Tidjane Dème
InvestorGeneral Partner at Partech Ventures · Board director at Trade Depot
Paris, France
Writes $200K – $50M checks · typically $200K
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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

Experience
- PartechGeneral Partnercurrent2016 — presentDakar, Paris
- GoogleHead of BD, Africa, Google Access2014 — 2016Dakar
- GoogleLead, Francophone Africa2009 — 2016Dakar, Senegal
- CommonSysCEO and Founder2002 — 2008Dakar
- Cosine CommunicationsOSS/BSS Integration Lead2001 — 2002
- Cap Gemini Telecom & MediaConsultant1999 — 2001
Skills & more
Languages English · French
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Investments
Led
Investor
DjamoGebeyaKudiNawyReliance HealthRelianceHMOTradeDepotTugendeWave Mobile Money
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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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