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TLCom Capital raises $154m for largest early-stage Africa fundTLCom Capital's TIDE Africa II has raised $154 million to make early-stage investments in start-ups based in Africa.
CDC Group backs TLcom's TIDE Africa fundThe fund will back early-stage, high-growth startups in sub-Saharan Africa.
Cuebiq fetches $27 mln Series BNew York-based Cuebiq, a location intelligence and consumer insights company, has secured $27 million in Series B financing. The investors included Goldman Sachs Principal Strategic Investments, Nasdaq Ventures, DRW Venture Capital, Tribeca Venture Partners, Tribeca Angels and TLcom Capital. In conjunction with the funding, Brian Hirsch, co-founder and managing partner at Tribeca Venture Partners and Marco DeMeireles, head of private investments at Balyasny Asset Management, have joined Cuebiq’s board of directors.
- Andela rakes in $40 mln Series C
Andela, the company that recruits and trains software developers in Africa, has secured $40 million in Series C funding. CRE Venture Capital led the round with participation from other investors that included DBL Partners, Amplo, Salesforce Ventures, TLcom Capital, Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, GV and Spark Capital.
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- TLcom rakes in $40 mln for new Africa fund
London and Nairobi-based venture firm TLcom Capital has raised $40 million for its new Africa fund. The target is $100 million. TIDE Africa Fund will focus on tech startups in Sub-Saharan Africa. The investors include African Development Bank, the European Investment Bank and FBN Capital. The fund will make investments between $500,000 and $10 million per company.
BlackBerry buys VC-backed mobile technology startup Movirtu: ReutersBlackBerry Ltd has acquired a U.K.-based mobile technology start-up whose software allows users to have multiple phone numbers on the same device, Reuters reported. The purchase of Movirtu helps BlackBerry ramp up its portfolio of services to cater to the needs of its core base of corporate and government clients. Movirtu is a portfolio company of British venture capital firm TLcom Capital and the U.S.-based Gray Ghost Ventures.
- Mobile marketing firm secures €11m
Upstream Systems has attracted backing from London's TLcom Capital and Greek investor Alpha Ventures as it seeks to take advantage of rapid growth in the mobile marketing industry.
- TLcom holds €50m first close
After battling through the wreckage of European venture’s post dotcom bubble landscape, TLcom has secured four reference investors to take the firm on to the next phase in its growth.
- Deal round up 15/10/02
IXI lands TLcom Capital investment; BIDSA takes Astral Piscinas minority stake