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Kuunda

Founded 2018 · 49 employees on LinkedIn · 7 known investors

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484 people in our graph share verified history with the Kuunda team — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.

Lou Segallunlockedknows Sam Brawerman · together at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (overlapped)
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×2knows the team · via Kurt Salmon (formerly Ineum Consulting)

Kuunda provides liquidity solutions and credit access for agents, small businesses, and consumers in emerging economies across Africa and Asia. The company facilitates connections between financial ecosystem participants to enable economic productivity and resilience.

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Founders & leadership

Kuunda was founded in 2018 by Andy Milne, Sam Brawerman, and Morne van der Westhuizen.

AMAndy Milne
Andy MilneinFounding team memberAndy Milne co-founded and serves as CEO of Kuunda, a lending-as-a-service platform offering credit and liquidity solutions in emerging markets across Africa and Asia. Previously, he co-founded and led Hello Doctor as CEO, worked as managing director at Virgin Lifecare, and served as group chief operating officer at Zoona.
SBSam Brawerman
Sam BrawermaninCo-founder - Designing futur productsSam Brawerman is a founding team member at Kuunda, which provides liquidity solutions and credit access for agents, small businesses, and consumers in emerging economies.
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Morne van der WesthuizenFounding team member

Investors · 7

Accion Venture Lab✓ verifiedWashington
4Di CapitalCape Town · $100K – $1M
AccionWashington, D.C. · $1M
E4E AfricaCape Town
FINCA VenturesWashington DC
SeedstarsGeneva
Future AfricareportedLagos · $100K – $500K

Funding

SEC filings, press & company announcements

$15M disclosed across 2 rounds · 2025

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Competitors · 2

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Boomplay4 shared keywordsBoomplay is a music streaming and download platform offering access to over 100 million songs and videos, primarily serving African listeners and content creators. The platform enables free offline listening and provides a community space for music discovery and entertainment news.
SoundCloud3 shared keywordsAudio distribution and music-sharing platform for artists and creators.

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In the news

Kuunda – Raises $7.5M for MENA Expansion | Lucidity Newslucidityinsights.com · Oct 2025Kuunda raises $7.5 million in pre-series A round to scale across Africa and MENAthecondia.com · Oct 2025Kuunda lands $7.5 million pre-Series A for microlendingimpactalpha.com · Oct 2025SA’s Kuunda raises $7.5m pre-Series A funding round to accelerate growth - Disrupt Africadisruptafrica.com · Oct 2025Tanzania’s Kuunda Raises USD 7.5M to Enter Egypt & Expand Across MENA - WAYAwaya.media · Oct 2025Kuunda raises $7.5m to grow embedded liquidity in Africafintech.global · Oct 2025Tanzania's Kuunda Raises $7.5m to Expand Embedded Liquidity Platform - allAfrica.comallafrica.com · Oct 2025Dabafinance - Tanzania’s Kuunda Raises $7.5M to Expand Embedded Liquidity Platformdabafinance.com · Oct 2025

Frequently asked questions

What does Kuunda do?
Kuunda provides liquidity solutions and credit access for agents, small businesses, and consumers in emerging economies across Africa and Asia. The company facilitates connections between financial ecosystem participants to enable economic productivity and resilience.
Who founded Kuunda?
Kuunda was founded by Andy Milne, Sam Brawerman, Morne van der Westhuizen in 2018.
Who are Kuunda's investors?
Kuunda's investors include Accion Venture Lab, 4Di Capital, Accion, E4E Africa, FINCA Ventures, Seedstars, Future Africa.
How much funding has Kuunda raised?
Kuunda has disclosed $15M raised across 2 rounds.