# Fingo Africa

Startup profile on Capital Atlas: https://capitalatlas.ai/startups/fingo-africa

- Industry: Financial Services
- Headquarters: Nairobi, Kenya
- Website: https://fingo.africa/
- Latest round: Seed (Oct 28, 2023)
- Investors on record: 2

## About

Based in Nairobi, Kenya, and founded in 2020 by Kiiru Muhoya, James da Costa, Gitari Tirima, and Ian Njuguna, Fingo Africa is a financial services company that operates as a provider of digital banking services for youth. In August 2021, Fingo Africa raised USD 125,000 in seed funding from investor Y Combinator.

The firm offers digital financial and neobanking services that enable young adults to utilize digital banking services using their mobile phones. The app features services like sending or requesting digital money from friends, digital payments at stores and bills, cashback and rewards, and digital savings services where users can create savings goals and invest in recurring deposits.

## Funding rounds

- Seed, Oct 28, 2023 — Kaleo Ventures
- Seed, Jul 1, 2021 — Pioneer Fund

## Investors

- Pioneer Fund (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/pioneer-fund) — Seed
- Kaleo Ventures (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/kaleo-ventures) — Seed