It is one of the most amazing startups in the world: from 1000 users to more than 3 million in three years. When I met Kabir, Olamide, Ogo and Michael, they were processing less than $10,000 equivalent per month. Today, with close to 500k daily users, Touch and Pay Technologies Ltd (YC W22)’s Cowry Card is a category-king.
And from Lagos to Ghana, Kano to Senegal, and beyond, TAP is unlocking new vistas in microtransaction payments in Africa. Lagos, the center of excellence and Africa’s innovation headquarters, provided uncommon capacity to push a homegrown product to the mountaintop.
At Tekedia Capital, we celebrate our portfolio companies like Touch and Tap, even as this Saturday, a new class of 10 startups will present to our members. Yes, Saturday is Tekedia Capital Demo Day, and companies from America, Guinea, Canada, Nigeria, etc will come. We write $$millions in cheques here, and visions will blossom like the baobab tree.
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We’re Tekedia Capital, a farmland which breeds special “animals” called startup unicorns (companies valued at least $1 billion). Join us here and attend this Demo Day to co-invest with us.
photo: Mr. Governor (Lagos State) swaps his cowry card as he onboards for a ride.
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