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Tizeti

ISP for Africa

Y CombinatorWinter 2017ActiveConsumerHome and PersonalTelecommunications

What they do

Problem

Affordable, reliable broadband internet access is limited in densely populated urban areas across Africa.

Solution

Tizeti delivers unlimited broadband using a low-cost network of Wi‑Fi wireless towers powered by solar energy.

Who it's for

Consumers and small businesses in urban African cities needing unlimited broadband internet.

Founders

Kendall Ananyi

Founder

Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Tizeti. I have a Masters in Electrical & Computer Engineering from the University of Victoria, Canada and over 20 years’ experience in software, tech and telecommunications. Previously worked with 2 AAA companies (ExxonMobil and Microsoft) as well as Big 4 firm, PricewaterhouseCoopers.

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Ifeanyi Okonkwo

Founder/Co & Chief Operating Officer

Co-founder and Chief Operating Officer for Tizeti Inc has over 17 years experience in the telecommunication industry. Prior to Tizeti, he worked with Blackberry (Research in Motion) part of the team that started Blackberry in Nigerian and expansion to Ghana. He also worked at Eircom Ireland. He has a B.Sc from University of Benin, Benin City,Nigeria and an M.Sc from the University of Salford UK. Currently focused on expansion to Francophone Africa

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