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Overview
Location
Nigeria, Lagos
Employees
11-50
Founded date
2017
Investors 3
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| May 4, 2021 | Y Combinator | ycombinator.com |
| Kepple Africa Ventures | kepple-africa-ventures.com |
Mentions in press and media 11
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| Jan 20, 2022 | Simplifying blockchain, Frain’s $473k pre-seed and yesterday’s funding streak | Share this article: Hi there, Today, I’m discussing: Simplifying blockchain Frain Technologies’ $473k raise Funding stories out of Africa Simplifying blockchain with Crevatal Crevatal Co-Founders, Clement Hugbo and Oluchi Enebeli I’ll be ho... |
| Dec 8, 2021 | Techpoint Awards 2021: And the nominees are… | Share this article: [Updated on December 15, 2021]: Payourse requested to be removed as a finalist in The Most Outstanding Crypto Exchange category. [Updated on December 14, 2021]: The Most Outstanding Logistics Startup 2021 was renamed Mos... |
| Oct 28, 2021 | Buycoins’ journey to powering Africa’s financial and digital economy | Buycoins is celebrating its history and the milestone of transitioning to Helicarrier, its new parent company, and is holding an event titled “State of The Union” on October 30 to mark it. While the discussions at the event would have far-r... |
| Jul 9, 2020 | The BackEnd: How a four-person team built Sendcash for Bitcoin-to-naira transfers | The BackEnd explores the product development process in African tech. We take you into the minds of those who conceived, designed and built the product; highlighting product uniqueness, user behaviour assumptions and challenges during the p... |
| Dec 23, 2019 | Insight: Microtraction’s strategy for investing in ‘remarkable’ startups | Venture capital firms desire merry returns on investment. Placing good bets in a business environment like Nigeria’s requires a flexible yet consistent philosophy. For Microtraction, the early-stage venture capital firm, two principles are ... |
| Jul 9, 2019 | Nigeria’s Microtraction launches Scout Initiative to search for more deals | Lagos-based early-stage investment platform Microtraction has launched a bid to source more deals and identify “high-trajectory” founders. It follows the announcement yesterday by Microtraction of the launch of its Microtraction Scout Initi... |
| Jul 9, 2019 | Nigeria’s Microtraction launches Scout Initiative to search for more deals | Lagos-based early-stage investment platform Microtraction has launched a bid to source more deals and identify “high-trajectory” founders. It follows the announcement yesterday by Microtraction of the launch of its Microtraction Scout Init... |
| Feb 22, 2019 | Microtraction looking to invest outside Nigeria says partner Dayo Koleowo | Lagos-based early-stage investment platform Microtraction is looking to do “some non-Nigerian” deals this year, its former principal investment officer and newly appointed partner Dayo Koleowo has revealed. Last year Microtraction — which w... |
| Feb 22, 2019 | Microtraction looking to invest outside Nigeria says partner Dayo Koleowo | Lagos-based early-stage investment platform Microtraction is looking to do “some non-Nigerian” deals this year, its former principal investment officer and newly appointed partner Dayo Koleowo has revealed. Last year Microtraction — which ... |
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FAQ about BuyCoins
When was BuyCoins founded?
BuyCoins was founded in 2017.
Who has invested in BuyCoins?
Parsers VC lists 3 investors of BuyCoins, among them Y Combinator and Kepple Africa Ventures.
What has the press written about BuyCoins?
Parsers VC has collected 11 articles mentioning BuyCoins, among them “Simplifying blockchain, Frain’s $473k pre-seed and yesterday’s funding streak” (Jan 20, 2022) and “Techpoint Awards 2021: And the nominees are…” (Dec 8, 2021).
Is BuyCoins still active?
Yes, BuyCoins is active; its latest activity on Parsers VC dates from Sep 5, 2022.