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Wave Mobile Money
Sub-Saharan Africa mobile money reinvented: Deposit, withdraw, pay bills for free (subsidary of Sendwave)
At a glance
- Founded
- 2012
- Headquarters
- Dakar, Senegal
- Sector
- Fintech
- Power Law
- Unicorn$1–10B valuation tier
Latest news
Press, funding announcements and product moves mentioning Wave Mobile Money.
Investors
From Dealroom's funding and investor records, grouped by the round each investor first entered.
Seed1 investor entered at this stage
Series A6 investors entered at this stage
Partech
Founders Fund
Ribbit Capital- SHSequoia Heritage
Stripe
Sam Altman
Series B and later3 investors entered at this stage
Serena Ventures- AVAlameda Ventures
- ARAlameda Research
Source: Dealroom Talent Intelligence.
Alumni founders
Former Wave Mobile Money employees who went on to found companies, sorted by Dealroom signal score.
THTools for HumanityEst. 2019
Max NovendsternUnited States
FIFireblocksEst. 2018
APApplitoolsEst. 2015
SCSilent CircleEst. 2012
Jon CallasUnited States
IFIFTTTEst. 2010
Linden TibbetsUnited StatesGlobal footprint
team presence
across markets
Market sentiment
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