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
| Year | Deals | Disclosed amounts |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 2 | 42 M$ |
| 2022 | 3 | 1.7 M$ |
| 2023 | 2 | 36 M$ |
| 2024 | 6 | 118.5 M$ |
| 2025 | 12 | 197 M$ |
| 2026 | 12 | 54.5 M$ |
Most active investors
- TLcom Capital5 deals
- Helios Investment Partners4 deals
- LeapFrog Investments3 deals
- CardinalStone2 deals
- DPI (Development Partners International)2 deals
- Lattice Fund2 deals
- Octerra Capital2 deals
- P1 Ventures2 deals
- Partech Africa2 deals
- The Baobab Network2 deals
- Ventures Platform2 deals
- Y Combinator2 deals
Latest deals
| Company | Date | Disclosed amounts | Lead |
|---|---|---|---|
| NombaPayments and mobile money · Nigeria · Debt | Sept 2026 | 3 M$ | CardinalStonesource |
| PouchersCrypto and blockchain · Nigeria · Pre-Seed | Aug 2026 | 500 k$ | Stack Directory LLCsource |
| FlutterwavePayments and mobile money · Nigeria | Aug 2026 | undisclosed | Circle Venturessource |
| Yellow CardCrypto and blockchain · Nigeria | Aug 2026 | 40 M$ | SC Venturessource |
| TimonCrypto and blockchain · Nigeria | Jul 2026 | undisclosed | Alliance DAOsource |
| DayaCrypto and blockchain · Nigeria · Pre-Seed | Jun 2026 | 2.4 M$ | Hivemind Capitalsource |
| FlutterwavePayments and mobile money · Nigeria · Growth | Jun 2026 | undisclosed | Ripplesource |
| StabylPayments and mobile money · Nigeria · Pre-Seed | Jun 2026 | 2.7 M$ | Kongasource |
| CreditChekDigital lending and scoring · Nigeria · Seed | Jun 2026 | 600 k$ | Janngo Capitalsource |
| NectarFiCrypto and blockchain · Nigeria · Pre-Seed | Apr 2026 | 170 k$ | undisclosedsource |
| OneDoshCrypto and blockchain · Nigeria · Pre-Seed | Jan 2026 | 3 M$ | undisclosedsource |
| CardtonicPayments and mobile money · Nigeria · Seed | Jan 2026 | 2.1 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.