Tizeti
| Wifi.com.ng | |
| Type | Private |
| Founded | January 2017 |
| Founder | Kendall Ananyi |
| Headquarters | , USA |
Area served | Nigeria and Ghana |
Key people | Kendall Ananyi (Founder and CEO) |
| Products | Wireless broadband internet |
Number of employees | 300 |
| Subsidiaries | Tizeti Network Ltd (Nigeria), Tizeti Network Ghana Limited (Ghana) |
| Website | Official website |
Tizeti is a fixed wireless broadband Internet service provider (ISP or WISP) operated by Tizeti Inc, using Wireless to provide unlimited internet to residential and small business customers in Africa. [1] It is also used to connect its base stations to customer buildings. Tizeti currently operates within Lagos, Ogun, Port Harcourt, Benin, Oyo, and Accra.
Growth
In January 2017, Tizeti was accepted into Y Combinator and received a $120,000 on investment as part of the Winter Batch.
In June 2017, Tizeti announced its Seed Round after YCW17 demo day.[2]
In September 2018, Tizeti raised another $3 million aimed towards expanding across West Africa.[3]
| Date | Funding Type | Money Raised | Lead Investor |
|---|---|---|---|
| March 24, 2017 | Accelerator | $120k | Y Combinator |
| June 26, 2017 | Seed Round | $2.1M | — |
| July 28, 2018 | Series A | $3M | 4DX Ventures |
In March 2022, Tizeti partnered with Microsoft Airband team to improve internet connectivity in Nigeria.[4]
In September 2022, Tizeti sought an IPO to take the company public.[5]
External links
References
- ↑ Jonathan Shieber, as reported in Techcrunch, "Tizeti is Bringing internet to urban Africa", Techcrunch, 17 March 2017
- ↑ "Nigerian Tech Startup Tizeti Secures $2.1M To Bring Affordable Wireless Internet To Africa". Forbes. Retrieved 2017-06-26.
- ↑ "Expanding its internet service to more countries in Africa, Tizeti raises $3 million". TechCrunch. 4 September 2018. Retrieved 2018-09-04.
- ↑ "Microsoft, Tizeti to deliver high-speed internet in Nigeria". CapacityMedia. 22 March 2022. Retrieved 2022-03-22.
- ↑ "Nigerian Solar-Based Internet Provider Seeks IPO, $50 Million". Bloomberg. 1 September 2022. Retrieved 2022-09-01.