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- 5 Feb 2020
TLcom Closes TIDE Africa Fund at $71M
TLcom, the Africa-focused Venture Capital firm, has announces it has secured an additional $31M for its TIDE Africa Fund, bringing its Sub Saharan Africa (SSA)-focused fund to $71mn. The latest…
- 17 Nov 2016
AfDB Approves $10m Equity Investment in TIDE Africa Fund
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved a US $10-million equity investment in the Technology and Innovation in Developing Economies (TIDE) Fund I to boost…
- 11 May 2022
FBNQuest Continues to Support the Growth of Technology Startups in Africa
FBNQuest, the investment banking and asset management subsidiary of FBN Holdings Plc continues to demonstrate its support to the growth of technology startups in Africa through its recent…
- 10 Jul 2024
Innovate Africa Launches with $2.5M Angel Fund for Early-Stage Africa-Focused Startups
Innovate Africa, an angel investment fund that supports early-stage founders in funding life-changing ideas, taking startups from conception to product and financing innovative ventures, has launched…
- 27 Jun 2022
TLcom Capital Appoints Eloho Omame as Partner
TLcom, the Africa-focused venture capital firm, has appointed Eloho Omame as a Partner, bolstering its capabilities as it ramps up deployment of TIDE Africa Fund II, its new $150mn pan-African tech…
- 27 Jan 2022
TLcom Secures First Close of $150mn Pan-African Tech Fund
TLcom, the Africa-focused venture capital firm, on Thursday announced a first close of $70mn for its $150mn Africa focused tech fund, firmly positioning the investor to become the largest independent…
- 27 Jan 2022
TLcom Secures First Close of $150mn Pan-African Tech Fund
TLcom, the Africa-focused venture capital firm, has today announced a first close of $70mn for its $150mn Africa focused tech fund, firmly positioning the investor to become the largest independent…
- 5 Oct 2023
TLcom Announces Africa Tech Female Founder Summit 2023
TLcom Capital, the Africa-focused venture capital firm, has officially announced its fifth annual Africa Tech Female Founder Summit, which will be held on Tuesday 14th November 2022 in Lagos,…
- 12 Oct 2022
TLcom 4th Africa Tech Female Founder Summit to Focus on Scaling Tech Businesses
TLcom Capital, the Africa-focussed venture capital firm, has officially announced the launch of its fourth annual Africa Tech Female Founder Summit, which will be held on Wednesday 9th November 2022…
- 7 Oct 2021
TLcom Announces 3rd Africa Tech Female Founder Summit
TLcom Capital, the Africa-focussed venture capital firm, has officially announced the launch of the 2021 Africa Tech Female Founder Summit, which will be held virtually on Wednesday 13th October…
- 9 Oct 2020
TLcom Announces Second Africa Tech Female Founder Summit
TLcom Capital, the Africa-focussed venture capital firm, has officially announced the launch of its second Africa Tech Female Founder Summit, which will be held virtually on Tuesday 27th October…
- 29 Sept 2015
Johnson Joins TLcom Capital to Open Lagos Shop, to Lead W/Africa Investments
Venture capital firm TLcom Capital (TLcom) has announced the appointment of Omobola Johnson the ex-minister of Communications in Nigeria, as a general Partner to open and head their new office in…
- 14 Mar 2019
TLcom Hosts Sir Tim Berners-Lee, Web Inventor in Lagos
To mark the 30th anniversary of the invention of the worldwide web, Africa-focussed venture capital firm TLcom hosted Internet founder and pioneer, Sir Tim Berners-Lee at Westwood Hotel, Ikoyi, Lagos…
- 3 Sept 2018
DBI Boss Urges African Govts to Invest in ICT Skills for Economic Growth
Dr. Ikechukwu Adinde, administrator, Digital Bridge Institute (DBI) has called on African governments to launch an aggressive intervention in the ICT sector by investing in digital skills to…
- 13 Oct 2021
Eden Life Closes $1.4m Seed Round to Build Out Africa’s First Home Services App
Eden Life, Africa’s first home services app for scheduling food, laundry and cleaning services, has completed a $1.4m Seed round, led by UK-based LocalGlobe, along with participation from Samurai…
- 7 Apr 2019
Adesina Seeks Democratization of Technology in Africa
African Development Bank President Adesina, has urged Africans to embrace technology, and governments to urgently move away from “investing in the jobs of the past, but rather in the jobs of the…
- 11 Jan 2022
Afrikrea Secures $6.2M in Pre-series A Round, Rebrands to “ANKA” to Export Africa
Afrikrea, the e-commerce platform for “all things made of Africa'', has announced the successful completion of a US$6.2M pre-Series A round led by Investisseurs & Partenaires and the rebrand to…
- 10 Dec 2023
Nelson Mandela University Confers Honorary Doctorate on Nkemdilim Uwaje Begho
Nelson Mandela University has conferred an Honorary Doctorate in Information Technology on tech expert, Nkemdilim Uwaje Begho, in recognition of her impactful contribution to technology ecosystems…
- 22 Oct 2015
GoMyWay.com Unleashes Carpooling, Traffic Solution in Lagos
GoMyWay, a ride-sharing marketplace connecting passengers with ride owners going along the same route, said it has secured over $100,000 funding from investors to develop carpooling infrastructure…
- 15 Dec 2020
Op-ed: Intelligent Customer Engagement
By: Murray Gardiner, MD of Bluecode Africa The customer is always mobile. This is the adage that defines customer engagement today thanks to ubiquitous smartphone penetration and ownership,…
- 25 Mar 2019
AfDB, Tony Elumelu Foundation Partner to Support Youth Entrepreneurs in Africa
The African Development Bank and the Tony Elumelu Foundation have signed a Letter of Intent to accelerate youth entrepreneurship across Africa. The partnership will bring about future collaboration…
- 16 Dec 2019
AfDB Approves $5m Grant to Scale up Tony Elumelu Entrepreneurship Programme
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AFDB) has approved a grant of $5 million to enable the Tony Elumelu Foundation Entrepreneurship Programme to scale up its outreach and impact…
- 19 Sept 2025
Paradigm Initiative Flags Rampant Data Leaks, Seeks Stronger Digital Rights Protection in Nigeria
Paradigm Initiative has released a report highlighting the state of digital rights and inclusion in Nigeria, raising serious concerns about the citizens’ data online. In a media briefing held in…
- 8 Jul 2025
Nigeria Loses over N200Bn from SSB Tax Annually – CAPPA
Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) has condemned the loss of over N200 billion annually due to gaps in the implementation of the sugar-sweetened beverages (SSB) tax. Mr.…
- 25 Jul 2019
Nigeria Rate Cut on the Horizon as Global Monetary Easing Cycle Gains Momentum
By Lukman Otunuga, Senior Research Analyst at FXTM Unfavorable macroeconomic conditions across the globe have prompted major central banks to embark on a monetary easing cycle to counter a global…
- 26 Jun 2025
GSK to Slash Cost of Malaria Jab to Less than $5
The manufacturers of the world’s first malaria vaccine are set to slash the price by more than half by 2028 to less than$5 per dose. The manufacturers of the shot, known as RTS,S, said a phased…
- 17 May 2014
Nigerian Soldiers Reluctant to Fight – US General
The United States has said that the Nigerian military is becoming afraid of engaging the Boko Haram insurgents. Testifying on Thursday before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Gen. Mark Welsh…
- 6 Sept 2021
SEC Remits N1.5bn to FG, Assures of Profitability in Two Years
Following comments attributed to the Nigerian Senate that the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) was gradually becoming insolvent and could go bankrupt very soon, Mr. Lamido Yuguda,…
- 31 Jan 2020
Nigeria Monetary Policy Makers Balk at Rising Inflation
By Lukman Otunuga, Senior Research Analyst at FXTM, In January, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) decided to hold the lending interest rate at 13.5 percent and significantly increase the Cash Reserve…