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Last month, [Flutterwave]( became Africaâs highest-valued startup with a $3 billion valuation after raising $250 million in a Series D round of funding. The six-year-old company started out as a payment processor, headquartered in San Francisco and based in Lagos. Over the years itâs grown to serve 900,000 businesses, with investors believing itâs building one of the most [consequential fintech businesses]( in the world as Flutterwave expands its offering. For example, it launched a new remittance product last year, Send, for sending money to local bank accounts, mobile wallets, and cash pick-up locations across various countries around the world. Ambitions reach beyond finance too with products like Flutterwave Grow, which provides business incorporation services. Flutterwave says it can help you can register a business in the US, UK, and Nigeria in 3 to 5 business days. The funding announcement instigated recognition of funding growth for African fintech overall. [Crunchbase]( data shows that Africa-headquartered fintech companies raised $2 billion in 2021, up from $230 million in 2020, and that doesnât include Flutterwave since itâs based in the US. Here are some of the latest fintech startup launches weâve seen serving Africa. - [Bloom]( launched yesterday. It offers students and young professionals in East Africa US Dollar banking so theyâre not subject to the volatility of their home currencies.
- [OyaPay]( is a digital wallet platform for paying merchants, in-store and online, with your phones instead of cash or through a POS.
- [Union54]( is an API that helps makers build debit card issuing into their products.
- [Suplias]( is a B2B marketplace for mom & pop stores to buy inventory. Maker Michael Adesanya wrote: âBuilding a product that allows African women with minimal/no formal education, like my mother, run their businesses conveniently and profitably."
- [StartWeb Africa]( is a drag and drop website builder for building e-commerce stores in minutes. With Flutterwave seriously shooting for the moon (its mission is âto create endless possibilities for customers and businesses in Africa and emerging marketsâ) and a ton of funds, expect acquisitions. More of them. The company already recently acquired [Disha](, another eCommerce store builder, and payment gateway CinetPay. To dive more into Africaâs tech ecosystem, you can check out [Built in Africa](, a platform sharing stories and connecting African trailblazers. [Keep your savings safe]( FROM SQUARE TO CUBE 3D designing can seem daunting. Golden Kitty Winner [Spline](, which earned over 2000 upvotes on its previous launch, is now introducing [Spline Beta](, with real-time collaboration to make designing in 3D more accessible. The web-based tool uses a 2D approach to make your creations three-dimensional, allowing you to work with others in real-time and choose from hundreds of ready-to-use 3D objects. [Build your first 3D design]( Opinions
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