Tomie Balogun is a seasoned professional with over 15 years of experience spanning management consulting, telecommunications, investment advisory, and FinTech, equipping her with a unique perspective on conducting business in Africa.
As a strategic leader at Twelve LLC, she specializes in raising venture debt for growth startups, providing financial advisory services to high-net-worth clients, and offering technical assistance for government development projects.
Her leadership in investment syndicates has been instrumental, raising $1.4 million for two prominent African VC funds and serving as a Lead Limited Partner (LP) on the $14 million LoftyInc Afropreneurs Fund III (LAF3), which has invested in 56 startups with a collective valuation of $3.1 billion.
She is also an LP on the $40 million Ventures Platform Fund IV (VP IV), which features Tier 1 LPs like the International Finance Corporation (IFC) and has invested in 43 startups valued at $467 million collectively. Beyond venture investments, Tomie has mobilized over $25 million in venture debt for SMEs across Agtech, Fintech, Logistics, and Proptech, driving job creation and economic growth. As the creator of TGI Club, she established Africa’s leading investment club by capital deployed per member, gaining recognition on platforms such as BBC Africa and CNBC.
A thought leader and Amazon best-selling author of Investment Clubs – How to Create Wealth Beyond Your Paycheck, Tomie has been recognized as one of Africa’s 100 most inspiring women by Leading Ladies Africa and a finalist for the gender streaming award by Accenture. She is also an active angel investor, inaugural Chairperson of Midlothian Angel Network in Texas, and holds a Bachelor’s degree in Economics, an MBA, and a Harvard FinTech program certification.