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Who invested in Waza?
Waza's investors include Y Combinator and Plug and Play.
2025
$5.0MDebt$8.0MSeedNigeria · Seed startup
Who invested in Waza
2 rounds we have observed, with the 2 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.
Y Combinator: W23
Funding summaryUpdated 26 Oct 2026
$13Mraised across 2 rounds since 2024, from 2 sources
$5.0MDebt$8.0MSeed
- Latest round
- Seed, $8.0MJan 2025
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- Investors
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The funding story
Each circle is a round, placed by date and sized by amount. The line above is the running total.
- First round
- Debt, $5.0M Aug 2024
- Biggest round
- $8.0M Seed · Jan 2025
- Between rounds
- 6 months from the last two
The rounds
- Jan 2025
- Aug 2024
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.
Everyone who backed them
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Also claim to have backed them
These 3 firms list Waza 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 Waza
How much has Waza raised?
Waza has raised $13M across 2 rounds since 2024.
When did Waza last raise?
Waza's most recent round was a Seed of $8.0M in Jan 2025.
What was Waza's biggest round?
Its most recent round, $8.0M in Jan 2025, is also its largest on record.
Who backed Waza first?
Waza's first round on record, in Aug 2024, was backed by Y Combinator and Plug and Play.
What stage is Waza at?
Waza's latest named round is a Seed, in Jan 2025.
Where is Waza based?
Waza is based in Nigeria.
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