Financial services in Nigeria: funding deals and active investors
One of the best-documented segments on the platform. Latest rounds, investors who lead them, tickets and instruments — Financial services, Nigeria.
36
deals recorded
23
over 12 months
87.8 M$
median disclosed ticket
32
identified investors
Key findings
- 36 funding deals recorded (Financial services, Nigeria) since 2007, involving 35 companies and 32 identified investors. 23 of them over the last 12 months (2 the previous year).
- Median disclosed ticket: 87.8 M$; half of the deals fall between 37.4 M$ and 244.7 M$ (26 amounts disclosed out of 36, 3.4 bn $ in total).
- Where the money goes: Banking (58 %), Vehicle and productive-asset finance (14 %), Insurance (8 %).
- Most frequent stage: Growth (67 %); most used instrument: Equity (83 %).
- Most active investors: Helios Investment Partners (3), Ventures Platform (3), AFIG Funds (2).
- 14 % of deals are syndicated (at least two investors around the table).
Industries
- Banking21
- Vehicle and productive-asset finance5
- Insurance3
- Asset management and markets3
- SME finance2
Stages
- Growth24
- Seed4
- Debt3
- Pre-Seed2
- Series A1
Instruments
- Equity30
- Senior debt2
- Mezzanine debt1
- Grant1
Deals per year
| Year | Deals | Disclosed amounts |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1 | — |
| 2022 | 2 | — |
| 2024 | 3 | 101.9 M$ |
| 2025 | 2 | 21 M$ |
| 2026 | 22 | 3.1 bn $ |
Most active investors
- Helios Investment Partners3 deals
- Ventures Platform3 deals
- AFIG Funds2 deals
- Norrsken222 deals
- 54 Collective1 deal
- Actis1 deal
- Africa Capital Alliance1 deal
- AfricInvest1 deal
- Afrinovation Ventures1 deal
- Algebra Ventures1 deal
- Angaza Capital1 deal
- Aruwa Capital Management1 deal
Latest deals
| Company | Date | Disclosed amounts | Lead |
|---|---|---|---|
| InfraCreditVehicle and productive-asset finance · Nigeria · Debt | Sept 2026 | 50 M$ | IFC (International Finance Corporation)source |
| MykaInsurance · Nigeria · Pre-Seed | Jun 2026 | undisclosed | Ventures Platformsource |
| Sika Financial GroupAsset management and markets · Nigeria · Seed | Jun 2026 | 2 M$ | Aruwa Capital Managementsource |
| Unity BankBanking · Nigeria · Growth | Jun 2026 | undisclosed | undisclosedsource |
| Bank of Industry (BOI)SME finance · Nigeria · Debt | May 2026 | 200 M$ | Banque africaine de développement (BAD)source |
| BFreeBanking · Nigeria · Debt | Apr 2026 | 3 M$ | Capria Venturessource |
| FCMB GroupBanking · Nigeria · Growth | Mar 2026 | 304.1 M$ | undisclosedsource |
| GTCO (Guaranty Trust Holding Company)Banking · Nigeria · Growth | Mar 2026 | 278.4 M$ | undisclosedsource |
| Wema BankBanking · Nigeria · Growth | Mar 2026 | 148.1 M$ | undisclosedsource |
| Zenith BankBanking · Nigeria · Growth | Mar 2026 | 259.6 M$ | undisclosedsource |
| Stanbic IBTC HoldingsBanking · Nigeria · Growth | Mar 2026 | 110.1 M$ | undisclosedsource |
| Globus BankBanking · Nigeria · Growth | Mar 2026 | 75.6 M$ | undisclosedsource |
See also
Method: published funding deals (press releases, specialised media), recorded by Invest Matching's news monitoring and reviewed before integration. Amounts in US dollars; deals without a disclosed amount count in the totals, not in the medians.