Seed FinTech

$12M

Union54

Zambia April 2022 Southern Africa

About this Deal

Union54 raised $12M seed for card issuing APIs.

Investors

Lead: Tiger Global

Tiger Global YC Peer Global

Other Rounds by Union54

Pre-Seed $3M Jun 2021

Deal Details

Amount$12M

TypeSeed

InstrumentEquity

SectorFinTech

FounderMale-led

StatusClosed

Company

Union54
Startup · Lusaka

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