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.
14
deals recorded
5
over 12 months
21 M$
median disclosed ticket
19
identified investors
Key findings
- 14 funding deals recorded (Financial services, Nigeria) since 2007, involving 14 companies and 19 identified investors. 5 of them over the last 12 months.
- Median disclosed ticket: 21 M$; half of the deals fall between 3 M$ and 50 M$ (5 amounts disclosed out of 14, 138 M$ in total).
- Where the money goes: Banking (29 %), Insurance (21 %), Vehicle and productive-asset finance (21 %).
- Most frequent stage: Growth (50 %); most used instrument: Equity (86 %).
- Most active investors: Helios Investment Partners (3), Ventures Platform (3), AFIG Funds (2).
- 21 % of deals are syndicated (at least two investors around the table).
Industries
- Banking4
- Insurance3
- Vehicle and productive-asset finance3
- Asset management and markets3
- SME finance1
Stages
- Growth7
- Seed4
- Debt1
- Pre-Seed1
- Series A1
Instruments
- Equity12
- Senior debt1
Deals per year
| Year | Deals | Disclosed amounts |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1 | — |
| 2022 | 2 | — |
| 2025 | 2 | 21 M$ |
| 2026 | 3 | 5 M$ |
Most active investors
- Helios Investment Partners3 deals
- Ventures Platform3 deals
- AFIG Funds2 deals
- Actis1 deal
- Africa Capital Alliance1 deal
- Algebra Ventures1 deal
- Angaza Capital1 deal
- Aruwa Capital Management1 deal
- Axian CVC1 deal
- Capria Ventures1 deal
- Enza Capital1 deal
- GreenHouse Capital1 deal
Latest deals
| Company | Date | Disclosed amounts | Lead |
|---|---|---|---|
| MykaInsurance · Nigeria · Pre-Seed | Jun 2026 | undisclosed | Ventures Platformsource |
| Sika Financial GroupAsset management and markets · Nigeria · Seed | Jun 2026 | 2 M$ | Aruwa Capital Managementsource |
| BFreeBanking · Nigeria · Debt | Apr 2026 | 3 M$ | Capria Venturessource |
| GigmileVehicle and productive-asset finance · Nigeria · Seed | Dec 2025 | 21 M$ | Enza Capitalsource |
| Pave BankBanking · Nigeria · Growth | Oct 2025 | undisclosed | Helios Investment Partnerssource |
| FlunaSME finance · Nigeria · Seed | Oct 2022 | undisclosed | Ventures Platformsource |
| ShekelVehicle and productive-asset finance · Nigeria · Seed | Oct 2022 | undisclosed | Ventures Platformsource |
| MooveVehicle and productive-asset finance · Nigeria · Series A | Jan 2021 | undisclosed | Speedinvestsource |
| NEM InsuranceInsurance · Nigeria · Growth | Dec 2018 | undisclosed | AFIG Fundssource |
| FSDH Holding CompanyBanking · Nigeria · Growth | Nov 2016 | undisclosed | AFIG Fundssource |
| Continental Reinsurance PlcInsurance · Nigeria · Growth | Jan 2016 | undisclosed | Africa Capital Alliancesource |
| Sigma PensionsAsset management and markets · Nigeria · Growth | Nov 2015 | 62 M$ | Actissource |
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.