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# Tiger Global

Tiger Global Management, LLC is a research driven investment firm headquartered in New York. According to its official website, Tiger Global focuses on investing in defining companies of the future across public and private markets and has more than 25 years of investment experience. The firm is an SEC registered investment adviser and operates global long term strategies that target technology enabled businesses. In Africa, Tiger Global has been an active institutional investor across early and growth stages, with recorded activity between May 2012 and May 2023. Based on confirmed transaction data, the firm has participated in 16 funding rounds totaling approximately 1.7 billion dollars. These rounds span seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Series D, and unspecified venture rounds, with a clear emphasis on fintech and e commerce and retail companies in markets such as Nigeria, South Africa, Egypt, Zambia, Namibia, and Kenya. Tiger Global’s African portfolio includes fintech platforms such as axis in Egypt, JabuPay in Namibia, Union54 in Zambia, Bamboo, Mono, FairMoney, and Send App in Nigeria, as well as e commerce leaders like Takealot in South Africa and Wasoko in Kenya. The firm has also co invested alongside global and regional investors including Avenir Growth Capital, Prosus Group, Sawari Ventures, 4DX Ventures, Salesforce Ventures, and others, reflecting its role as a significant partner in scaling technology companies across the continent.

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## Summary

Tiger Global Management, LLC is a research driven investment firm headquartered in New York. According to its official website, Tiger Global focuses on investing in defining companies of the future across public and private markets and has more than 25 years of investment experience. The firm is an SEC registered investment adviser and operates global long term strategies that target technology enabled businesses. In Africa, Tiger Global has been an active institutional investor across early and growth stages, with recorded activity between May 2012 and May 2023. Based on confirmed transaction data, the firm has participated in 16 funding rounds totaling approximately 1.7 billion dollars. These rounds span seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Series D, and unspecified venture rounds, with a clear emphasis on fintech and e commerce and retail companies in markets such as Nigeria, South Africa, Egypt, Zambia, Namibia, and Kenya. Tiger Global’s African portfolio includes fintech platforms such as axis in Egypt, JabuPay in Namibia, Union54 in Zambia, Bamboo, Mono, FairMoney, and Send App in Nigeria, as well as e commerce leaders like Takealot in South Africa and Wasoko in Kenya. The firm has also co invested alongside global and regional investors including Avenir Growth Capital, Prosus Group, Sawari Ventures, 4DX Ventures, Salesforce Ventures, and others, reflecting its role as a significant partner in scaling technology companies across the continent.

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## Recorded investments

| Product | URL | Stage | Amount | Date |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| axis | /axis | Seed |  | 2023-05-01T00:00:00.000Z |
| JabuPay | /jabupay | Series A | 15000000 | 2022-05-01T00:00:00.000Z |
| Union54 | /union54 | Seed | 12000000 | 2022-04-01T00:00:00.000Z |
| Bamboo | /bamboo | Series A | 17400000 | 2022-03-01T00:00:00.000Z |
| Wasoko | /wasoko | Series B | 125000000 | 2022-03-01T00:00:00.000Z |

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