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Who invested in Paystack?
Paystack's investors include Y Combinator, Tengxun Touzi, Visa, Stripe and Tom Stafford, and 3 more on record.
Nigeria · Series A startup
Who invested in Paystack
Funding summaryUpdated 26 Oct 2026
$8.0Mraised across 1 round since 2018, from 2 sources
- Latest round
- Series A, $8.0MAug 2018
- Investors
- 8
The rounds
- Aug 2018Series A$8.0M
Y Combinator
Tengxun Touzi- Visa
Stripe
- Tom Stafford
- Gbenga Oyebode
- Dale Mathias
- Stripe/ Visa
Reported by FinSMEs and 1 otherSEC filing: $10M sold, first sale Aug 2018
Everyone who backed them
VisaCorporate VC1round
Tom StaffordVC firm1round
Gbenga OyebodeAngel1round
Dale Mathiasno record of our own yet1round
Stripe/ Visano record of our own yet1round
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Also claim to have backed them
These 2 firms list Paystack as a portfolio company on their own websites, but no report of a round names them. They are the firms' own claims, kept apart from the rounds above.
Quick answers about Paystack
How much has Paystack raised?
Paystack has raised $8.0M across 1 round since 2018.
When did Paystack last raise?
Paystack's most recent round was a Series A of $8.0M in Aug 2018.
What was Paystack's biggest round?
Its most recent round, $8.0M in Aug 2018, is also its largest on record.
Who backed Paystack first?
Paystack's first round on record, in Aug 2018, was backed by Y Combinator, Tengxun Touzi and Visa and 5 others.
What stage is Paystack at?
Paystack's latest named round is a Series A, in Aug 2018.
Where is Paystack based?
Paystack is based in Nigeria.
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