# Flutterwave

> Flutterwave is a VC fund backing FinTech and Financial Services. See 3 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: San Francisco, United States
- Total investments: 3
- Last investment: Feb 2024
- Lead investor: 67%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/flutterwave/
- X (Twitter): https://www.twitter.com/theflutterwave
- Website: https://www.flutterwave.com
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theFlutterwave

Flutterwave is a VC fund in San Francisco focused on FinTech and Financial Services. Flutterwave provides a payment infrastructure for merchants and payment service providers. They offer an online marketplace for businesses to list their products and services for sale. They provide payment tools, including a smart payment ordering system for businesses to accept payments.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| FinTech | 2 | 67% |
| Financial Services | 2 | 67% |
| Banking | 1 | 33% |
| Finance | 1 | 33% |
| Internet | 1 | 33% |

9 industries tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Nigeria | 1 | 33% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 33% |
| Côte d'Ivoire | 1 | 33% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Bode Abifarin | Chief Operating Officer | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bode-abifarin |
| Jimmy Ku | Head of US Growth | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jimmy-ku-6065 |
| Olugbenga Agboola | Founder & Chief Executive Officer | 21 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/olugbenga-agboola-8fb0 |
| Usman Abiola | User Experience Designer | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/usman-abiola |
| Gurbhej Dhillon | Chief Technology Officer | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/gurbhej-dhillon-7c5b |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Piggyvest | Piggyvest enables Nigerian debit card holders save little amounts of money frequently with minimal effort. They automate the process of saving tiny amounts daily, weekly, or monthly; and then allowing you to withdraw for free on only set withdrawal dates thereby practically making saving more possible for you by eliminating the temptation towithdraw.Piggyvest is a platform that helps individuals and businesses manage their finances effectively - save and invest with ease.As Piggybank.ng, Piggyvest operated in partnership with 2 Microfinance banks and used their licenses. However, in early 2018, Piggyvest acquired Gold Microfinance bank and its license. Piggyvest is also a registered cooperative- Piggytech Cooperative Multipurpose Society Limited (Registration number, 16555). All saved funds are now warehoused with and managed by AIICO Capital, the leading asset management company in Nigeria, registered and licensed by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). | $3M | Seed | Feb 13, 2024 |  |
| Dapio | Paymob act as a payment rail for mobile business apps, while championing embedded finance. We’ve built the infrastructure to enable any app to accept contactless card payments, through our SDK. Transforming ordinary smartphones into direct card reading terminals - Without the need for additional connecting hardware, just a mobile and an app. Ourpayment engine is designed to bring a simplified, more accessible means of payment acceptance to the end-user. |  | Seed | Mar 30, 2022 |  |
| CINETPAY | CinetPay is a mobile money payment hub that federates mobile money payment methods in Africa. | $2.4M | Seed | Dec 08, 2021 |  |

3 of 3 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [4DX Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/4dx-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Africa Venture Labs](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/africa-venture-labs) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Asymmetry Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/asymmetry-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [PactVC](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/pactvc) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Techstars](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/techstars) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Flutterwave invest in?

Flutterwave invests primarily in FinTech, Financial Services and Banking startups, most often at Seed stage. Most of the 3 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Nigeria. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact Flutterwave?

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### Who are the partners at Flutterwave?

The team at Flutterwave includes Bode Abifarin (Chief Operating Officer), Jimmy Ku (Head of US Growth) and Olugbenga Agboola (Founder & Chief Executive Officer), among 13 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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