Carbon
OperatingCarbon ignites personal growth through financial innovation
- Consumer Lending
- Lagos, Nigeria
- Debt Financing
- Founded 2012
- getcarbon.co ↗
- Total raised
- $15.8M
- disclosed
- Last round
- $5M
- Debt Financing
- Rounds
- 4
- since 2012
- Investors
- 3
- on record
- Employees
- 51-100
About Carbon
Carbon, a mobile-only digital bank, provides innovative financial services to the financially underserved mass retail segment
Carbon funding4 rounds
All 4 rounds →Carbon has raised $15.8M across 4 disclosed rounds. The latest is a $5M Debt Financing announced 11 Mar 2019.
- $750KSeedSeed, $750K, $750K raised to date
- $10MSeries ASeries A, $10M, $10.8M raised to date
- $50KNon-equity AssistanceNon-equity Assistance, $50K, $10.8M raised to date
- $5MDebt FinancingDebt Financing, $5M, $15.8M raised to date
SLA Funding Index · grey is capital raised before each round
Who has invested in Carbon
| Announced | Round | Lead · investors | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Mar 2019 | Carbon Debt Financing | Lendable | $5M |
| 29 Nov 2017 | Carbon Non-equity Assistance | Google Launchpad Accelerator | $50K |
| 11 Jun 2015 | Carbon Series A | Net1 UEPS Technologies Inc. | $10M |
| 28 Mar 2014 | Carbon Seed | Not disclosed | $750K |
Carbon founders & team
Full team →- Ngozi DozieCo-founder
- Chijioke DozieFounder & CEO
- Isoken OkusamiChief People Officer
- Emeka MordiCOO
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Frequently asked about Carbon
- Where is Carbon based and when was it founded?
- Carbon is headquartered in Lagos, Nigeria and was founded in 2012.
- Who founded Carbon?
- Carbon was founded by Ngozi Dozie (Co-founder) and Chijioke Dozie (Founder & CEO).
- Who is the CEO of Carbon?
- Chijioke Dozie is Carbon's Founder & CEO.
- How much funding has Carbon raised?
- Carbon has raised $16M across 4 disclosed rounds. Its latest, a $5M Debt Financing, was announced on Mar 11, 2019.
- Who has invested in Carbon?
- Backers include Lendable, Google Launchpad Accelerator and Net1 UEPS Technologies Inc..
- What sector is Carbon in?
- Carbon operates in Consumer Lending, Financial Services and FinTech.
