Series A FinTech MEGA DEAL

$200M

Wave

Senegal September 2021 West Africa

About this Deal

Wave raised $200M Series A at $1.7B valuation for mobile money expansion.

Investors

Lead: Sequoia Heritage

Sequoia Heritage Stripe Founders Fund Ribbit Capital Partech Africa

Deal Details

Amount$200M

TypeSeries A

InstrumentEquity

Valuation$1,700M

SectorFinTech

FounderMale-led

StatusClosed

Company

Wave
Startup · Dakar

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Daniel Rosa Founder @ Oolu

Drew Durbin Founder @ Wave

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