# Nicholas Williams

> Nicholas Williams is a grant investor at African Development Bank backing Government. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [African Development Bank](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/african-development-bank)
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Dec 2021
- Lead investor: 100%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ntwilliams/

Nicholas Williams is a Manager at the AfDB responsible for all public loans and grants to Governments and Regional Economic Communities for ICT projects in Africa. He is also responsible for the Bank’s strategy on investments to the ICT private sector. Areas of investment include broadband backbone infrastructure, Government ICT, technology parksand data centres, as well as services and applications. Prior to joining the AfDB in 2013 he worked on the liberalisation of two telecoms markets in Asia. He has worked for Ericsson in Africa, for Vodafone in global group functions and was responsible for UK mobile telecoms policy when the Government auctioned 3G mobile licences in 2000.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Government | 1 | 100% |
| Information Technology | 1 | 100% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SmartAfrica | SMART Africa is a bold and innovative commitment from African Heads of State and Government to accelerate sustainable socio-economic development on the continent, ushering Africa into a knowledge economy through affordable access to Broadband and usage of Information and Communications Technologies. | $1.5M | Grant | Dec 17, 2021 |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## About African Development Bank

VC Fund · Belvédère, Tunisia

African Development Bank operates as a multilateral development finance institution in Africa. It finances development projects and programs in collaboration with national and international development institutions. The bank provides technical assistance for project selection, study, and preparation. It facilitates investments from the public andprivate sectors in initiatives aimed at economic and social progress. The African Development Bank serves the development finance and economic growth sectors.

5 contacts available at African Development Bank.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Ahmed Attout | Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ahmed-attout-de13 |
| Djibril Koné | PMO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/djibril-kone |
| Dr. Beth Dunford | Vice President, Agriculture, Human and Social Development | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dr-beth-dunford |
| Martin Fregene | Director of Agriculture and Agro-Industry | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/martin-fregene-85fd |
| Nicholas Williams | Head, ICT Division | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/nicholas-williams |

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## FAQ

### What does Nicholas Williams invest in?

Nicholas Williams invests primarily in Government and Information Technology startups, most often at Grant stage. Most of the 1 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Rwanda. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Nicholas Williams last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Nicholas Williams closed in Dec 2021. Shizune tracks 1 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

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