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Startbutton
Founded 2023 · 34 employees on LinkedIn · 4 known investors
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Startbutton provides expansion infrastructure and an all-in-one API for digital businesses to sell software and digital products across African markets, handling local payment methods and multi-currency collections. It serves registered digital businesses expanding into emerging markets in Africa, and does not support physical goods.
Founders & leadership
Startbutton was founded in 2023 by Kelechi Oti.
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Kelechi OtiCo-Founder, CEOKelechi Oti is a lawyer and entrepreneur based in Lagos, Nigeria with experience in regulatory compliance and startup advisory; he co-founded Regcompass, a compliance consulting firm for regulated businesses in Africa, and Startbutton Africa, which provides expansion infrastructure for digital businesses selling across African markets.
Investors · 4
Digital Currency Grouplisted by Digital Currency GroupNew York
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Ingressive Capitallisted by Ingressive CapitalLagos · $500K
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Musha VenturesreportedSeattle · $25K – $500K
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Frequently asked questions
- What does Startbutton do?
- Startbutton provides expansion infrastructure and an all-in-one API for digital businesses to sell software and digital products across African markets, handling local payment methods and multi-currency collections. It serves registered digital businesses expanding into emerging markets in Africa, and does not support physical goods.
- Who founded Startbutton?
- Startbutton was founded by Kelechi Oti in 2023.
- Who are Startbutton's investors?
- Startbutton's investors include Digital Currency Group, Fund I, a series of Africa FinTech Collective, LP, Ingressive Capital, Musha Ventures.