OZÉ
OperatingOZÉ is a Ghanian startup that equips small business owners in Africa to make data-driven decisions and improve their performance.
- FinTech
- Accra, Ghana
- Funding Round
- Founded 2018
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- Total raised
- $4.4M
- disclosed
- Last round
- Funding Round
- Rounds
- 12
- since 2018
- Investors
- 17
- on record
- Employees
- 11-50
About OZÉ
OZÉ is a platform that equips small business owners in Africa to make data-driven decisions to improve their performance, tap into networks, and access capital. OZÉ’s platform is comprised of two components. On one side is an mobile app for a small business owners that aggregates and analyzes transaction data to push context-specific recommendations and reports. On the other side is a portal for financial institutions that combines the app’s crowdsourced data with alternative data sources to assign a credit risk score to each OZÉ user. Through the portal, banks can source and support a small-business loan portfolio.
OZÉ funding12 rounds
All 12 rounds →OZÉ has raised $4.4M across 12 disclosed rounds. The latest is a Funding Round announced 20 Feb 2025.
- $515KPre-seedPre-seed, $515K, $515K raised to date
- $50KPre-seedPre-seed, $50K, $565K raised to date
- $700KSeedSeed, $700K, $1.3M raised to date
- $3MSeedSeed, $3M, $4.3M raised to date
- $100KGrantGrant, $100K, $4.4M raised to date
SLA Funding Index · grey is capital raised before each round · 7 undisclosed rounds not drawn
Who has invested in OZÉ
| Announced | Round | Lead · investors | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Feb 2025 | OZÉ Funding Round | Visa +3 | Not disclosed |
| 06 Nov 2024 | OZÉ Non-equity Assistance | Visa Accelerator | Not disclosed |
| 16 Oct 2024 | OZÉ Grant | Milken-Motsepe Innovation Prize Program | $100K |
| 10 May 2024 | OZÉ Seed | Stella Capital | Not disclosed |
| 14 Feb 2024 | OZÉ Non-equity Assistance | Visa Accelerator | Not disclosed |
| 26 Jan 2022 | OZÉ Seed | Speedinvest +2 | $3M |
| 13 Jan 2021 | OZÉ Seed | Anorak Ventures +4 | $700K |
| 01 Jan 2020 | OZÉ Non-equity Assistance | Harvard Innovation Labs | Not disclosed |
| 13 Jun 2019 | OZÉ Pre-seed | Meltwater Entrepreneurial School of Technology (MEST) | $50K |
| 15 Jul 2018 | OZÉ Pre-seed | Ingressive Capital +1 | $515K |
| 01 Apr 2018 | OZÉ Pre-seed | Ground Squirrel Ventures | Not disclosed |
| 23 May 2017 | OZÉ Non-equity Assistance | MassChallenge | Not disclosed |
OZÉ founders & team
- Dave EmnettCo-founder & Chief Operations Officer
- Meghan McCormickCo-Founder & CEO
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Frequently asked about OZÉ
- Where is OZÉ based and when was it founded?
- OZÉ is headquartered in Accra, Ghana and was founded in 2018.
- Who founded OZÉ?
- OZÉ was founded by Dave Emnett (Co-founder & Chief Operations Officer) and Meghan McCormick (Co-Founder & CEO).
- Who is the CEO of OZÉ?
- Meghan McCormick is OZÉ's Co-Founder & CEO.
- How much funding has OZÉ raised?
- OZÉ has raised $4.4M across 12 disclosed rounds. Its latest, a Funding Round, was announced on Feb 20, 2025.
- Who has invested in OZÉ?
- Backers include Visa, DEG, Speedinvest, Cathay AfricInvest Innovation Fund and 13 others.
- What sector is OZÉ in?
- OZÉ operates in FinTech, Big Data and Consulting.
