TLcom Capitalone of Africa’s largest venture capital firms, has officially announced its 6th edition of the Africa Tech Female Founder Summit, which will take place on Tuesday, October 15, 2024 in Nairobi, Kenya. The Summit – the largest gathering of female tech entrepreneurs in Africa – now has open applications for the participants.
Details
Thematic “Transformational Leadership: Redefining Success in Technology”the 2024 Africa Tech Female Founder Summit is designed to unite, inspire and empower female founders across Africa, offering a platform to learn from each other and build supportive networks. The topic will also highlight the importance of transformational leadership and strategic partnerships in scaling businesses in the technology industry.
This year’s event boasts an exciting lineup of speakers, including female founders Nelly Chatue-Diop [Ejara], Nneile Nkholise [Thola], Rasha Randy [Chefaa], and Sneha Mehta [Uncover]who will hold a panel at “Scaling and Sustaining Growth”.
The Summit will also hold a series of workshops and mentoring sessions on topics such as; “Budgeting and KPI Planning” with Daisy Leech, [TLcom]and “Growth Strategies and Successful Scaling” with Wadia Gichuru [Vivo].
In addition, shortlisted startups will have the unique opportunity to pitch their companies and gather feedback from Africa’s top investors, such as Yemi Keri [Rising Tide Africa] and Joyce-Anne Wainai [Chui Ventures].
Flashback
Over 500 African Women Tech Entrepreneurs have attended previous editions of the Summit with last year’s event in Lagos taking center stage Planet FWD‘small Julia Collinsthe first black woman to build a unicorn, as the title speaker.
Earlier speakers have also appeared Julia Gillardformer prime minister and president of Australia Andelaas well as Meg Whitman, its former CEO eBay, Hewlett-Packard and current US Ambassador to Kenya and Funke OpekeIts founder and CEO MainOnea technology infrastructure company in Nigeria that successfully exited into one of the largest infrastructure technology companies on the continent.
What They Say
Speaking of the upcoming event, Omobola Johnson, Senior Partner at TLcom Capital, says, “After one of the most challenging years for the tech ecosystem, founders now face a whole new landscape. Capital is still scarce, and investors increasingly pressure entrepreneurs to build, move to profitability faster, and scale.
But amidst all these demands, we’re missing a critical conversation – what does it take to succeed in this context, especially as a woman? This Summit will highlight the high-performing qualities that will enable female founders to emerge as industry leaders in this challenging environment.”
Andreata Muforo, Partner at TLcom Capital, adds, “As women leaders, we often find ourselves navigating uncharted territory where traditional models of success don’t always resonate with our values. This year’s Summit is all about exploring what it really means to lead from within. We focus on the skills that shape our influence—how we hire, how we cultivate culture, and how we make decisions that are authentically our own.
The event will go far beyond business performance metrics. it’s about rebuilding leadership on our terms and inspiring the next generation to see themselves in those roles.”
Behind the Scenes
TLcom is one of Africa’s largest early-stage investors and boasts a leadership team that is 60% female. The company has consistently demonstrated a strong commitment to female founders, supporting them through its annual summit and backing some of Africa’s most prominent startups such as Okra, Andela, Kobo360 and Sell.
In 2022, TLcom stepped up its efforts to address the severe funding gap for Africa’s women tech entrepreneurs with a co-investment commitment to support the start-up FirstCheck Africaof the debut fund.
TLcom currently has approximately $300 million in assets under management invested across Africa, holding several startups in its portfolio such as Andela, Ajua, Autocheck, Educational, Fairmoney, Ilara Health, ILLA, Kobo360, Small fish, Okra, Pastel, Sell, Seamless HR, Shara, Tallstack, Team Terragon, u Lesson, Vendée and Zone.
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