{"id":1653,"name":"Tide Africa Fund","slug":"tide-africa-fund","website":"https://www.tideafrica.com/","hqGeo":"Nairobi, Kenya","stageFocus":["Pre-Seed","Seed"],"sectorTags":["Fintech","Other"],"excludedSectors":["Consumer"],"checkSizeMin":250000,"checkSizeMax":500000,"thesisSummary":"Focuses on early-stage African tech startups, especially within fintech and payments sectors.","thesisNarrative":null,"logoUrl":null,"aumUsd":350000000,"submissionUrl":null,"linkedinUrl":null,"twitterHandle":null,"portfolio":[{"companyName":"Autochek","companyUrl":"https://autochek.africa","stage":"Seed","sector":"Automotive/Marketplace","investmentYear":2021,"description":null,"amountUsd":null,"relevanceNote":null,"fundName":null},{"companyName":"Okra","companyUrl":"https://okra.ng","stage":"Seed","sector":"Fintech","investmentYear":2020,"description":null,"amountUsd":null,"relevanceNote":null,"fundName":null},{"companyName":"uLesson","companyUrl":"https://ulesson.com","stage":"Series A","sector":"Edtech","investmentYear":2020,"description":null,"amountUsd":null,"relevanceNote":null,"fundName":null},{"companyName":"Twiga Foods","companyUrl":"https://twiga.com","stage":"Series B","sector":"Agritech","investmentYear":2018,"description":null,"amountUsd":null,"relevanceNote":null,"fundName":null},{"companyName":"Andela","companyUrl":"https://andela.com","stage":"Series C","sector":"Edtech/Workforce Development","investmentYear":2017,"description":null,"amountUsd":null,"relevanceNote":null,"fundName":null},{"companyName":"Cellulant","companyUrl":null,"stage":null,"sector":"FinTech","investmentYear":null,"description":null,"amountUsd":null,"relevanceNote":null,"fundName":null},{"companyName":"Shara","companyUrl":null,"stage":null,"sector":null,"investmentYear":null,"description":"Grant is enabling informal merchants to extend credit to their customers","amountUsd":null,"relevanceNote":null,"fundName":null},{"companyName":"Terragon","companyUrl":null,"stage":null,"sector":"Marketing SaaS","investmentYear":null,"description":null,"amountUsd":null,"relevanceNote":null,"fundName":null},{"companyName":"Kudi","companyUrl":null,"stage":null,"sector":"Fintech/payments","investmentYear":null,"description":null,"amountUsd":null,"relevanceNote":null,"fundName":null},{"companyName":"Pula","companyUrl":null,"stage":null,"sector":null,"investmentYear":null,"description":"Rose and Thomas are bringing insurance to smallholder farmers","amountUsd":null,"relevanceNote":null,"fundName":null},{"companyName":"Ilara Health","companyUrl":null,"stage":null,"sector":null,"investmentYear":null,"description":"Emilian is bringing affordable tech powered diagnostics to Africa","amountUsd":null,"relevanceNote":null,"fundName":null}],"partnerCount":7,"partners":[{"id":4507,"name":"Daisy Liech","title":"Director of Strategy","seniority":null,"focusTags":[],"linkedinUrl":"https://www.linkedin.com/in/daisy-liech-35b5617a","twitterHandle":null,"blogUrl":null,"thesisSummary":null,"whyThisPartner":null,"recentPosts":[]},{"id":4505,"name":"Maurizio Caio","title":"Managing Partner","seniority":null,"focusTags":[],"linkedinUrl":"https://www.linkedin.com/in/maurizio-caio-1580a97","twitterHandle":null,"blogUrl":null,"thesisSummary":null,"whyThisPartner":null,"recentPosts":[]},{"id":7996,"name":"Omobola Johnson","title":"Senior Partner","seniority":null,"focusTags":[],"linkedinUrl":"https://www.linkedin.com/in/omobola-johnson-b12461183","twitterHandle":null,"blogUrl":null,"thesisSummary":null,"whyThisPartner":null,"recentPosts":[]},{"id":7995,"name":"Maurizio Caio","title":"Managing Partner","seniority":null,"focusTags":[],"linkedinUrl":"https://www.linkedin.com/in/maurizio-caio-1580a97","twitterHandle":null,"blogUrl":null,"thesisSummary":null,"whyThisPartner":null,"recentPosts":[]},{"id":1924,"name":"Ken Njoroge","title":"Partner","seniority":null,"focusTags":["FinTech","Payments"],"linkedinUrl":null,"twitterHandle":null,"blogUrl":null,"thesisSummary":null,"whyThisPartner":null,"recentPosts":[]},{"id":4506,"name":"Omobola Johnson","title":"Senior Partner","seniority":null,"focusTags":[],"linkedinUrl":"https://www.linkedin.com/in/omobola-johnson-b12461183","twitterHandle":null,"blogUrl":null,"thesisSummary":null,"whyThisPartner":null,"recentPosts":[]},{"id":7997,"name":"Daisy Liech","title":"Director of Strategy","seniority":null,"focusTags":[],"linkedinUrl":"https://www.linkedin.com/in/daisy-liech-35b5617a","twitterHandle":null,"blogUrl":null,"thesisSummary":null,"whyThisPartner":null,"recentPosts":[]}],"funds":[],"activity":{"lastInvestmentYear":2021,"investmentsLast12Months":0},"investorType":"vc","preferredApproach":"cold outreach ok","prefersFounderType":null,"oneClickPitchEnabled":false,"relatedFirms":[{"id":7722,"name":"Sheesha Finance","slug":"sheesha-finance","logoUrl":null,"website":"https://sheeshafinance.gitbook.io/","stageFocus":[],"sectorTags":["AI / ML","Developer Tools","Fintech"],"hqGeo":null},{"id":547,"name":"Cocoa VC","slug":"cocoa-vc","logoUrl":null,"website":"https://www.cocoa.vc/","stageFocus":["Pre-Seed","Seed"],"sectorTags":["Fintech","SaaS","Other"],"hqGeo":"San Francisco, CA"},{"id":2213,"name":"Sport Infinity Ventures","slug":"sport-infinity-ventures","logoUrl":null,"website":"https://www.infinitycapital.bh/","stageFocus":["Pre-Seed","Seed"],"sectorTags":["Other","SaaS","Fintech"],"hqGeo":"London, UK"},{"id":497,"name":"SBI Investment (SBI Group)","slug":"sbi-investment-sbi-group","logoUrl":null,"website":"https://www.sbinvestment.co.jp/","stageFocus":["Seed","Series A"],"sectorTags":["Fintech","Other","Developer Tools"],"hqGeo":"Tokyo, Japan"},{"id":11229,"name":"Meshare Ventures","slug":"meshare-ventures","logoUrl":null,"website":"https://v1.meshare.com/","stageFocus":["Pre-Seed"],"sectorTags":["Other","AI / ML","Fintech"],"hqGeo":"Nairobi, Kenya"},{"id":6827,"name":"Force Over Mass","slug":"force-over-mass","logoUrl":null,"website":"https://www.fomcap.com/","stageFocus":[],"sectorTags":["AI / ML","Developer Tools","Other","Fintech","SaaS","Healthcare","EdTech"],"hqGeo":null}],"featuredIn":[{"slug":"pre-seed","displayName":"Pre-Seed Investors","pageType":"stage"},{"slug":"fintech","displayName":"Fintech Investors","pageType":"industry"},{"slug":"seed","displayName":"Seed Investors","pageType":"stage"}],"fundraisingResources":[{"slug":"what-vcs-actually-look-for-pitch-deck","title":"What VCs Actually Look for in a Pitch Deck"},{"slug":"find-right-pre-seed-investors-b2b-saas","title":"How to Find the Right Pre-Seed Investors for Your B2B SaaS Startup"},{"slug":"Finding-Investors-For-Startup-In-2026","title":"How to Find Investors for Your Startup in 2026 (Without Cold-Searching Databases)"}],"overviewNarrative":null,"portfolioNarrative":null,"seoTitle":null,"seoDescription":null,"lastVerifiedAt":"2026-07-12T03:30:00.244Z"}