Sudo Africa

Building Africa's largest programmable card infrastructure

Sudo Africa was founded in 2020, is headquartered in Kaduna, Nigeria, lists 11–50 employees, and has $3.7M in recorded funding across 1 round.

Headquarters
Kaduna
Employees
11–50
Founded
2020
Business Model
B2B
Total Funding
$3.7M
Last Round
$3.7M Pre-SeedMar 2022
Rounds
1

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About

Sudo Africa is a Nigerian fintech company that provides an open API platform enabling businesses and developers to programmatically issue physical and virtual payment cards with advanced spending controls and real-time authorization. Founded in 2020 by Aminu Bakori and Kabir Shittu in Kaduna, Nigeria, the company handles compliance and bank relationships so that its customers — which include fintechs, microfinance banks, logistics companies, commercial banks, and e-commerce firms — can launch card products within days rather than months. Sudo Africa earns revenue through interchange fees, authorization fees, and card production fees.

Summary

Sudo Africa is a Developer Tools company based in Kaduna, Nigeria, founded in 2020. It lists 11–50 employees. It has raised $3.7M in total across 1 round, most recently a $3.7M Pre-Seed round in Mar 2022. Investors include Global Founders Capital, Picus Capital and Loftyinc Capital.

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Funding History

Pre-seedPre-Seed RoundMar 2022
$3.7M

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