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Funding and backers

Total raised
$2M
1 round on record
Latest round
$2M
Pre-Seed · Sep 2022 · 4 yr ago
Team
1-10
employees, estimated range
The money's age
Long since its last round
49 months since the last round · not hiring
Momentum
0/100
no fresh signals
Last sign of life
this month
a posting or a news item
The story so fareach stage dated by its source: the company's releases, the press, registers, filings
Sep 9, 2022 Raised a round Pre-Seed $2M · TechCrunch Mar 30, 2022 Partnership Bitmama partners with Party Monkz to hold Students Campus Concerts at Lagos State University · Pulse Nigeria 2019 Founded
Tractionpublic signals, read monthly
Web presence
top 5%
of 133.2M domains by links, Common Crawl
Funding rounds
RoundDateAmountInvestorsSource
Pre-Seed Sep 2022 $2M — TechCrunch
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Overview

Bitmama is an African crypto exchange and payments application serving customers in Nigeria, Ghana and Kenya. It lets users buy and sell digital assets with local currency and spend balances through virtual dollar cards. The company positions itself as a cross-border payments tool as much as a trading venue.

News

News Известия 6 months ago
The amount of illegal income in the case of cryptoblogger Bitmama exceeded 4 billion rubles
The amount of illegal income in the case of ex-investor of the crypto blogger Valeria Fedyakina (Bitmama) Gagik Gulakyan, who was arrested under the article on illegal banking activities, amounted to at least 315 million rubles and 184 million dirhams of
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News thesun.ie 11 months ago
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News Известия 1 year ago
Bypassed the borders: for which blogger Bitmama was asked for 10 years in prison
The damage in the case of the "goddess of blockchain" amounted to 2.2 billion rubles.
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News Bitcoin.com News 2 years ago
Nigerian Crypto Exchange Bitmama Halts Virtual Mastercard Services
This move follows a trend of fintechs facing challenges with card services, including fluctuating exchange rates and insufficient funds.
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News Bitcoin.com News 3 years ago
Nigerian Crypto Firm Bitmama to Pay $1 Million for Startup That Raised $3 Million in February
Reports of Payday's acquisition come almost a year after the fintech startup raised $3 million in a funding round.
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News Bitcoin.com News 4 years ago
Nigerian Blockchain Startup Bitmama Closes $2 Million Pre-Seed Round
Leading the funding round were two Africa-focused venture capital firms: Unicorn Growth Capital and Launch Africa.
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News YahooFinance 4 years ago
Nigerian blockchain payments startup Bitmama closes $2M pre-seed as it scales to new markets
Africa is the world's third fastest-growing crypto market, with crypto adoption increasing by more than 1,200% over the last two years. Countries such as Nigeria, Kenya and South Africa are majorly responsible for skyrocketing adoption rates as citizens t
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News TechCrunch 4 years ago
Nigerian blockchain payments startup Bitmama closes $2M pre-seed as it scales to new markets
Bitmama will use the pre-seed to expand its operational presence, strengthen its team, consolidate its offerings and plot market penetration across Africa.
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Offices

Where the company hires and what each office is for
Cities
1
Hiring now
0
Countries
1
Lagos Nigeria
HQ
1-10 est. staff

Financials

Total raised
$2M
Latest round
Pre-Seed
Funding rounds
1
Funding rounds
Round Announced Amount
Pre-Seed 2022 $2M Details