Admassu Tadesse
President & Chief Executive @ Trade and Development Bank -TDB
Admassu Tadesse is a debt financing investor at Trade and Development Bank -TDB focused on News and Digital Media. Admassu Tadesse is the President and Chief Executive of TDB (formerly trading as PTA Bank), the Eastern and Southern Africa Trade and Development Bank, since his appointment in 2011. Previously, Mr. Tadesse was Executive Vice-President at the Development Bank of Southern Africa in Johannesburg, responsible for international finance and corporatestrategy, where he served for 10 years. Prior, he worked as an advisor, analyst and specialist, with various international funds and organizations in New York. Mr. Tadesse holds an MSc from the London School of Economics, and an MBA from Wits Business School in South Africa. He is also an alumni of Harvard Business School and the University of Western Ontario.He has served on several boards, trusts and industry bodies in Africa and internationally. He has lived and worked internationally for over 35 years, in some ten countries across three continents.
- Total investments:
- 1
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 100%
Last updated:
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Industries Admassu Tadesse invests in
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Investment Focus
Industry
- News 1 (100%)
- Digital Media 1 (100%)
Investments
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Tanzania Tech
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We think about how Africa need to understand about technology, that's why we provide tech news in Swahili language so that many people in Tanzania can understand whats going on in technology industry. | $1B / Debt Financing / Nov 26, 2019 |
Established in 1985, the Eastern and Southern African Trade and Development Bank (TDB), formerly the PTA Bank, is a multilateral, treaty-based development financial institution, with assets of over US$ 5 billion. The Bank’s mandate is to finance and foster trade, regional economic integration and sustainable development, through trade finance,project and infrastructure finance, asset management and business advisory services. In the past five years, TDB’s shareholder base has grown from 19 to 35 members, including 22 Member States from across COMESA, EAC and SADC, 2 non-African member countries and 11 institutional investors. During the same period, shareholder equity funds increased by 150%, annual net profits by 100%, and non-performing loans were halved. TDB currently has regional offices in Nairobi, Harare and Addis Ababa, and principle offices in Bujumbura and Port-Louis.
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Admassu Tadesse
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What does Admassu Tadesse invest in?
Admassu Tadesse invests primarily in News and Digital Media startups, most often at Debt Financing stage. Most of the 1 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Tanzania. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
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