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Maurizio Caio

Investor

Managing Partner at TLcom Capital

Kenya

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

About

Founder and Managing Partner of TLCOM, leading the firm's strategy and management, and serving on the boards of Pula, Little Fish and Swypex. Previously a Director at Bain & Company heading its EMEA Telecom & Technology practice and earlier worked at McKinsey; holds an MBA from Stanford and a Business Administration degree from Bocconi University.

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Experience

  1. TLcom Capital LLPFounder and Managing Partnercurrent1999 — presentLondon, Nairobi, Lagos
  2. Bain & CompanyDirector1989 — 1999Milan, London, San Francisco
  3. McKinsey & CompanyAssociate1986 — 1988Milan, London

Education

  1. Stanford University Graduate School of BusinessMBA1984 — 1986
  2. Università BocconiSumma cum laude Laurea, Business Administration1977 — 1981
  3. New York UniversityBusiness Administration1980

Skills & more

Mobile Devices3Corporate Development4Start-ups13Mergers & Acquisitions2Venture Capital19Entrepreneurship6Private Equity10Emerging Markets9Mergers1

From Maurizio's professional profile.

Same school

Also attended Stanford University Graduate School of Business1,147

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

+ 1,141 more

Also attended Università Bocconi298

Julian LuttermanInvestor at DN CapitalGlenda GrazioliPartner at P101 VenturesAlessandro TavecchioPartner at P101 VenturesAntonio GrifoniAssociate at P101 VenturesGiuseppe IademarcoHead of Global Partnership at P101 VenturesRiccardo MontiOperating Advisor at P101 Ventures

+ 292 more

Also attended New York University281

Gabriella GiglioHR & Executive Talent at General CatalystAndrea EchstenkamperVP of Marketing at HeavybitRami BranitzkyPartner at Sapphire VenturesZach WhiteInvestment Team at 8VCAnkita TiwariPrograms Manager at StartXUri LopatinInvestor at Khosla Ventures

+ 275 more

Shared employers

Also worked at Bain & Company593

Steve JurvetsonCo-founder of Future VenturesLaela SturdyManaging Partner at CapitalGJulie YangVice President at InvestcorpIan MarshInvestor at DN CapitalSanjot MalhiPartner at NorthzonePascual Cortes-MonroyPrincipal at Northzone

+ 587 more

Also worked at McKinsey & Company1,127

Jim BreyerFounder & CEO of Breyer CapitalAnn Miura-KoCo-founding Partner at FloodgateJeremy LiewPartner at Lightspeed Venture PartnersMike SpeiserManaging Director at Sutter Hill VenturesJeremy LevinePartner at Bessemer Venture PartnersFabrice GrindaCo-founder & Managing Partner at FJ Labs

+ 1,121 more

Deals · 2

LittleFish InternationalBoard seat

via TLcom Capital · filed Mar 2026 · $9.5M raise

CuebiqBoard seat

via TLcom Capital · filed May 2018 · $32.8M raise

Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters.

Colleagues at TLcom Capital

Adeyemi A.
Investor at TLcom Capital
Andreata Muforo
Partner 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

Network1

Andreata Muforo
Partner at TLcom Capital

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