Maurizio Caio

Founder & Managing Partner at TLcom Capital

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Maurizio Caio, based in Nairobi, is the Founder and Managing Partner of TLcom Capital LLP. Over the last two decades, he has supported entrepreneurs focused on the application of mobile, broadband and other IC technologies to different verticals across Europe, the US and Africa. His current board positions include Twiga Foods, Terragon, Ajua, Pula and Shara in Africa and Cuebiq in the US. Maurizio cooperates with the Stanford Institute for Innovation in Developing Economies (SEED) and their West and East Africa-based innovation centres. He is the chairman of the TIDE Foundation, a non-profit TLcom-sponsored organisation focused on improving the entrepreneurial ecosystem in Sub-Saharan Africa.

Prior to TLcom, Maurizio was a Director of Bain & Company, leading the firm’s EMEA Telecom / Technology practice and serving clients from the firm’s European and San Francisco offices. Previously, he was with McKinsey & Company in Europe, focusing on technology and growth strategy.