Fundraising Fox
/Companies
Sign in

Fingo Africa

AcquiredYC S21

Nairobi, KE · Founded 2020 · 8 employees · 28 known investors

Find your way into Fingo Africa

Sign up to see every warm intro you have to Fingo Africa

  • Paths you didn't know you had: your email and LinkedIn already hold routes to the Fingo Africa team. We find them for you
  • 2nd- and 3rd-degree connections: the friend-of-a-friend routes that take hours to manually find through your inbox or LinkedIn
  • Answers now, not in days: momentum is everything in a raise. Skip asking around whether someone knows someone

Days of research, done the moment you sign in, with every route ranked by how warm it is.

Sign up with GoogleAlready have an account? Log in

Fingo is a digital bank offering mobile banking services to young Africans, enabling account opening in under 5 minutes with free peer-to-peer transactions, savings, and financial education. The platform operates across multiple African markets through a partnership with Ecobank and launched first as a digital-only bank in Kenya.

Also known as Fingo Holdings, Inc.

FintechNeobankKenyaAfricaPartly Remote

Founders & leadership· Y Combinator alumni (S21)

KMKiiru Muhoya
Kiiru MuhoyaFounderHe previously worked at Acorn Holdings, a real estate development firm in East Africa, and holds a degree in Philosophy, Politics and Economics from the University of Warwick.
INIan Njuguna
Ian NjugunaCo-Founder CTOIan Njuguna has over a decade of engineering experience and previously built advertising technology that enabled digital billboard ad placement and payment. He is now co-founding Fingo, a neobanking platform serving Africa.
GTGitari Tirima
Gitari TirimaCo-Founder CPOFounder of Fingo Africa, a digital banking platform serving young Africans across multiple markets through partnerships with established financial institutions.
JDJames da Costa
James da CostaFounder2021–2024
JBJudith Bogonko
Judith BogonkoJudith Bogonko has spent over 14 years in financial services, focusing on customer experience, go-to-market strategy, and operational execution. She is co-founder of Fingo Africa, a digital banking platform serving young Africans across multiple markets.
PMPol Mas
Pol MasCo-Chief Product Officer at Fingo Africa, Pol Mas brings over 12 years of experience in product and design across fintech, mobility, and AI sectors, having previously built consumer and B2B payment solutions at scale.
KMKiiru Muhoya
Kiiru MuhoyaFounder

Investors · 28

Discovery Ventures III Gmb H & Co. KGlisted by Discovery Ventures III Gmb H & Co. KGBerlin · $220K – $1.1M

How we know: Y Combinator's founder network · Not right? Tell us

Fjor Founderslisted by Fjor FoundersLos Angeles

How we know: Y Combinator's founder network · Not right? Tell us

MyAsiaVClisted by MyAsiaVCSeattlevia Aabhas Khanna · inferred

How we know: Y Combinator's founder network · Not right? Tell us

Nairobi Business Angel Networklisted by Nairobi Business Angel Network
OUTBOUND CAPITALlisted by OUTBOUND CAPITALSaratoga Springs

How we know: Y Combinator's founder network · Not right? Tell us

Sprint Vclisted by Sprint VcBangalore
Velocity Digitallisted by Velocity DigitalLagos

How we know: Y Combinator's founder network · Not right? Tell us

Aera Foundationreported

How we know: Y Combinator's founder network · Not right? Tell us

Axum InvestmentsreportedCharlotte

How we know: Y Combinator's founder network · Not right? Tell us

Bankia Fintech Venturereported

How we know: Y Combinator's founder network · Not right? Tell us

Chandaria CapitalreportedNairobi

How we know: Y Combinator's founder network · Not right? Tell us

Chui VenturesreportedNairobi

How we know: Y Combinator's founder network · Not right? Tell us

Cresset CapitalreportedAtlanta

How we know: Y Combinator's founder network · Not right? Tell us

Goodwater CapitalreportedBurlingame · $5M – $50M

How we know: Y Combinator's founder network · Not right? Tell us

Harambeans Prosperity Fundreported

How we know: Y Combinator's founder network · Not right? Tell us

Harvard Management CompanyreportedAllston

How we know: Y Combinator's founder network · Not right? Tell us

HOF CapitalreportedNew York · $500K – $10M

How we know: funding news · Y Combinator's founder network · Not right? Tell us

Hustle FundreportedSan Carlos · $150K

How we know: Y Combinator's founder network · Not right? Tell us

Kinyungu Venturesreported$50K – $500K

How we know: Y Combinator's founder network · Not right? Tell us

Launch Africa VenturesreportedTrianon · $10K – $300K

How we know: Y Combinator's founder network · Not right? Tell us

Overton Venture CapitalreportedNew York · $100K – $300K

How we know: Y Combinator's founder network · Not right? Tell us

PioneerreportedToronto, Ontario

How we know: Y Combinator's founder network · open dataset · 5k.vc investor directory · Not right? Tell us

Safari Qatar ServicesreportedDoha

How we know: Y Combinator's founder network · Not right? Tell us

Sand Tech Holdingsreported

How we know: Y Combinator's founder network · Not right? Tell us

Soma CapitalreportedSacramento · $100K – $300K

How we know: Y Combinator's founder network · Not right? Tell us

Transglobe EnergyreportedMelville

How we know: Y Combinator's founder network · Not right? Tell us

Vector GlobalreportedLondon

How we know: Y Combinator's founder network · Not right? Tell us

Related companies · 5

MonecoMoneco is a financial app providing international accounts and payment services for Africans, enabling transactions, international money transfers, and card payments. The platform serves entrepreneurs, freelancers, content creators, and travelers across multiple sectors.
ChowdeckChowdeck is a food delivery platform in Africa that connects customers with restaurants and delivery riders. The company addresses logistics challenges in food delivery by providing an efficient mobile app for orders, targeting underserved markets where traditional delivery providers are unreliable.
TopshipTopship provides a logistics platform that helps African businesses manage international shipments of cargo, freight, and parcels to and from suppliers, distributors, and customers.
NumidaNumida provides digital financial services including credit, savings, insurance, and payments to micro and small businesses in Africa. The company uses data-driven insights to build financial products tailored for growth.
Touch and Pay Technologies LimitedTouch and Pay Technologies builds an NFC-based mobile payment platform for processing offline and online micro-transactions across Africa, targeting small businesses to large organizations for financial inclusion.

Companies working in the same space as Fingo Africa.

Legal entities · 1

corporate structure
Fingo Holdings, Inc.

Frequently asked questions

What does Fingo Africa do?
Fingo is a digital bank offering mobile banking services to young Africans, enabling account opening in under 5 minutes with free peer-to-peer transactions, savings, and financial education. The platform operates across multiple African markets through a partnership with Ecobank and launched first as a digital-only bank in Kenya.
Who founded Fingo Africa?
Fingo Africa was founded by Kiiru Muhoya, Ian Njuguna, Gitari Tirima, James da Costa, Judith Bogonko, Pol Mas in 2020.
Who are Fingo Africa's investors?
Fingo Africa's investors include Y Combinator, Discovery Ventures III Gmb H & Co. KG, Fjor Founders, MyAsiaVC, Nairobi Business Angel Network, OUTBOUND CAPITAL, Sprint Vc, Velocity Digital and 20 more.
Where is Fingo Africa headquartered?
Fingo Africa is headquartered in Nairobi, KE.