Paystack

Acquired

Modern payments infrastructure for Africa

Lagos, Nigeria · Founded 2015 · $9.4M raised

Fintech
YC W16
Headquarters
Lagos
Employees
51–200
Founded
2015
Business Model
B2B
Total Funding
$9.4M
Last Round
$8.0M Series AJan 2018
Rounds
3
Acquisition Date
Oct 2020

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About

Paystack is a small and vibrant family working across Lagos and San Francisco. We enable businesses to accept payments via credit card, debit card, money transfer, and mobile money, directly from their website or mobile app.

Summary

Paystack is a Fintech company based in Lagos, Nigeria, founded in 2015. It has raised $9.4M in total across 3 rounds, most recently a $8.0M Series A round in Jan 2018. Investors include Tencent, Y Combinator and Stripe.

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Funding & Exit History

AcquisitionAcquisition by StripeOct 2020

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Funding: Pre-Seed through Series A. Amounts, valuations, and investors where available.

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