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CRDB Bank Plc is an African bank and a leading Financial Services Provider in Tanzania with current presence in Tanzania and Burundi, East Africa

Dar es Salaam, TanzaniaFounded 1996Fintech
Valuation $0–100M Latest valuation · 2015
Headcount 2–5k Current team size
Total funding $10–50M Disclosed equity funding
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About CRDB Bank

Bugünün oyun kitabında, Tanzanya'nın finansal ortamını yeniden şekillendiren bir kuruma göz atıyoruz: CRDB Bank. Hikaye 1996'da, eski adıyla Kooperatif ve Kırsal Kalkınma Bankası'nın özelleştirilmesiyle başlıyor. Bu, Tanzanya hükümetinin ekonomik liberalleşmeye yönelik daha geniş bir hamlesinin bir parçasıydı. Bankanın temel misyonu, başlangıçta tarım sektörünü, kooperatifleri ve kırsal toplulukları desteklemekti. Özelleştirme, Danimarka Uluslararası Kalkınma Ajansı'nın (DANIDA) teknik ve finansal desteğiyle gerçekleştirildi ve bankayı modern, müşteri odaklı bir kuruma dönüştürmeyi amaçladı. Bankanın kurucusu doğrudan tek bir kişi olmasa da, bu dönüşüm Tanzanya hükümeti ile DANIDA arasındaki iş birliğinin bir sonucuydu. Asıl dönüm noktası, bankanın operasyonlarını modernize ettiği ve ürün portföyünü çeşitlendirdiği 2000'li yıllarda geldi. Bu büyüme, Haziran 2009'da Dar es Salaam Menkul Kıymetler Borsası'nda (DSE) yapılan başarılı bir halka arz (IPO) ile doruğa ulaştı. Bu hamle, bankanın sahiplik yapısını genişletti ve onu Tanzanya'nın en büyük ticari bankalarından biri haline getirdi. Bugün CRDB Bank, Burundi'de de faaliyet gösteren bir finansal hizmetler grubudur ve bölgedeki en büyük varlığa sahip bankalardan biri olarak kabul edilmektedir.

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At a glance

Status
Operational
Founded
1996
Headquarters
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Employees
4,711
Open positions
None listed
Dealroom signal
49.6/100
Industry
Fintech
Sector
Fintech
Investment activity
2 companies, latest May 2025
Capital deployed
Preferred round
POST IPO DEBT

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Funding history

7 recorded events

Company financing events and reported valuations.

Deal typeDateAmountValuationInvestorsSource
DEBTDebt May 2026 $106M Proparco
DEBTDebt Oct 2025 $200M Undisclosed
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Growth signals

CRDB Bank website traffic

Latest recorded traffic for CRDB Bank is 160K monthly website visits, up 75.8% over the last three months. CRDB Bank's team grew 98.7% over the past year.

Latest monthly visits160K 3-month web change+75.8% 1-year team growth+98.7%
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Investments and acquisitions

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Investors

8 investors on the cap table

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Series A1 investor entered at this stage

  • British International Investment

Series B and later6 investors entered at this stage

  • GuarantCo
  • Intesa Sanpaolo
  • MCB Group
  • FinDev Canada
  • German Investment Corporation
  • Proparco

Other known investors1 additional known investor

  • ALCB Fund
Team profiled 16 named & role-tagged
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Global footprint

Workforce and web traffic by country
Workforce by country
19 countries with
team presence
🇹🇿 Tanzania97.7%
🏳️ Burundi0.4%
🇺🇸 United States0.4%
🇬🇧 United Kingdom0.2%
🇮🇳 India0.1%
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Market sentiment

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