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Nomba
leading payment service provider for African businesses
About Nomba
Nomba, formerly known as Kudi, is a fintech company that provides a suite of financial and business tools to small and medium-sized enterprises in Nigeria. The company aims to simplify business operations and payment processing for its clients.
Nomba's offerings include point-of-sale (POS) terminals for accepting card payments, QR code payment solutions for seamless transactions, and the ability to process bank transfers. Beyond payment acceptance, Nomba provides tools for creating and tracking invoices, managing inventory, and a mobile banking app for sending and receiving money, paying bills, and managing finances. The company also offers a payment gateway for e-commerce platforms like Shopify.
Nomba's primary market is Nigeria, where it serves over 200,000 small businesses. The business model is centered around providing these financial tools and services, likely generating revenue through transaction fees on payments processed through its platform and potentially subscription fees for its business management software.
Source: Dealroom company dataAt a glance
- Status
- Operational
- Founded
- 2017
- Headquarters
- Lagos, Nigeria
- Employees
- 416
- Open positions
- 3
- Dealroom signal
- 70.5/100
- Industry
- Fintech
- Sub-industry
- Payments, Banking
- Sector
- Fintech, Bank, Mobile Payment, Digital Wallet, Payment Processing, Payment Service Provider, YC W17
- Business model
- SaaS
- Client focus
- b2b
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Funding history
Company financing events and reported valuations.
| Deal type | Date | Amount | Valuation | Investors | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEBT✓Debt | Sep 2026 | $3M | — | Undisclosed | ↗ |
| EARLY VC✓Equity / VC | May 2023 | $30M | $120M | Partech · Khosla Ventures · Shopify · Helios Digital Ventures | ↗ |
Growth signals
Latest recorded traffic for Nomba is 97K monthly website visits, up 110.9% over the last three months. Nomba's team grew 2.5% over the past year.
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Investments and acquisitions
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Investors
From Dealroom's funding and investor records, grouped by the round each investor first entered.
Seed1 investor entered at this stage
Series A5 investors entered at this stage
Partech
Khosla Ventures
Base10 Partners
Shopify
Helios Digital Ventures
Other known investors5 additional known investors
Google for Startups Accelerator
Musha Ventures
Necessary Ventures
Shopify Ventures
Wale Ayeni
Source: Dealroom Talent Intelligence.
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team presence
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