# Tenemba Samaké

> Tenemba Samaké is a funding round investor at ShEquity backing Apps and Mobile. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [ShEquity](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/shequity)
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: May 2014
- Lead investor: 100%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tenemba-anna-samak%C3%A9-69440a34

Tenemba Samaké is a funding round investor at ShEquity focused on Apps and Mobile. With 20+ years of West African experience in business development and SME financing, Tenemba is the Executive Director of an Agribusiness Advisory firm, MBC Africa, a one-stop boutique that provides an enabling environment for businesses in Africa.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Apps | 1 | 50% |
| Mobile | 1 | 50% |
| Internet | 1 | 50% |
| Agriculture | 1 | 50% |
| Telecommunications | 1 | 50% |

7 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Funding Round | 1 | 50% |
| Debt Financing | 1 | 50% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Esoko Networks | Esoko is an information and communication service for agricultural markets in Africa. We provide advice directly to farmers (market prices, weather forecasts, and growing tips) to help them increase yields and profits. We also provide solutions to businesses to help them connect with farmers (marketing products, monitoring activities, and sourcinggoods). Esoko uniquely provides an entire ecosystem to make this work; including the content, software and field support.Esoko equips businesses, NGOs, Mobile Operators and Governments with a unique series of specialized apps to help manage information to and from the field. Farmers sell better and grow more. Businesses source differently, and market more effectively. Mobile operators increase market share through bundled services for rural communities, and governments track realtime market trends. No platform connects so many in such a powerful way.Esoko makes communication easier. You can send personalized messages to thousands. You can ask questions and get answers from the field. It?s the first time anyone can affordably and effectively reach people in remote rural communities. Organizations can reduce their operational costs, improve their monitoring of market trends, track field activities -- all for a fraction of the cost of traditional field operations. Esoko can transform African markets into more efficient value opportunities for both the business and the individual, simply by promoting market transparency through mobile devices. |  | Debt Financing | May 27, 2014 |  |
| Esoko Networks | Esoko is an information and communication service for agricultural markets in Africa. We provide advice directly to farmers (market prices, weather forecasts, and growing tips) to help them increase yields and profits. We also provide solutions to businesses to help them connect with farmers (marketing products, monitoring activities, and sourcinggoods). Esoko uniquely provides an entire ecosystem to make this work; including the content, software and field support.Esoko equips businesses, NGOs, Mobile Operators and Governments with a unique series of specialized apps to help manage information to and from the field. Farmers sell better and grow more. Businesses source differently, and market more effectively. Mobile operators increase market share through bundled services for rural communities, and governments track realtime market trends. No platform connects so many in such a powerful way.Esoko makes communication easier. You can send personalized messages to thousands. You can ask questions and get answers from the field. It?s the first time anyone can affordably and effectively reach people in remote rural communities. Organizations can reduce their operational costs, improve their monitoring of market trends, track field activities -- all for a fraction of the cost of traditional field operations. Esoko can transform African markets into more efficient value opportunities for both the business and the individual, simply by promoting market transparency through mobile devices. | $1.5M |  | May 27, 2014 |  |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Acumen](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/acumen-fund) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

## About ShEquity

VC Fund · Ebène, Mauritius

ShEquity is to provide smart and sustainable investments for African female entrepreneurs and innovators.

3 contacts available at ShEquity.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Pauline Koelbl | Founder & Managing Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/pauline-koelbl |
| Pauline Koelbl | Founder & Managing Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/pauline-koelbl-6659 |
| Tenemba Samaké | Chief Finance Officer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/tenemba-samak%C3%A9 |

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## FAQ

### What does Tenemba Samaké invest in?

Tenemba Samaké invests primarily in Apps, Mobile and Internet startups, most often at Funding Round and Debt Financing stage. Most of the 2 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Mauritius. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Tenemba Samaké last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Tenemba Samaké closed in May 2014. Shizune tracks 2 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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