Sector portfolio · VC firm · Mauritius
Launch Africa's Fintech portfolio
Launch Africa has backed 16 Fintech startups in rounds we track, $311M between them, shown by the stage each has reached. The best-funded is Stax.
Funding by segment
- Pre-seed and seed$42M10
- Stage not reported$270M6
Where they are based
- South Africa3$20M
- Ghana3$10M
- Morocco2$8.0M
- United States2$246M
- Kenya2$22M
- United Kingdom1$2.0M
- Cameroon1$1.8M
- France1$1.4M
- Senegal1$447K
South Africa
Ghana
Morocco
United States
Kenya
United Kingdom
Cameroon
France
SenegalFounded
1 without a founding year on record.
Total raised
- Under $1M4
- $1M to $10M9
- $10M to $50M2
- $50M to $250M1
- $250M to $1B0
- $1B and over0
Each dot is a startup: the year it was founded across, the total it has raised up (each line is ten times the one below). Pick a segment to pick it out.
15 of 16 startups shown; the rest have no founding year or amount on record.
- 1 to 2
- 3 to 7
- 8 to 24
- 25 to 99
- 100 and more
- South Africa3
- Ghana3
- Morocco2
- United States2
- Kenya2
- United Kingdom1
- Cameroon1
- France1
- Senegal1
Startups by country, 9 countries in all.
Segment by segment
Pre-seed and seed
10 startups · $42M raised
KuundaKuunda provides liquidity management and data insight tools enabling users to fulfill financial needs through a digital platform.South Africa$13M
Affinity AfricaAffinity Africa is a digital banking platform based in Accra, Ghana, founded in 2013 by Dr.Ghana$8.0M
Happy PayHappy Pay is a fintech company based in Cape Town, South Africa, founded in 2021.South Africa$6.8M
WafRWafR helps retail brands to deliver promotions to grocers to increase their market share.Morocco$4.0M
PayTicOur SaaS helps card issuers and fintech businesses control risk and compliance through digitizing the payments back-office functions.Morocco$4.0M
ZazuuZazuu was a London-based fintech startup founded in 2018 that created a cross-border money-transfer marketplace aimed at Africans,United Kingdom$2.0M- RREasyCameroon$1.8M
LiquifyLiquify is an online marketplace for liquor buyers and agents.Ghana$1.5M
Stage not reported
6 startups · $270M raised
StaxStax is a direct-cost, integrated payment technology provider dedicated to simplify the payment experience for all businesses.United States$246M
ZanifuZanifu is a financial technology company based in Nairobi, Kenya, founded in 2016/2017.Kenya$20M
CredrailsCredrails is a women-led fintech startup based in Nairobi, Kenya, founded in 2020.Kenya$2.0M
JulayaJulaya is a fintech providing African businesses with a digital account to make payments and borrow.France$1.4M
MaxicashMaxiCash is a digital finance platform and mobile app that operates primarily in Africa.South Africa$500K
RubyxRubyx is a data-driven MSME lending solution company.Senegal$447K
How this map is made. Every startup here works in Fintech and has raised money in a round we track that names Launch Africa as an investor. Each sits under the stage of its latest round. Rebuilt nightly; updated 15 November 2026.
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