Funding roundPre-seed
Wapi Pay Pre-seed
Wapi Pay raised $2.2M in a Pre-seed from EchoVC, MSA Capital, Kepple Africa Ventures and 3 more. It was announced on 3 August 2021.
- Amount raised
- $2.2M
- USD
- Announced
- 5 years ago
- Investors
- 6
Investors in Wapi Pay's Pre-seed6
- EchoVCParticipatingProfile of EchoVC →
Venture Capital
- MSA CapitalParticipatingProfile of MSA Capital →
Venture Capital
- Kepple Africa VenturesParticipatingProfile of Kepple Africa Ventures →
Venture Capital
- Future HubParticipatingProfile of Future Hub →
Venture Capital
- Gobi VenturesParticipatingProfile of Gobi Ventures →
Venture Capital
- Transsion HoldingParticipatingProfile of Transsion Holding →
Venture Capital
About this round
Liners batch 0108 review (20 Oct 2026): the stored amount was KES 240,000,000 (currency KES), which does not appear in the cited TechMoran source. Reported amount is USD 2.2 million (TechCrunch, 3 Aug 2021; Disrupt Africa, 4 Aug 2021). Disrupt Africa reproduces the company announcement as a 'non-equity pre-seed raise'; instrument beyond that wording not further specified. Investors per TechCrunch: MSA Capital, EchoVC, Kepple Africa Ventures, Future Hub, Gobi Ventures, Transsion (Meituan, Nubank and Klarna were described as MSA-backed portfolio companies in TechCrunch, not added; Kenyan Wall Street lists Nubank and Klarna as participants, unresolved).
Sources for this round2
Frequently asked about Wapi Pay's Pre-seed
- How much did Wapi Pay raise in its Pre-seed?
- $2.2M, announced on 3 August 2021.
- Who invested in Wapi Pay's Pre-seed?
- 6 investors are named for this round: EchoVC, MSA Capital, Kepple Africa Ventures, Future Hub, Gobi Ventures and Transsion Holding.
