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Funding and backers

Team
11-50
employees, estimated range
Hiring now
3
+3 posted in 30 days
Backers
2
Y Combinator, Soma Capital
Momentum
40/100
hiring for its size
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
Jan 2022 Went through Y Combinator 2020 Founded
Tractionpublic signals, read monthly
Web presence
top 0.13%
of 133.2M domains by links, Common Crawl
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Overview

Grey is a fintech founded in 2020 that gives African freelancers and remote workers foreign currency accounts. Users receive dollar, pound and euro payments and convert them to local currency in the app. The company serves customers across several African countries.

News

News Tech Funding News 1 year ago
Grey Announces $9,500 Grant Initiative for Women-Led Businesses - TFN
Y Combinator-backed fintech Grey has launched the second edition of its "UpGreyed Her" program, offering $9,500 in equity-free grants to women entrepreneurs
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News BellaNaija 1 year ago
Grey Announces $9,500 Grant Initiative for Women-Led Businesses.
Supporting innovation and inclusivity, the grant aims to fuel the growth of women-led startups.
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News semafor.com 1 year ago
Nigeria-born banking startups target emerging market gig workers
The companies offer international money transfers with paperless accounts.
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News thepaypers.com 1 year ago
Grey partners with Clear Junction for global payments
Grey partners with Clear Junction, a payment solutions provider regulated by the FCA, to improve secure and efficient global transactions.
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News forbesafrica.com 2 years ago
Disrupting Fintech And Empowering Digital Nomads Worldwide
Idorenyin Obong, CEO of Grey, discusses his journey from fintech expert to an industry disruptor offering innovative global banking solutions for digital nomads and remote workers. With over seven years of impactful experience in the fintech industry, Ido
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News Disrupt Africa 2 years ago
Nigerian fintech Grey partners dLocal to drive expansion into new emerging markets
Nigerian fintech startup Grey has partnered leading cross-border payment platform dLocal to drive expansion into new emerging markets.
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News TechCabal 2 years ago
Grey Expands Its International Presence And Services to LATAM, SEA Markets
The company announces new payout support in multiple countries, serving a wider audience of digital nomads as it expands its services and operations to Latin America and Southeast Asia. Grey's international expansion into LATAM and SEA markets. San Franci
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News Business Insider Africa 2 years ago
CEO of Grey, Idorenyin Obong shares how his company is transforming international payments for remote workers across Africa
Idorenyin Obong, CEO of Grey, recently shared insights on the challenges faced by remote workers and freelancers, and the strategies behind Greys impressive growth
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News TechCabal 3 years ago
Clique: A Night of Empowerment and Inspiration -Grey's Exclusive Dinner for Startup Founders
Lagos, Nigeria - Grey, a leading fintech company, recently hosted Clique, an exclusive dinner event at the renowned gastronomic restaurant, Ile-Eros, in Lagos, Nigeria, bringing together 16 dynamic startup founders from diverse sectors. The purpose of thi
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News thisdaylive.com 3 years ago
Five Financial Planning Tips for African Freelancers and Gig Workers - THISDAYLIVE
The global pandemic has accelerated the pace of change, causing significant disruption across labour markets and forever changing how we work. While some companies have reviewed their working policies to accommodate hybrid approaches to work, others have s
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Tech stack

Technologies named in job postings at Grey Finance over the last 12 months, by layer, with the share of postings for each.
Technologies in use
6
Postings analysed
4
Stack modernity
67/100
Languages
SQL
Cloud & platforms
Chainalysis
Metabase
Developer tools
Microsoft Excel
Practices & domains
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Growth

Hiring Momentum
83/100
Scaling fast
Open positions
3
2 opened / 1 closed in 30 days
Median time-to-fill
21 days
faster than 55% of the market
ATS activity
Every ~3 hours
Today
Hiring Dynamics +100%
Hiring Focus
The percentage next to each role is its share of the company's job openings over the last 90 days; the arrow shows the shift versus the previous period.
Finance
75% ▲
Product
25% ▲
Activity Timeline
Added Xero to stack Oct 2026
Added QuickBooks to stack Oct 2026
Added Microsoft Excel to stack Oct 2026

Offices

Where the company hires and what each office is for
Cities
1
Hiring now
0
Countries
1
Lagos Nigeria
HQ
10-50 est. staff

Jobs

In office • Full-Time • Bachelor's Degree
A/B Testing
Metabase
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