Flutterwave
At Flutterwave, we are on a mission to build payments infrastructure to connect Africa to the global economy. We do this by building technology, tools, and infrastructure for businesses and banks who want to provide a more seamless and secure payments experience for their customers. Founded in 2016 by a team of African finance and technology veterans from Standard Bank, PayPal, Google Wallet amongst others. Flutterwave has grown to become one of the fastest growing payments companies in the world. Since inception Flutterwave has processed close to $2 billion in payments and 25 million transactions across over 33 African countries where it currently operates. It has attracted significant investment from experienced Fintech investors such as Ycombinator Continuity Fund (investors in Stripe), Greycroft (investors in Braintree and Venmo), Greenvisor Capital, Omidyar Network, and Glynn Capital amongst others. In 2017 Flutterwave was named Africa’s best fintech company at the Apps Africa Innovation Awards.
Founding Year
2016
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United States
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$475.73M
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FinTech Collective
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Soma Capital
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CRE Venture Capital
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Y Combinator
Twice a year YC invests $500,000 per company in a large number of startups. They work intensively with the companies for three months, to get them into the best possible shape and refine their pitch to investors. Each cycle culminates in Demo Day when the startups present their companies to a carefully selected, invite-only audience.
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CapitalX
CapitalX is an enterprise-focused, early-stage venture capital firm with $100k-$500k checks and in later stage via SPVs for $250k $2m or more. They invest with fast commits and high conviction and they strive to be proactively helpful.
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Flourish Ventures
Flourish Ventures is an evergreen fund investing in companies that responsibly harness the power of technology to build a fair and customer-centric financial sector.
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Lux Capital
Partners with companies and founders trying to change the world, who want to upend paradigms, not just chase incremental progress. Over the past two decades, Lux has expanded from their New York City roots to Silicon Valley, and built a $4 billion AUM firm of more than 30 full-time professionals, with a wide spectrum of technical backgrounds and the versatility to invest at any stage.
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The Raba Partnership
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4DX Ventures
Collaborating with fearless and gifted entrepreneurs who are creating enterprises that will usher in Africa's technological future
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Plug and Play Tech Center
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Salesforce Ventures
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Palm Drive Capital
Invests in early-stage stage software companies that solve problems in developed and emerging markets. As global generalists, the firm has an analytical edge as they see similar business models applied to different geographies. The firm is based on the fundamental belief that innovators are everywhere.
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Zillionize
Zillionize is a low friction startup investor with a portfolio of over 100 fast growing startups.
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DCVC
Backs entrepreneurs using Deep Tech to solve problems and multiply the benefits of capitalism for everyone while reducing its cost
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Greycroft
A community of over 250 diverse teams, across 30 states and 19 countries, sharing one common goal: redefining the Internet economy.
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Tiger Global Management
Aims to generate world-class investment returns over the long term in a way that makes our partners and portfolio companies proud, as they build a unique, global investment platform.
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Insight Partners
For over 25 years, Insight Partners has helped over 600 companies turn their vision into reality. They invest and support founders from seed until the later stages.
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9Yards Capital
9Yards is a global private investment firm focused on foundational industries, beginning with fintech and supply chain tech. They aim to be a strategic capital partner through unique perspectives and connectivity in each industry.
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Social Capital
Social Capital is a venture capital investment firm that partners with entrepreneurs at all stages
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Headline
Headline is a global venture capital firm investing in rising founders across B2B and B2C, with teams on the ground in 7 cities around the world. Since its founding in 1998, Headline has worked alongside founders with global aspirations from Silicon Valley to São Paulo, Beijing to Berlin.
They are actively on the ground across continents, seeing local trends up close, searching for top founders, and bringing them our world of resources. Once we commit to a team, we go to the ends of the earth – connecting entrepreneurs to each other, to customers, and to insights from distant markets – to help them become a global success.
They are actively on the ground across continents, seeing local trends up close, searching for top founders, and bringing them our world of resources. Once we commit to a team, we go to the ends of the earth – connecting entrepreneurs to each other, to customers, and to insights from distant markets – to help them become a global success.
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HOF Capital
Global multistage technology-focused venture capital fund based out of New York that helps ambitious founders build massive, enduring businesses. They support entrepreneurs by providing them with long-term-focused capital from idea to IPO. HOF also helps them structure transformational partnerships with enterprises in its LP network.
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