Mono
YC W21 ↗Lagos, NG · Founded 2020 · 10 employees · Acquired · 13 known investors
Mono provides financial data access, identity verification, and direct bank payments for businesses in Africa through an open banking platform. The company serves fintech companies and banks across three African countries.
Founders & leadership· Y Combinator alumni (W21)
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Abdulhamid Hassanin𝕏Founder
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Prakhar SinghinFounder
Investors · 13
Y Combinator✓ verifiedSan Francisco · $500K
Capria VenturesBengaluru · $300K – $1M
Entree CapitalTel Aviv
HoaQ$25K – $350K
Ingressive CapitalLagos · $500K
Lateral CapitalNew York · $100K – $1M
Lateral FrontiersNairobi
LoftyInc CapitalHouston
Target GlobalGrand Cayman
General CatalystreportedSan Francisco · $30M
MAGIC FundreportedLos Angeles · $50K – $5M
Tiger Global ManagementreportedNew York · $1M – $100M
Ventures PlatformreportedAbuja · $50K – $1M
In the news
- OWO: Send Money from WhatsApp Instantlyycombinator.com · 2025
- Nigerian Open Banking startup Mono raises $15 millionfinextra.com · 2021
- Fintech company raises $15m series A funding - Punch Newspaperspunchng.com · 2021
- Tiger Global backs African fintech Mono in $15M Series A round – TechCrunchtechcrunch.com · 2021
- Nigeria's Mono raises millions to power the internet economy in Africa | TechCrunchtechcrunch.com · 2021