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Since 2021, Tom Blomfield has backed 7 African startups across 8 disclosed funding rounds totaling $34.5M, most heavily in Kenya and Fintech.
Tom Blomfield is a British entrepreneur and angel investor. He serves as a General Partner at Y Combinator, a leading startup accelerator. Previously, he co-founded Monzo, a UK challenger bank, and GoCardless, an online payments processor. From February 2021 to April 2024, Blomfield invested $26 million across six funding rounds, primarily at the seed stage with one Series A. His focus lies in fintech, with five investments, and travel and mobility, with one. Geographically, he targets Kenya, Nigeria, and South Africa, backing companies such as Triply in Kenya, Miden and Casava in Nigeria, Umba in Kenya, and Stitch in South Africa. He has co-invested alongside prominent firms including Y Combinator, First Minute Capital, and Raba Capital.
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Tom Blomfield has backed 7 African startups across 8 disclosed funding rounds tracked on Liners, totaling $34.5M since 2021.
Mostly Seed: 7 of its 8 tracked rounds are at that stage, followed by Series A (1).
Tom Blomfield's tracked rounds are concentrated in Kenya (3), Nigeria (2), South Africa (2), and 1 more country.
Its tracked rounds lean toward Fintech (4), Travel & Mobility (1), Health Tech (1), and 2 more sectors.
Tom Blomfield most often shares rounds with First Minute Capital (3 shared deals), Norrsken Foundation (3 shared deals), Y Combinator (2 shared deals).
Tom Blomfield has backed Triply in Kenya, Miden and Casava in Nigeria, Umba in Kenya, and Stitch in South Africa. These investments span fintech and travel and mobility sectors.