# Buycoins

> Buycoins is a VC fund in Lagos backing FinTech and Financial Services. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Lagos, Nigeria
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Oct 2021
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/buycoins/
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/buycoins_africa
- Website: https://buycoins.africa/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/buycoinsafrica

Buycoins is a safe and easy way for Africans to buy, sell & store cryptocurrency like Bitcoin, Ethereum and USDC. Our mission is to facilitate the borderless transfer of value across Africa and beyond. Buycoins is headquartered in Lagos, Nigeria.

## Contacts

5 contacts available for Buycoins. Shizune tracks 4 team members at Buycoins. Sign up free to unlock them: https://app.shizune.co/sign-up/investor-profiles/find-team-emails/buycoins?utm_source=investor_profile

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| FinTech | 1 | 100% |
| Financial Services | 1 | 100% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Ire Aderinokun | Co-Founder , COO & VP of Engineering | 5 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ire-aderinokun |
| Timi Ajiboye | CEO & CTO | 1 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/timi-ajiboye |
| Tola Agunbiade | Customer Support Lead | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/tola-agunbiade |
| Tomiwa Lasebikan | CPO | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/tomiwa-lasebikan |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Payday Global | Payday Global provides a one-stop fin-tech service for its users allowing them to move money freely globally. | $1M | Pre-Seed | Oct 08, 2021 |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Co-Creation Hub Nigeria](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/co-creation-hub-nigeria) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Emergence Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/emergence-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Greencap Equity](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/greencap-equity) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [LoftyInc Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/loftyinc-capital-management) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [MAGIC Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/magic-carpet) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Microtraction](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/microtraction) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Buycoins invest in?

Buycoins invests primarily in FinTech and Financial Services startups, most often at Pre-Seed stage. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact Buycoins?

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### Who are the partners at Buycoins?

The team at Buycoins includes Ire Aderinokun (Co-Founder , COO & VP of Engineering), Timi Ajiboye (CEO & CTO) and Tola Agunbiade (Customer Support Lead). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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