TIDE Africa Fund

VCMatch tracks TIDE Africa Fund as an investor focused on Proptech, Fintech, and Marketplace companies, Pre-Seed and Seed rounds, and Africa and Nigeria markets. Upload your deck to compare your startup against the full private matching profile.

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Not specified

Stages

Pre-Seed, Seed

Focus Areas

Proptech, Fintech, Marketplace

Geography

Africa and Nigeria

Investment Thesis

Rising Tide Africa operates as a women-led angel investment network that combines capital deployment with education, mentorship and ecosystem building to accelerate early-stage, high-growth ventures across Africa. They emphasize creating a “New Africa” by empowering women to become “sophisticated angel investors,” building diversified portfolios, and delivering a “de-risked and enriching investment experience” in digitally and technology-enabled companies while also strengthening entrepreneurs through training and governance support.

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Investment Focus

Who should take a closer look

TIDE Africa Fund is most relevant for founders raising Pre-Seed and Seed rounds in Proptech, Fintech, Marketplace, and Digital Health, especially across Africa and Nigeria.

Focus statement

RTA focuses on early-stage, digitally and technology-enabled startups in Africa—prioritizing those that are female-owned, female-led, or have gender-diverse leadership—and pairs capital with mentorship, masterclasses, deal days and ecosystem connections to help them scale.

Value Add

A trans-border, women-oriented angel investor network led and funded by private female investors (unique gender-focused membership and investor base).
Combines investment with structured education and capacity-building: masterclasses, mentorship clinics and bi-annual Deal Day events that source investment-ready startups.
Explicitly targets gender diversity in founders/management (priority for female-owned/female-led or gender-diverse teams).
Positions itself as a "managed investment pool" that aims to provide a "de-risked" experience for angel investors alongside active involvement in governance, financial reporting and business development.
Leverages an extensive pan-African and global network to create synergies and business development opportunities for portfolio companies.