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Accion Venture Lab II

Key Information

Organisation

Accion

Status

Open

Type

Venture Capital

Amount

USD 300,000 – 1,000,000

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Description

Investing in startups using technology to improve financial inclusion.

Eligibility Criteria

Early-stage fintech startups serving the underbanked in Africa (Seed).

Focus Sectors

Fintech, Digital Lending, Payments

Equity Terms

Minority equity; provides technical assistance for underbanked scaling.

Startups That Could Apply

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Instabug Mobile app performance from Cairo

Hubtel Ghana Ghana's digital commerce pioneer

Trella Uber for trucks in MENA

SafeBoda Safer bodas for Kampala

Zeepay Ghana Mobile money remittances for Africa

Expensya Tunisia Tunisian tech success story

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