Unicorn Growth Capital
VC Fund
New York, United States
Unicorn Growth Capital is a women-led VC firm that invests in category-leading companies transforming the financial services infrastructure of the digital economy
- Total investments:
- 10
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 30%
- Fund size:
- $2.1M
- Last fund:
Last updated:
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Industries Unicorn Growth Capital invests in
Stages Unicorn Growth Capital invests in
Countries Unicorn Growth Capital invests in
Round sizes
Contacts
| Name | Phone | Socials | |
|---|---|---|---|
Round size
- Seed
- $1M–$5.3M
- Pre-Seed
- $1.7M–$2M
Investment Focus
Industry
- FinTech 7 (70%)
- Financial Services 6 (60%)
- Finance 2 (20%)
- Payments 2 (20%)
- Blockchain 2 (20%)
Stage
- Seed 7 (70%)
- Pre-Seed 2 (20%)
- Series A 1 (10%)
Country
- United States 3 (30%)
- Kenya 2 (20%)
- Nigeria 2 (20%)
- South Africa 1 (10%)
- United Kingdom 1 (10%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Barbara Iyayi
Founding Partner and CEO
|
Founding Partner and CEO | Total investments: 2 | Find email | |
Raunak Jain
Founding Partner
|
Founding Partner | Total investments: 0 | Find email |
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
| The missing piece in B2B credit | Seed / Jan 01, 2023 | ||
| TouchandPay Technologies provides payment and transaction services. | $3M / Seed / Sep 12, 2022 | ||
| Bitmama enables traders to buy and sell Bitcoin, Ethereum, cUSD, Celo and other digital assets in Africa via its Exchange and Api services. Users can create their own wallets and start buying or selling digital currencies by connecting with their bank accounts, credit or debit cards and mobile money accounts. | $1.7M / Pre-Seed / Sep 09, 2022 | ||
| Sava is a multi-management platform that provides an unlimited number of virtual cards as well as automated accounting reconciliation. | $2M / Pre-Seed / Jun 30, 2022 | ||
| Indicina is a digital lending platform that provides analytics-driven credit decisions for lenders. Indicina offers technology solutions to empower businesses to offer credit to customers faster, more securely, and at scale. Indicina is not a lender and does not offer loans to customers. It was founded in 2018 and is based in Lagos, Nigeria. | $3M / Seed / Jun 06, 2022 | ||
| Churpy is a SaaS helping businesses manage B2B receivable operations securely & scalably | $1M / Seed / Mar 29, 2022 | ||
| Fonbnk Inc., at the forefront of fintech, uniquely combines mobile technology with Web3 innovation, transforming digital transactions in emerging markets. Beyond prepaid airtime, the company integrates various familiar mobile payment methods, broadening financial accessibility.Fonbnk stands out by enabling frictionless, dollarized micropaymentsfor digital goods and services, a boon for global merchants targeting hard-to-reach markets. Access to stablecoins across all major blockchain protocols positions Fonbnk as a gateway to the global digital economy.The firm’s no-code and low-code dApps and APIs simplify Web3 integration for local developers, easing digital transactions for users. Leveraging over 8 billion prepaid SIM cards and diverse mobile payment systems, Fonbnk connects a vast network of users, retailers, and agents, making Web3 access a reality for anyone capable of mobile transactions. This approach not only drives digital finance growth but also significantly narrows the digital divide in emerging economies. | $3.5M / Seed / Mar 01, 2022 | ||
| Credrails delivers the infrastructure that connects bank, mobile money, and offline data into a single API, ensuring our customers have the foundation they need to power their own next-gen fintech solutions. | $2.5M / Seed / Feb 21, 2022 | ||
| ThankUCash is a technology company powering rewards and loyalty for African banks and businesses. ThankUCash helps merchants grow revenue by connecting them to customers within and outside of their locations while retaining acquired customers using a data analytics-powered reward system where customers earn cash rewards for every transaction madeboth offline and online. | $5.3M / Seed / Dec 19, 2021 | ||
| We power cross‑border payments for the world’s fastest‑growing startups and enterprises; with a specific focus on emerging markets. Send and receive instant payments globally through a single API or via our web platform. | $10M / Series A / Sep 30, 2021 |
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FAQ
What does Unicorn Growth Capital invest in?
Unicorn Growth Capital invests primarily in FinTech, Financial Services and Finance startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 10 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
What is Unicorn Growth Capital's check size?
Unicorn Growth Capital typically joins rounds of $1M–$5.3M at Seed and $1.7M–$2M at Pre-Seed. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Unicorn Growth Capital participates in.
How do I contact Unicorn Growth Capital?
Public channels for Unicorn Growth Capital include the website linked on this profile. For a verified work email and phone number, create a free Shizune account — contact data is searched across 20+ sources and validated before delivery, so your outreach lands in the right inbox.
Who are the partners at Unicorn Growth Capital?
The team at Unicorn Growth Capital includes Barbara Iyayi (Founding Partner and CEO) and Raunak Jain (Founding Partner). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.
Is Shizune's investor data accurate?
Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Sep 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.
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