Flutterwave, provider of payment services for companies operating in Africa, raises $170M Series C led by Tiger Global, valuing the company at $1B+
TechCrunch Tage Kene-Okafor
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Discussion
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@markessien
Mark Essien
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Congratulations to @TechProd_Arch and the Flutterwave team! Flutterwave is now an African Unicorn! One of the nicest guys in the business. https://techcrunch.com/...
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@tshepanglerato
Tlsm
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Every time african startups are able to raise this kind of funding and increase their valuation... It just makes the road easier for those who are still in ideation. There's hope. https://twitter.com/...
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@oukwuani
Obinna J. Ukwuani
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African Unicorns. This is now an actual category. The news is inspiring. Massive economic opportunity building for and on the continent. You simply cannot argue with the results. 🙌🏾 Congratulations @TechProd_Arch! Congratulations @theflutterwave team! https://twitter.com/...
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@sarthakgh
Sar Haribhakti
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“When the company raised its Series B, we reported that Flutterwave had processed 107 million transactions worth $5.4 billion. Right now, those numbers have increased to over 140 million transactions worth over $9 billion.” Just incredible how big an opportunity payments is https…
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@yanarchy
@yanarchy
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Africa's going to be roaring this next decade. https://techcrunch.com/...
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@adacampbell
Ada Campbell
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Took Flutterwave 5 years to raise $225m and get to a billion dollars. We have our unicorn 🦄 and I'm inspired!! Congratulations 🍾🎊 https://twitter.com/...
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@samgichuru
Sam Gichuru
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“Our key metrics have always been revenue, customer growth and retention.” Congratulations @TechProd_Arch! A billion dollar startup, built in Africa by Africans. https://twitter.com/...
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@oduneweniyi
@oduneweniyi
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Flutterwave's a unicorn, whew! 🚀🔥 African payments company Flutterwave raises $170M, now valued at over $1B - TechCrunch https://techcrunch.com/...
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@givenality
Given Edward
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Watching Flutterwave and Paystack grow is almost therapeutic. It begs the question whether that kind of growth can be achieved anywhere else in Africa and if not what needs to change. https://twitter.com/...