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Interswitch

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Africa-focused integrated digital payments and commerce company

Itirin, NigeriaFounded 2002Fintech
Valuation $1–2.5B Last recorded · 2026
Revenue $50–100M Latest reported FY
Headcount 1–2k Current team size
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At a glance

Founded
2002
Headquarters
Itirin, Nigeria
Sector
Fintech
Power Law
Unicorn$1–10B valuation tierThoroughbred$100M+ revenue

Investors

6 investors on the cap table

From Dealroom's funding and investor records, grouped by the round each investor first entered.

Series A2 investors entered at this stage

  • Helios Investment Partners
  • Adlevo Capital

Series B and later4 investors entered at this stage

  • Tana Africa Capital
  • TA Associates
  • LeapFrog Investments
  • Visa

Ownership

Share of equity by holder

Estimated cap table from Dealroom's shareholder data — share of equity by holder. Stakes as last recorded by Dealroom (2026). Percentages are indicative.

51.6% Ignite Holdco Limited
  • 19.4%
  • 14.6%
  • 3.9%

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Employees mapped 1,887 incl. 1 AI specialist
Founders Hidden — book a demo/100 quality score
Key operators 22 quality Hidden — book a demo/100
Potential founders Hidden — book a demo likely future founders
Startup mafia 6 alumni-founded startups
Talent movements Hidden — book a demo in · Hidden — book a demo out past 12 months

Source: Dealroom Talent Intelligence.

Global footprint

Workforce and web traffic by country
Workforce by country
20 countries with
team presence
🇳🇬 Nigeria88.7%
🇬🇧 United Kingdom3.6%
🇨🇦 Canada2.1%
🇰🇪 Kenya1.8%
🇺🇬 Uganda0.9%
Top 5 of 20 shown
Web traffic by country
85K monthly visits
across markets
🇳🇬 Nigeria84%
🇺🇸 United States3.9%
🇬🇧 United Kingdom3.2%
🇮🇳 India2.1%
🇰🇪 Kenya2%
Top 5 markets shown

Investments and acquisitions

Disclosed deals where Interswitch was the backer or acquirer, 2014–2022. Toggle between venture rounds, M&A, or both. The map below is grouped by the target company's sector — the colored pill on each chip is the round type.

Portfolio analysis

6 deals across Interswitch's capital deployment.

Where the deals concentrate by sector, stage, and decade.

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        Interswitch's portfolio, mapped.

        Stage
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        6 of 6 deals

        Market sentiment

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        Source: X recent search ranked by engagement (likes + retweets) · Synthesis by Claude · Cached for 1 hour

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