Series A

Pre-Seed

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Others

Series B

Africa

Rest of World

Cape Town

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Raba Partnership

Raba is not your typical venture fund; they position themselves as long-term business partners to founders, emphasizing a collaborative approach to investment, by  operating as an investment partnership.

San Francisco

Series D

Flutterwave

Fintech

Payment

Finance

Flutterwave is a fintech company that provides payment solutions for businesses.

Atlanta

Series C

Yellow Card

NFT/Crypto

Blockchain

Crypto

Trading Platform

Bitcoin

Yellow Card is the safest, easiest and cheapest way to buy, sell and store bitcoin (BTC) and tether (USDT) in Africa. With multiple payment options, competitive rates and zero fees, you can buy and sell bitcoin safely and easily on Yellow Card.

Cairo

Thndr

Thndr is a  company that operates an app-based investment platform

Nestcoin

Web3

Axis

Cloudline

Aviation

Airlines and Aviation

Automation

Johannesburg

FloatPays

Education

Financial Services

Swypex

Security

London

Fuse Financial Technologies

Cleva Banking

Banking

Payments

Launched in 2016, Flutterwave is building modern payments technology and infrastructure for Africa to enable people and businesses to connect with the global economy. Its solution enables banks and merchants to replace multiple payment integrations with one simple API, which enables processing of any form of payment anywhere in Africa.

So far it has processed over US$2.3 billion in payments across 60 million transactions, and partnered with the likes of Standard Bank, First Bank and Ecobank. Clients include Transferwise, Flywire, Booking.com, JumiaPay and Uber.

Flutterwave raised US$10 million in Series A funding in August of last year, and has now secured a further extension round. The latest round of financing includes investments from Mastercard, CRE Ventures, Fintech Collective, 4DX Ventures, and Raba Capital, among others, and means the startup has now raised over US$20 million to date. Its largest investors include Green Visor Capital and Greycroft Partners.

Nigeria’s Flutterwave raises Series A extension round of financing

JOHANNESBURG, Sept. 27, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Pan-African cryptocurrency exchange, Yellow Card, has announced a $15M Series A, the largest ever by an African cryptocurrency exchange, to ramp up hiring and continue its expansion across the continent. The round was led by Valar Ventures, Third Prime, and Castle Island Ventures with participation from Square, Inc., Blockchain.com Ventures, Coinbase Ventures, Polychain Capital, BlockFi, Fabric Ventures, Raba Partnership, MoonPay, GreenHouse Capital, and more.

Africa's Fastest Growing Crypto Exchange, Yellow Card, Raises $15M Series A Funding

Yellow Card Financial, a Pan African cryptocurrency exchange, closed a $40M Series B funding.

The round was led by Polychain Capital, with participation from Valar Ventures, Third Prime Ventures, Sozo Ventures, Castle Island Ventures, Fabric Ventures, DG Daiwa Ventures, The Raba Partnership, Jon Weiner, Alex Wilson, Pat Duffy, and more.

The company intends to use the funds to drive business growth, continue its expansion across the continent, develop new product innovations, and advance strategic partnerships across Africa.

Led by Chris Maurice, CEO and co-founder, Yellow Card has launched in Nigeria in 2019 to make Bitcoin, Ethereum, Stablecoins, and other cryptocurrencies accessible to anyone in Africa. In August 2021, the company announced its Series A fundraise of $15M.

Yellow Card Secures $40M in Series B Funding Round

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