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Tidjane Dème

Investor

General Partner at Partech Ventures · Board director at Trade Depot

Paris, France

Writes $200K – $50M checks · typically $200K

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Christophe JurczakunlockedTidjane: together at École Polytechnique (1995–1996)
Tidjane: together at École Polytechnique
×9Tidjane: together at Partech Ventures
Tidjane: together at ENSTA

About

Tidjane Dème is a General Partner at Partech, where he co-leads Partech Africa, a fund focused on Series A and B investments in African startups. He has invested in companies including TradeDepot, Yoco, Wave, Nomba, Gebeya, and TerraPay, among others. Dème's background includes founding two companies, seven and a half years at Google in Africa, and earlier experience in coding, consulting, and business development.

Board director at Trade Depot

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Co-founders at Trade Depot

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Michael UkpongExecutive Officer, Director
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Ruke AwaritefeExecutive Officer, Director
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Chukwunenye Onyekachi IzukanneExecutive Officer, Director
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Onyekachi IzukanneFounder

Experience

  1. PartechGeneral Partnercurrent2016 — presentDakar, Paris
  2. GoogleHead of BD, Africa, Google Access2014 — 2016Dakar
  3. GoogleLead, Francophone Africa2009 — 2016Dakar, Senegal
  4. CommonSysCEO and Founder2002 — 2008Dakar
  5. Cosine CommunicationsOSS/BSS Integration Lead2001 — 2002
  6. Cap Gemini Telecom & MediaConsultant1999 — 2001

Skills & more

African TechVenture Capital

Languages English · French

From Tidjane's professional profile.

Investments

Led

Yoco

Investor

DjamoGebeyaKudiNawyReliance HealthRelianceHMOTradeDepotTugendeWave Mobile Money

Per curated public sources.

Colleagues at Partech Ventures

Frequently asked questions

Who is Tidjane Dème?
Tidjane Dème is a General Partner at Partech, where he co-leads Partech Africa, a fund focused on Series A and B investments in African startups. He has invested in companies including TradeDepot, Yoco, Wave, Nomba, Gebeya, and TerraPay, among others. Dème's background includes founding two companies, seven and a half years at Google in Africa, and earlier experience in coding, consulting, and business development.
Where does Tidjane Dème work?
Tidjane Dème is General Partner at Partech Ventures and Board director at Trade Depot.
What check size does Tidjane Dème write?
Tidjane Dème typically writes checks of $200K – $50M.
What companies has Tidjane Dème invested in?
Investments tracked here include Yoco, Djamo, Gebeya, Kudi, Nawy, Reliance Health, RelianceHMO, TradeDepot, Tugende, Wave Mobile Money.
Where did Tidjane Dème go to school?
Tidjane Dème studied at École Polytechnique (Master’s Degree, Physics, Mathematics); ENSTA (Information Systems, Télcommunication, Computer Science).
Does Tidjane Dème lead rounds?
Yes — Tidjane Dème has led 1 tracked investment.

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