Omobola Johnson

Senior Partner at TLcom Capital · Joined 2015

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Biography

Omobola Johnson is Senior Partner at TLcom Capital, which she joined in 2015, where she leads fundraising, deal flow and HR and supports overall fund management. She served as Nigeria's first Minister of Communication Technology from 2011 to 2015, launching the National Broadband Plan and supporting the country's startup ecosystem through early government venture capital participation and incubator networks. Before public office she spent more than 25 years in management consulting at Arthur Andersen and Accenture, was admitted to the Accenture partnership in 2000 and served five years as Country Managing Director of Accenture Nigeria. She holds a Doctor of Business Administration from Cranfield, a master's in digital electronics from King's College London and a bachelor's in electrical and electronic engineering from the University of Manchester, and she co-founded WIMBIZ.

Education

Previous Experience

Notable Investments

PulaFairMoneyEducatlyFlextockCustodian InvestmentslittlefishCassava TechnologiesMTN Nigeria

Board Seats

Career Timeline

2000
Admitted into the Accenture partnership in September, taking responsibility for the Financial Services practice.
2005
Became Country Managing Director of Accenture Nigeria, a role she held for five years.
2011
Appointed Nigeria's first Minister of Communication Technology, serving until 2015 and launching the National Broadband Plan.
2015
Joined TLcom Capital as a partner, announced during her remarks at DEMO Africa 2015.
2017
Quoted as Senior Partner in TLcom's announcement of the $40 million TIDE Africa Fund.
2021
Joined Pula's board as part of the company's $6 million Series A led by TLcom.

Sources & References

TLcom Capital - Omobola Johnson, Senior Partner ↗MTN Nigeria - Board of Directors, Omobola Johnson ↗Innovation Village - Dr. (Mrs) Omobola Johnson has joined TLCom Capital ↗Ventureburn - TLcom Capital raises $40m for TIDE Africa Fund ↗Digest Africa - TLcom Leads $6M Series A In InsureTech, Pula (press release) ↗