Maurizio Caio is the Founder and Managing Partner of TLcom Capital. See sector focus and contact routes.
Maurizio Caio is the Founder and Managing Partner of TLcom Capital, an Africa-focused venture capital firm he established in 1999 after serving as a Director at Bain & Company and working at McKinsey & Company. His investment thesis targets tech-enabled startups across Sub-Saharan Africa in sectors including fintech, mobility, agriculture, healthcare, education, ecommerce, and climate tech at seed and pre-seed stages. Typical ticket sizes range from $500,000 to $15 million, with the firm leading investments in fast-growing companies. Notable portfolio companies include Twiga Foods, Andela, Kobo360, and Pula, on whose boards Caio serves. Caio distinguishes himself through academic contributions, teaching business strategy for investors at Nigeria University of Technology and Management and designing venture capital courses at Ashesi University. He also leads a TLcom-sponsored research project at SOAS University of London investigating drivers of returns in African venture capital and chairs the TIDE Foundation to support Sub-Saharan Africa’s entrepreneurial ecosystem.
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