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Yoco
Point-of-sale payments provider for small businesses in Africa
About Yoco
Yoco is a South Africa-based digital commerce platform empowering small businesses with integrated tools for payments, business management, and growth. Founded in 2015, Yoco has grown into one of Africa’s leading fintech companies by enabling over 200,000 SMEs to accept card payments, often for the first time. Its all-in-one solution offers point-of-sale devices, invoicing, inventory management, and access to working capital, all unified under a single Yoco account. With operations in South Africa and the Netherlands, the company combines locally rooted insights with global product development to deliver accessible and scalable tools for entrepreneurs. Yoco plays a critical role in driving financial inclusion and digital transformation across the continent's informal and small business sectors.
Source: Dealroom company dataAt a glance
- Founded
- 2015
- Headquarters
- Cape Town, South Africa
- Sector
- Fintech
- Power Law
- Colt$25–100M revenue
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Investors
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Seed2 investors entered at this stage
CRE Venture Capital
Robby Hilkowitz
Series A7 investors entered at this stage
Greg Kidd
Hard Yaka
Velocity Capital Fintech Ventures
Quona Capital
Partech
Futuregrowth Asset Management
Orange Ventures
Series B and later5 investors entered at this stage
Breyer Capital
Raba Capital
Dragoneer Investment Group
HOF Capital
4DX Ventures
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