wifi.com.ng is a technology company.
wifi.com.ng has raised $2.0M across 1 funding round.
wifi.com.ng has raised $2.0M in total across 1 funding round.
Wifi.com.ng is the consumer-facing brand of Tizeti, a solar-powered fixed wireless broadband ISP providing unlimited high-speed internet (50Mbps to 150Mbps, up to 1Gbps on select plans) to residential customers and small businesses in Nigeria and Ghana.[1][2] It solves unreliable and expensive internet access in urban areas like Lagos, Port Harcourt, and Accra by offering uncapped plans starting at $30/month—half the price of traditional mobile data—via owned solar-powered towers operating on 5.4GHz Wi-Fi and 3.5GHz 4G LTE bands.[1][2][3] With 300 employees, subsidiaries in Nigeria and Ghana, and recent expansions into AI-driven customer service and fiber (FreeFiber.Africa), Tizeti demonstrates strong growth, having raised $5.22M and partnered with Microsoft and MainOne.[1][4][6]
Tizeti was founded in 2014 (with Wifi.com.ng launching in January 2017) by Kendall Ananyi, a Nigerian entrepreneur, and is headquartered in San Mateo, California, with operations based in Lagos, Nigeria.[1][4] Ananyi identified the gap in affordable, unlimited broadband in West Africa, leveraging falling solar panel costs and Wi-Fi's high capacity to build solar-powered towers for near line-of-sight wireless delivery.[3] Early traction came from direct-to-consumer unlimited plans under Wifi.com.ng, disrupting capped MNO data bundles; pivotal moments include 2022's Microsoft Airband partnership for connectivity expansion and recent launches of 4G LTE in multiple Nigerian states plus wifiCall for unlimited voice.[1][3]
Wifi.com.ng/Tizeti rides the wave of Africa's digital inclusion trend, where mobile penetration exceeds 50% but fixed broadband lags due to high costs and poor infrastructure—addressing this via solar-Wi-Fi hybrids amid falling renewable costs.[3][4] Timing aligns with Nigeria/Ghana's clear telecom regulations enabling investment, plus partnerships like Facebook and MainOne for backhaul; it influences the ecosystem by halving prices, spurring SMB digitization, and pioneering renewables in connectivity to cut emissions.[1][3] As telcos globally pivot to platforms (e.g., Jio's payments, Safaricom's M-Pesa), Tizeti layers AI, fiber, and voice to build a super-app-like ecosystem, expanding to French West Africa.[3][6]
Tizeti's AI overhaul and FreeFiber.Africa position Wifi.com.ng to dominate affordable unlimited broadband, evolving from connectivity provider to full platform with payments, voice, and potential fintech/health layers.[6] Trends like AI automation, fiber proliferation, and West African expansion will fuel growth, especially as currency challenges ease via debt funding and regulations stabilize.[4] Its influence may grow by inspiring renewable ISPs continent-wide, tying back to its core disruption: solar-powered towers delivering unlimited access where incumbents can't compete.[3][6]
wifi.com.ng has raised $2.0M in total across 1 funding round.
wifi.com.ng has raised $2.0M across 1 funding round. Most recently, it raised $2.0M Seed in June 2017.
| Date | Round | Lead Investors | Other Investors |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 1, 2017 | $2.0M Seed |