NALA
OperatingNALA Money is the smartest and safest way to make payments in Tanzania and Uganda
- Banking
- Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania
- Debt Financing
- Founded 2017
- nala.money ↗
- Total raised
- $75.2M
- disclosed
- Last round
- $25M
- Debt Financing
- Rounds
- 5
- since 2017
- Investors
- 19
- on record
- Employees
- 51-200
NALA funding and investors
NALA has raised $75.2M across 5 disclosed rounds. The latest is a $25M Debt Financing announced 28 May 2026.
- Lead investors
- 6
- Largest round
- $40M
- Average round
- $15M
- disclosed rounds
- Round cadence
- 24 mo
- average gap
- $50KPre-seedPre-seed, $50K, $50K raised to date
- $150KSeedSeed, $150K, $200K raised to date
- $10MSeedSeed, $10M, $10.2M raised to date
- $40MSeries ASeries A, $40M, $50.2M raised to date
- $25MDebt FinancingDebt Financing, $25M, $75.2M raised to date
SLA Funding Index · grey is capital raised before each round
NALA funding rounds5 · newest first
- Debt Financing$25M
28 May 2026
- Series A$40M
09 Jul 2024 · led by Acrew Capital
- Seed$10M
27 Jan 2022 · led by Amplo
- Seed$150K
18 Mar 2019 · led by Y Combinator
- Pre-seed$50K
16 Apr 2018 · led by DFS Lab
| Announced | Round | Lead · other investors | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28 May 2026 | Debt Financing | Liquidity, Mars Growth Capital | $25M |
| 09 Jul 2024 | Series A | Acrew Capital · DST Global, Norrsken22, HOF Capital | $40M |
| 27 Jan 2022 | Seed | Amplo · Accel, Bessemer Partners, Jonas Templestein, Vladimir Tenev, Alex Bouaziz, Laura Spiekerman, Peeyush Ranjan, DFS Lab | $10M |
| 18 Mar 2019 | Seed | Y Combinator · 9Yards Capital, DFS Lab, The MBA Fund, VentureSouq | $150K |
| 16 Apr 2018 | Pre-seed | DFS Lab | $50K |
Investors in NALA19 · leads first
| Investor | Role | Rounds | First |
|---|---|---|---|
| DFS LabPrivate Equity | Lead in 1 of 3 | Pre-seed, Seed | Apr 2018 |
| Y CombinatorAccelerator | Lead | Seed | Mar 2019 |
| AmploSeed Fund | Lead | Seed | Jan 2022 |
| AccelSeed Fund | Lead | Seed | Jan 2022 |
| Bessemer PartnersVenture Capital | Lead | Seed | Jan 2022 |
| Acrew CapitalVenture Capital | Lead | Series A | Jul 2024 |
| 9Yards CapitalVenture Capital | Participant | Seed | Mar 2019 |
| The MBA FundVenture Capital | Participant | Seed | Mar 2019 |
| VentureSouqVenture Capital | Participant | Seed | Mar 2019 |
| Jonas TemplesteinVenture Capital | Participant | Seed | Jan 2022 |
| Vladimir TenevVenture Capital | Participant | Seed | Jan 2022 |
| Alex BouazizPrivate Equity | Participant | Seed | Jan 2022 |
| Laura SpiekermanVenture Capital | Participant | Seed | Jan 2022 |
| Peeyush RanjanPrivate Equity | Participant | Seed | Jan 2022 |
| DST GlobalPrivate Equity | Participant | Series A | Jul 2024 |
| Norrsken22Venture Capital | Participant | Series A | Jul 2024 |
| HOF CapitalVenture Capital | Participant | Series A | Jul 2024 |
| Liquidity | Participant | Debt Financing | May 2026 |
| Mars Growth Capital | Participant | Debt Financing | May 2026 |
Frequently asked about NALA
- How much funding has NALA raised?
- NALA has raised $75M across 5 disclosed rounds. Its latest, a $25M Debt Financing, was announced on May 28, 2026.
- Who has invested in NALA?
- Backers include Liquidity, Mars Growth Capital, Acrew Capital, DST Global and 15 others.
Profile updated Source: SLA Startup IndexHow we count →
