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Andreata Muforo

InvestorFounder

Partner at TLcom Capital · Board director at Vendease

Kenya

Writes $100K – $5M checks · typically $1.5M

FoundedVendease · YC

About

Partner at TLcom who supports fund management and leads investment sourcing and ESG, serving on the boards of Ajua, SeamlessHR, uLesson and Stanford SEED. She previously worked at Horizon Africa Capital in Kenya, the African Development Bank in Tunisia, and NERA in New York, and holds an MBA from Stanford.

Board director at VendeaseYC W21

Intro paths

YC

Andreata went through Y Combinator (Winter 2021) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

GP

Their group partner at YC was Jared Friedman, YC Group Partner — the partner who ran Vendease's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗

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In turn, Andreata can intro founders to Vendease's investors below.

Vendease's investors · 7

Flucas VenturesJupiter · $100K – $5M checks · since 2022GFR FundSan Francisco · $100K – $5M checks · since 2022Global Founders CapitalBerlin · $637K – $32M checks · since 2022Kube VCsince 2022Partech VenturesBerlin · $200K – $50M checks · since 2022TLcom CapitalNairobi · $500K – $10M checks · since 2022Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2021

Co-founders at Vendease

TKTunde Kara
Tunde KaraFounder
GAGatumi Aliyu
Gatumi AliyuFounder
OFOlumide Fayankin
Olumide FayankinFounder
WOWale Oyepeju
Wale OyepejuFounder
OK
Olatunde KaraExecutive Officer, Director

Experience

  1. TLcom Capital LLPPartnercurrent2013 — presentNairobi, Kenya
  2. Stanford SeedAdvisory Board Membercurrent2023 — present
  3. EndeavorMentorcurrent2018 — presentNairobi, Kenya
  4. FreelanceAuthorcurrent2021 — present
  5. Horizon Africa Capital LimitedManager, Corporate Finance2011 — 2013Nairobi, Kenya
  6. African Development BankInvestment Officer2009 — 2011Tunis, Tunisia
  7. NERA Economic ConsultingAnalyst2004 — 2007New York, New York
  8. CitiSummer Analyst2003New York, New York

Education

  1. Stanford University Graduate School of BusinessMBA2007 — 2009
  2. Grinnell CollegeBA, Economics2000 — 2004

Skills & more

Analysis3Strategy5Financial Modeling30Investments10Valuation20Private Equity21Corporate Finance10Mergers & Acquisitions7Investment Banking5Project Finance4Equities2Joint Ventures2
+12 moreEntrepreneurshipDivestituresInternational DevelopmentEconomicsFinancial AnalysisEmerging MarketsDue DiligenceCapital MarketsCorporate DevelopmentFinancial StructuringEquity ResearchLBO

Languages English (Fluent) · French (Intermediate) · Shona (Fluent) · Swahili (Intermediate)

From Andreata's professional profile.

Investments

Board seats

AjuaSeamlessHRuLessonVendease Corp.

Sources: the firm's website · SEC Form D filings.

Colleagues at TLcom Capital

Brandon Roberts
Investor at TLcom Capital
Carolyne Wambayi
Office Administrator at TLcom Capital
Cyril Shonibare
Associate at TLcom Capital
Daisy Liech
Director, Portfolio and Strategy at TLcom Capital
David Nandwa
Investor at TLcom Capital
Deji Lana
Investor at TLcom Capital
Dr. Emmanuel Okeleji
Investor at TLcom Capital
Eloho Omame
Partner at TLcom Capital

Network5

Joanne BradfordScout
Obvious Champion at Obvious Ventures
Cyril Collon
General Partner at Partech Ventures
Ido Sum
Partner at TLcom Capital
Maurizio Caio
Founder and Managing Partner at TLcom Capital
Omobola Johnson
Senior Partner at TLcom Capital

Investors connected to Andreata in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.

Frequently asked questions

Where does Andreata Muforo work?
Andreata Muforo is Partner at TLcom Capital and Founder at Vendease.
What check size does Andreata Muforo write?
Andreata Muforo typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.
What companies did Andreata Muforo found?
Andreata Muforo founded Vendease.

Same school

Also attended Stanford University Graduate School of Business1,291

Roelof BothaAdvisor & former Steward at Sequoia Capital; SpaceX board memberPeter FentonGeneral Partner at BenchmarkSteve JurvetsonCo-founder of Future VenturesDavid SzeAdvisory Partner at GreylockKatherine BoyleGeneral Partner at Andreessen Horowitz (American Dynamism)Hunter WalkCo-founder & Partner at Homebrew

+ 1,285 more

Also attended Grinnell College20

Nick FitzInvestor at Juniper Ventures Management, LlcClint KorverCofounder, Managing Director at Ulu VenturesCurt PabstVenture Partner at RSCMTerran MottInvestor at Positive Sum CapitalBrant HeiseManaging Director at MemorialCare Innovation FundAdam WhiteInvestor at Walnut Venture Associates

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Shared employers

Also worked at Stanford Seed10

Coen ArmstrongInvestor at Spark CapitalFaith ZehfussInvestment Team at 8VCLéa BourgadeAssociate Director, Marketing at Red Cell IncubationGary WhitehillImpact Partner at Fresco CapitalPranav PaiFounding Partner at 3one4 CapitalOlanike JagunInvestor at Rising Tide Africa (RTA)

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Also worked at Horizon Africa Capital Limited1

Clara MwangolaVice President at Kuramo Capital Management

Also worked at African Development Bank9

Samuel MugoyaGeneral Partner Advisor at Beyond Capital VenturesAishat RajiWest Africa Director at Factor[e] VenturesCara TobinInvestor at Clean Energy VentureMayowa AyodeleAdvisory Board - FoodTech at Anza CapitalJulie WallaceHead of Impact at LeapFrog InvestmentsJanade Du PlessisAdvisor at Botswana Tech Fund

+ 3 more

Also worked at NERA Economic Consulting13

Lex ZhaoManaging Partner at One Way VenturesEzgi BereketliProduct Manager at Asymmetric Capital PartnersSheng LiInvestor at AgeTech CapitalAshley HartmanManaging Partner at Bluestein VenturesTanya BejaGeneral Partner at AlleyCorpChaya NourafchanCCO, Operations at ATW Partners

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