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Fintech 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 — Fintech, Nigeria.

44

deals recorded

14

over 12 months

4.2 M$

median disclosed ticket

59

identified investors

Key findings

  • 44 funding deals recorded (Fintech, Nigeria) since 2010, involving 36 companies and 59 identified investors. 14 of them over the last 12 months (11 the previous year).
  • Median disclosed ticket: 4.2 M$; half of the deals fall between 2.1 M$ and 21 M$ (27 amounts disclosed out of 44, 489.7 M$ in total).
  • Where the money goes: Payments and mobile money (32 %), Fintech infrastructure (APIs, open banking, BaaS) (18 %), Crypto and blockchain (16 %).
  • Most frequent stage: Growth (27 %); most used instrument: Equity (82 %).
  • Most active investors: TLcom Capital (5), Helios Investment Partners (4), LeapFrog Investments (3).
  • 36 % of deals are syndicated (at least two investors around the table).

Industries

  • Payments and mobile money14
  • Fintech infrastructure (APIs, open banking, BaaS)8
  • Crypto and blockchain7
  • Money transfer and remittances6
  • Digital lending and scoring5

Stages

  • Growth12
  • Pre-Seed11
  • Seed8
  • Series A2
  • Series B2

Instruments

  • Equity36
  • Mezzanine debt1
  • Senior debt1

Deals per year

YearDealsDisclosed amounts
2021242 M$
202231.7 M$
2023236 M$
20246118.5 M$
202512197 M$
20261254.5 M$

Most active investors

Latest deals

CompanyDateDisclosed amountsLead
NombaPayments and mobile money · Nigeria · DebtSept 20263 M$CardinalStonesource
PouchersCrypto and blockchain · Nigeria · Pre-SeedAug 2026500 k$Stack Directory LLCsource
FlutterwavePayments and mobile money · NigeriaAug 2026undisclosedCircle Venturessource
Yellow CardCrypto and blockchain · NigeriaAug 202640 M$SC Venturessource
TimonCrypto and blockchain · NigeriaJul 2026undisclosedAlliance DAOsource
DayaCrypto and blockchain · Nigeria · Pre-SeedJun 20262.4 M$Hivemind Capitalsource
FlutterwavePayments and mobile money · Nigeria · GrowthJun 2026undisclosedRipplesource
StabylPayments and mobile money · Nigeria · Pre-SeedJun 20262.7 M$Kongasource
CreditChekDigital lending and scoring · Nigeria · SeedJun 2026600 k$Janngo Capitalsource
NectarFiCrypto and blockchain · Nigeria · Pre-SeedApr 2026170 k$undisclosedsource
OneDoshCrypto and blockchain · Nigeria · Pre-SeedJan 20263 M$undisclosedsource
CardtonicPayments and mobile money · Nigeria · SeedJan 20262.1 M$undisclosedsource
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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.