# BitPesa funding: rounds and investors > BitPesa has raised $6.7M across 3 rounds since 2014. Investors include Pantera Capital, Digital Currency Group and Blockchain Capital. Source: https://millionrounds.com/company/bitpesa (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) Kenya · [Funded startup](https://millionrounds.com/companies) # Who invested in *BitPesa* 3 rounds we have observed, with the 6 investors named in them. Every figure came from a named source, and where the company reported a raise to the SEC itself, that is shown beside it. Fintech Funding summary Updated 26 Oct 2026 **$6.7M** raised across 3 rounds since 2014, from 3 sources **$600K** Seed **$1.1M** Series A **$5.0M** Round - **Latest round:** Round, $5.0M Nov 2018 - **Step-up i:** 4.5× - **Investors:** 6 See who backed them ## The funding story Each circle is a round, placed by date and sized by amount. The line above is the running total. 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 **$600K** Seed **$1.1M** Series A **$5.0M** Round - **First round:** Seed, $600K - **Biggest round:** $5.0M - **Usual gap between rounds:** 3.8 years ## The rounds - **Nov 2018** Round **$5.0M** *1 new* Sompo Holdings Reported by Disrupt-africa - **Feb 2015** Series A **$1.1M** *5 new* [Pantera Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/pantera-capital) [Digital Currency Group](https://millionrounds.com/fund/digital-currency-group) [Blockchain Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/blockchain-capital) [Future Perfect Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/future-perfect-ventures) [Stephens Investment Management](https://millionrounds.com/fund/stephens-investment-management) From a historical funding record - **Jan 2014** Seed **$600K** No investor was named in the report. From a historical funding record ## Who was in which round The busiest backers across the latest rounds. A filled square is a round they joined; a dark one, a round they led. **Seed** 2014 **Series A** 2015 **Round** 2018 [Pantera Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/pantera-capital) [Digital Currency Group](https://millionrounds.com/fund/digital-currency-group) [Blockchain Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/blockchain-capital) [Future Perfect Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/future-perfect-ventures) [Stephens Investment Management](https://millionrounds.com/fund/stephens-investment-management) Sompo Holdings ## Everyone who backed them [Pantera Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/pantera-capital) VC firm **1** round [Digital Currency Group](https://millionrounds.com/fund/digital-currency-group) VC firm **1** round [Blockchain Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/blockchain-capital) VC firm **1** round [Future Perfect Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/future-perfect-ventures) VC firm **1** round [Stephens Investment Management](https://millionrounds.com/fund/stephens-investment-management) VC firm **1** round Sompo Holdings no record of our own yet **1** round Missing a round, or an investor who was in one? [Tell us](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?slug=bitpesa). ## Quick answers about BitPesa ### Who invested in BitPesa? BitPesa's investors include Pantera Capital, Digital Currency Group, Blockchain Capital, Future Perfect Ventures and Stephens Investment Management, and 1 more on record. ### How much has BitPesa raised? BitPesa has raised $6.7M across 3 rounds since 2014. ### When did BitPesa last raise? BitPesa's most recent round was an Undisclosed round of $5.0M in Nov 2018. ### What was BitPesa's biggest round? Its most recent round, $5.0M in Nov 2018, is also its largest on record. ### Who backed BitPesa first? BitPesa's first round on record, in Feb 2015, was backed by Pantera Capital, Digital Currency Group and Blockchain Capital and 2 others. ### What stage is BitPesa at? BitPesa's latest named round is an Undisclosed round, in Nov 2018. ### Where is BitPesa based? BitPesa is based in Kenya. ## Companies like BitPesa In the same sector, and raised in the last eighteen months. [**Cloud9** Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/cloud9)[**Flowt** $550K · Sept 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/flowt)[**Peach Cars** $4.0M · Aug 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/peach-cars)[**Twiva** Mar 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/twiva)[**Five35 Ventures** Dec 2025](https://millionrounds.com/company/five35-ventures)[**Roam** $144M · Nov 2025](https://millionrounds.com/company/roam) ## Find investors like these Search every investor by what they have actually funded, then narrow to your stage and market. Free. Open the investor searchOr these rounds in the app