Sales Development Representative, Flutterwave
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Payment platform for African businesses
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Payment platform for African businesses
501-1000 employees
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501-1000 employees
Company mission
To power a new wave of prosperity across Africa, by enabling global digital payments on a continent that has been largely cut off from the digital economy, and creating the infrastructure to power Africa's growth in the 21st century.
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Company mission
To power a new wave of prosperity across Africa, by enabling global digital payments on a continent that has been largely cut off from the digital economy, and creating the infrastructure to power Africa's growth in the 21st century.
61% employee growth in 12 months
Our take
As a continent, Africa has a fragmented payment system. Countries have their own payment systems, that do not interoperate, so users struggle to make and receive payments across international borders. Flutterwave has built infrastructure to connect all payment types in the continent, bringing a single-use solution to any merchant so they can accept payments from customers anywhere.
Back during the pandemic, when lockdowns hit brick-and-mortar businesses in Africa, Flutterwave was able to quickly set up digital storefronts for 20,000 users, in a free promotion they called “keeping the lights on”. Overall in 2020, the company processed more than 80 million transactions (worth over $7 billion) across 17 African countries.
In 2021, Flutterwave collaborated with PayPal, allowing African merchants to accept payments across the continent from PayPal users. In 2023, it launched its Engineering Mobility Program to nurture the next generation of Indian tech workers, indicating its widening market scope. And the continuation of its success is clear by its promotion of 25% of its workforce in 2026.
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Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Funding (last 2 of 8 rounds)
Feb 2022
$250m
SERIES D
Mar 2021
$170m
SERIES C
Total funding: $475.3m
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Leadership
Olugbenga Agboola
(Founder & CEO)After starting his career at PayPal, Olugbenga spent 4 years at Guaranty Trust Bank and another 5 at Standard Bank Nigeria. He used this experience to co-found Flutterwave in May 2016, serving since 2018 as CEO.