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Overview
Location
Nigeria, Lagos
Employees
11-50
Phone
+234 805 908 9978
Founded date
2016
Investors 4
| Date | Name | Website |
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| Kinfolk Venture Capital | kinfolk.vc | |
| Resilience17 | resilience17.com | |
| Atlantica Ventures | atlanticaventures.com |
Mentions in press and media 6
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| Jun 13, 2024 | Termii Announces 3rd Edition of Annual Conference, Elevate 3.0, Calls for Innovators and Entrepreneurs to Pitch to Win. | Lagos, Nigeria, June 12, 2024 Termii, Africa’s leading communication technology company, proudly announces the third edition of its free annual flagship event, Termii Elevate, themed “Communications Technology: Connecting Communities and Cr... |
| Mar 24, 2022 | Bento Africa suspends CEO Ebunoluwa Okunbanjo after ‘toxic workplace’ report | --> --> Bento Africa’s Board of Directors has recommended that the Chief Executive Officer, Ebunoluwa Okunbanjo takes some time off and be removed from any people-related decisions for the time being. This was disclosed in a news rele... |
| Feb 25, 2022 | Payroll tech heats up in Africa, on the heels of a booming fintech sector | Across Africa, innovation in the fintech space is at an all-time high as consumers increasingly rely on mobile financial services, startups roll out newer digital finance solutions, and venture capital investors incrementally back founders ... |
| Dec 9, 2021 | Open banking and its progenitor, nominees, Techpoint Awards 2021, and some exciting news out of Africa | Share this article: Hi there, Today, I’m discussing: How Adedeji Olowe initiated open banking in Nigeria Nominees for Techpoint Awards 2021 Other exciting news out of Africa Adedeji Olowe and the concept of open banking Adedeji Olowe If you... |
| Dec 8, 2021 | Nigeria’s digital payroll platform Bento expands to Kenya, Rwanda and Ghana, to enter six other African markets in 2022 | Bento, Nigeria’s digital payroll and human resource management platform, is expanding to Ghana, Kenya and Rwanda, with plans to set up operations in six other markets in Africa over the next year. In its next phase of expansion, Bento is ey... |
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FAQ about Bento
When was Bento founded?
Bento was founded in 2016.
Who has invested in Bento?
Parsers VC lists 4 investors of Bento, among them Kinfolk Venture Capital, Resilience17 and Atlantica Ventures.
What has the press written about Bento?
Parsers VC has collected 6 articles mentioning Bento, among them “Termii Announces 3rd Edition of Annual Conference, Elevate 3.0, Calls for Innovators and Entrepreneurs to Pitch to Win.” (Jun 13, 2024) and “Bento Africa suspends CEO Ebunoluwa Okunbanjo after ‘toxic workplace’ report” (Mar 24, 2022).
Is Bento still active?
Yes, Bento is active; its latest activity on Parsers VC dates from Feb 17, 2025.