Capi
Overseas payments for African importers
- 21-100 employees
- B2B
- Payments
- SaaS
- Westminster, London, UK
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Company mission
To give businesses in Africa the same price and speed as businesses expect in the US and Europe.
Our take
In Africa, goods importers pay as much as 10% to settle their invoices - and wait weeks for the payment to arrive. Capi is setting out to combat this, with its international payments platform built specifically for importers in Africa.
Through the platform, users can pay suppliers in EUR, UDS or GBP. All at competitive rates and with settlement in just 24 hours. This is a significant improvement to the present situation, which makes Capi stand out almost by default.
With strong support from investors, Capi is in a good position to broaden its impact in the future - as it strives towards a future where African companies have the same quality of payments as in the US and Europe.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Benefits
- Paid time off (20-25 days depending on market)
- Pension Scheme — 3% employer contribution on entire salary (not just pensionable earnings)
- 4 weeks of work from anywhere in the world
- Hardware provided (MacBook)
Funding (1 round)
Feb 2025
$19.5m
SERIES A
Total funding: $19.5m
This company has top investors
Leadership
Mitch R.
(Co-Founder & CEO)Venture Partner at Pioneer Fund, former COO/CFO/GC at Taptap Send, and was Regional Director and Evaluation Lead at GiveDirectly.
Phil Efstathiou
(Founding Engineer)Also Founder at Osma, co-founded and was CTO at Alva and was a Software Engineer at Babylon Health and Thriva Health.
Scott Liddle
(Co-Founder)Previously Head of Markets (CRO & CMO) at Taptap Send, Founder at SpareHand and Director of Policy at Rory for London.
Tom Watson
(Co-Founder & CTO)Co-founder and CTO at Capi Money (YC S23). On the side I am the Co-founder, MD and Developer at P4SD. A 2019 Forbes 30 under 30 for Europe in Technology. Previously co-founder and CTO of Hubble.
People progressing
Previously with ReD Associates, and then Central Growth Lead at Taptap Send; promoted from Commercial Lead to Head of Growth at Capi.
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion at Capi
Emily Richie (Talent Lead)
- The Capi Money Group (“Capi”) is committed to the principle of equality of opportunity and diversity and recognises that employees, contractors or customers should not experience discrimination on any grounds. To promote equality and diversity in the organisation Capi commits to encourage equality, diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We are dedicated to an environment free of bullying, harassment, victimisation and unlawful discrimination, promoting dignity and respect for all, and where individual differences and the contributions of all staff are recognised and valued. We are working hard to create a diverse and inclusive working environment at Capi. Capi is dedicated to conducting its business with the utmost commitment to ethics and the highest standards of integrity. We currently have team members from 12 different nationalities, with a team that is currently 60% male and 40% female identifying, with a goal to be 50/50 in the next 12-18 months.
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Challenging work (1)
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Intelligent people (1)
Team energy (1)
Growing fast (1)
Capi is trying to solve a massive challenge in financial services by supporting African SMEs paying their suppliers, therefore the work is always challenging and requires creative problem in order to achieve the goals we set for ourselves.
Finance, Legal & Compliance
Challenging work
Dec 2024
As a FinTech we use technology as much as possible to make our customers lives easier and to help us build a scalable and compliant platform which is at the cutting edge of technology.
Finance, Legal & Compliance
Tech & tools
Dec 2024
Capi's high bar for hiring ensures we bring in intelligent people who are passionate about the problem we are trying to solve. These two things combined are a force to be reckoned with!
Finance, Legal & Compliance
Intelligent people
Dec 2024
We have very ambitious goals and everyone works hard to achieve them, together. Our team is small and everyone is excellent at what they do. There are some big and interesting challenges in our market/product/etc., some of which we've overcome - leading to really fast growth. All of this together has lead to an exciting, positive and "buzzing" energy.
Product
Team energy
Dec 2024
With more than 10 years working in startups, Capi is by far the fastest growing one I've been a part of. This is super exciting, and also really challenging - in a good way. It means there's a lot of opportunities to learn, to take ownership/responsibility and to make an impact.
Product
Growing fast
Dec 2024
We have a small, high-performing team at Capi. We really value people taking ownership in their roles / projects / work. I'm given a lot of trust by the founders, and I extend that trust to members of my team too. I've found it's the best way to operate when you hire smart and capable people.
Product
Autonomy
Dec 2024
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