TurnStaySeed $2M · 15 mo ago EducatlyVenture round $2.5M · 2 yr ago PulaSeries B $20M · 2 yr ago · 15 roles VendeaseVenture round $19.3M · 4 yr ago SeamlessHRVenture round $10M · 4 yr ago · 7 roles uLessonVenture round $14M · 4 yr ago AutochekSeed $13.1M · 5 yr ago · 1 role AndelaSeries E $200M · 5 yr ago · 7 roles FairMoney19 roles
59 open roles at 10 of its companies
Hiring fastestroles opened in 30 days
FairMoney12 new roles in 30 days Pula9 new roles in 30 days SeamlessHR5 new roles in 30 days Andela3 new roles in 30 days
Co-investorscompanies they hold together
Endeavor 7 shared DCG 4 shared Y Combinator 3 shared 4DX Ventures 3 shared Ventures Platform 3 shared Novocap 2 shared VentureSouq 2 shared Partech 2 shared Antler 2 shared Google 2 shared
Similar investorstheir companies share markets and countries
Ventures Platform 4DX Ventures Google Microtraction Helios Investment Partners Endeavor Ignia Apis Partners
Sources: its portfolio page, read Nov 3; 1 rounds in the press that name it

Offices

Where the company hires and what each office is for
Cities
2
Hiring now
0
Countries
2
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London United Kingdom
HQ
London Office
167 – 169 Great Portland Street, W1W 5PF London
company site
Portland United States
Registered seat
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