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| 10.10.2025 | After losing a $50,000 Upwork contract, this Nigerian founder built a startup to fix global hiring bias | The systemic bias in global hiring did not dawn on Obinna Umeh until he’d lost 17 freelance contracts on Upwork after clients learned he was based in Nigeria. The final blow came in 2020 when he lost a $50,000 contract from Washington becau... |
| 14.08.2025 | What do investors want to see in African AI startups? | Every Thursday, Delve Into AI will provide nuanced insights on how the continent’s AI trajectory is shaping up. In this column, we examine how AI influences culture, policy, businesses, and vice versa. Read to get smarter about the people, ... |
| 17.02.2025 | Tayo Sowole to Lead NotchHR’s Mission to Redefine HR and CRM Solutions in Africa | NotchHR is pleased to announce the appointment of Tayo Sowole as its new Managing Director, marking a strategic move to enhance the company’s HR and business automation solutions for African enterprises.
With nearly 15 years of experience i... |
| 31.01.2025 | Nigerian HR tech startup SeamlessHR raised $9 M funding | In its most recent funding round, Nigerian HR tech startup SeamlessHR raised US $9 million to support its growth throughout Africa.
SeamlessHR, Africa’s top payroll and HR technology company, was founded in 2018 with the goal of assisting o... |
| 22.01.2025 | SeamlessHR: Pioneering HR Tech in Africa with New Funding | In the bustling heart of Lagos, a revolution is brewing. SeamlessHR, a leading human resource technology company, has secured an additional $9 million in funding from the Gates Foundation and Helios Digital Ventures. This investment is not ... |
| 22.01.2025 | SeamlessHR Raises $9 Million from Gates Foundation and Helios | Share this:
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| 20.01.2025 | SeamlessHR raises $9 million Series-A extension from Gates Foundation and Helios Venture | SeamlessHR, a Nigerian company that helps businesses manage HR functions, has raised a $9 million Series-A extension round, according to three people with knowledge of the conversation.
SeamlessHR raised a new round from the Gates Foundatio... |
| 20.01.2025 | Liberia: Seamless HR Funding Tally Lifts to U.S.$25m With Helios, Gates Foundation Investment | SeamlessHR, Africa's leading Human Resource technology company, announced today that it has raised $9 million in its latest funding round from the Gates Foundation and Helios Digital Ventures as it continues to revolutionize the future of w... |
| 20.01.2025 | SeamlessHR Funding Tally Lifts to $22m with Helios, Gates Foundation Investment | SeamlessHR, Africa’s leading Human Resource technology company, announced today that it has raised $9 million in its latest funding round from the Gates Foundation and Helios Digital Ventures as it continues to revolutionize the future of w... |
| 20.01.2025 | SeamlessHR Raises Additional $9Million from Gates Foundation and Helios | Lagos, Nigeria, 13th January 2025 – SeamlessHR, Africa’s leading Human Resource technology company, announced today that it has raised $9 million in its latest funding round from the Gates Foundation and Helios Digital Ventures as it contin... |
| 07.06.2024 | Employment platform for tech professionals Talenvo hosts its beta launch | On Saturday, June 1, Talenvo, which provides real-world experience for tech talents, hosted its beta launch event. The platform created by Temidayo Adefioye and a world-class team of professionals, is designed to improve employment for tech... |
| 27.05.2024 | SeamlessHR Emerges Top Saas Company on Financial Times Fastest Growing African Companies List. | Lagos, Nigeria: SeamlessHR, Africa’s leading HR and payroll software company, has been named one of the fastest-growing African companies by the Financial Times, one of the world’s leading business news organisations.
The Financial Times ra... |
| 23.04.2024 | TLcom Capital Closes Africa's Largest Early-Stage VC Fund at $154 Million | TLcom Capital, an African VC firm, has successfully closed its second fund, TIDE Africa Fund II, at $154 million, solidifying its position as the largest investor in seed and Series A startups across Africa. The oversubscribed fund attracte... |
| 22.04.2024 | TLcom closes Africa’s largest early-stage VC fund at $154 Million | Today, TLcom Capital, the Africa-focused venture capital firm, announced the final close of TIDE Africa Fund II, its second fund for technology in Africa, at $154 million. Confirming TLcom Capital’s status as Africa’s largest Seed and Serie... |
| 11.03.2024 | ALX, More Than A Tech Accelerator; Creating Dynamic Experiences, Impacting Africa’s Tech Future | As the continent surges forward in the digital age, there is a bustling landscape of tech accelerators emerging with the promise of providing platforms where innovation and entrepreneurship intertwine. However, none other comes close in the... |
| 10.10.2023 | TLcom announces Africa Tech Female Founder Summit 2023 | TLcom Capital, the Africa-focused venture capital firm, has officially announced its fifth annual Africa Tech Female Founder Summit, which will be held on Tuesday 14th November 2022 in Lagos, Nigeria. The headline session will feature a fir... |
| 13.02.2023 | How Pade HCM is solving the problem of employee engagement in Africa
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Success! | When Lekan Omotoso and Seye Bandele met 11 years ago in Nigeria’s capital city, Abuja, they could not have guessed that they’d attempt to solve a $24-billion problem through Pade HCM, the HR tech startup they would go on to co-found.
In 201... |
| 19.11.2022 | Nigeria’s SeamlessHR raises $10M to expand HR and payroll solutions across Africa | - |
| 01.11.2022 | Amazon Web Services opens Lagos office, increases commitment to Africa | Amazon Web Services, Inc. (AWS), an Amazon.com, Inc. company, today announced the opening of its first office in Lagos, Nigeria. The new Lagos office is part of AWS’s support for the growing number of customers and partners in Nigeria. The ... |
| 01.11.2022 | AWS Opens Lagos Office, Increases Commitment To Africa | Amazon Web Services. Image source - WSWS |
| 24.06.2022 | SeamlessHR, making human resource and payroll solutions across Africa seamless | The African continent, home to more than 1 billion people, half of whom will be under 25 years old by 2050, is blessed with both natural and human resources, which have the potential to expedite its growth and eradicate poverty in the regio... |
| 19.02.2022 | Nigeria’s SeamlessHR raises $10M to expand HR and payroll solutions across Africa
TLcom Capital Managing Partner Maurizio Caio on African unicorns, valuations and exits | - |
| 14.01.2022 | SeamlessHR Raises $10 Million in Funding for Cloud HR and Payroll Solutions in Africa | SeamlessHR, an African-based HR and payroll technology company in Africa, has raised $10 million in Series A funding.
The funding round led by TLcom Capital also got important contributions from global VC firm, Capria Ventures, previous inv... |
| 13.01.2022 | Twitter ban lifted, cracking YC’s SAFE, SeamlessHR’s $10m funding | Share this article:
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| 13.01.2022 | SeamlessHR secures $10M Series A | Nigeria's SeamlessHR has raised $10 million in a round led by pan-African firm TLcom Capital. Capria Ventures, Lateral Frontier Ventures, Enza Capital and Ingressive Capital also joined the fundraise for the startup, which provides cloud-ba... |
| 12.01.2022 | DEAL: Nigerian cloud HR firm, SeamlessHR raises $10 million to expand across Africa | --> -->
SeamlessHR announced today that it has raised $10 million in series A funding led by TLcom Capital, a venture capitalist company that has $200 million of VC assets under management across Africa and Europe.
In addition to TLco... |
| 12.01.2022 | SeamlessHR Raises $10M in its Series A Funding | SeamlessHR has announced that they have raised $10m in their Series A funding round. This announcement comes after just a year after announcing their seed round.
This funding round was led by TLcom Capital, with significant contributions fr... |
| 12.01.2022 | Nigeria’s SeamlessHR raises $10M to expand HR and payroll solutions across Africa | Africa’s appetite for cloud computing software continues to increase as connectivity and bandwidth opportunities push boundaries. Per reports, the continent’s cloud computing industry coupled with the Middle East is expected to grow to $31.... |
| 12.01.2022 | TLcom Capital backs Nigeria’s SeamlessHR in $10m Series A round | Nigerian startup SeamlessHR, which provides payroll and HR software-as-a-service (SaaS) solutions for medium to large-sized companies in several African countries, has closed a new $10 million Series A round.
Africa-focused VC firm, TLcom C... |
| 30.10.2020 | Nigerian HR startup, SeamlessHR, raises a seven-figure round to drive pan-African expansion | Share this article:
Nigerian HR startup, SeamlessHR, has raised a new round of funding in a bid to drive pan-African expansion.
Founded in 2013 by Dr Emmanuel Okeleji and Deji Lana, the company started off as a jobs aggregator that crawled ... |
| 27.03.2019 | Tofino Capital Invests $150,000 in Lagos-based SeamlessHR | Tofino Capital, an early-stage investor in emerging market technology companies invested $150,000 in Lagos-based SeamlessHR, a human resource technology company with a commitment to help African businesses become more productive and success... |
| 27.03.2019 | Bolt Launches Food Delivery Service in South Africa, Tofino Capital Invests $150,000 in Lagos-based SeamlessHR and more | Hi guys,
It’s midweek, welcome to another edition of the Big 5 Daily.
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We have news that, Bolt (former taxify), has announced its plan to launch a food delivery service in South Africa. This launch will make South Africa one of the... |
| - | SeamlessHR Raises $10 Million in Funding for Cloud HR and Payroll Solutions in Africa | SeamlessHR, an African-based HR and payroll technology company in Africa, has raised $10 million in Series A funding.
The funding round led by TLcom Capital also got important contributions from global VC firm, Capria Ventures, previous inv... |
| - | Tofino Capital Invests $150,000 in Lagos-based SeamlessHR | Tofino Capital, an early-stage investor in emerging market technology companies invested $150,000 in Lagos-based SeamlessHR, a human resource technology company with a commitment to help African businesses become more productive and success... |
| - | Bolt Launches Food Delivery Service in South Africa, Tofino Capital Invests $150,000 in Lagos-based SeamlessHR and more | Hi guys,
It’s midweek, welcome to another edition of the Big 5 Daily.
Let’s go!
We have news that, Bolt (former taxify), has announced its plan to launch a food delivery service in South Africa. This launch will make South Africa one of the... |
| - | SeamlessHR | “Africa's Leading HR & Payroll Software - Empowering African Businesses for Productivity and Profitability Through Technology.” |
