Overview
Location
Kenya, Nairobi
Employees
11-50
Total raised
$3.75M
Founded date
2014
Founders name
Henry Ingham; Evans Mutai; Navraj Ghataura; Timbo Drayson
Investors 5
| Date | Name | Website |
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| Resilience17 | resilience17.com | |
| Founders Factory Africa | foundersfactory.africa | |
| Kairos Angels | kairosangels.com | |
| Oui Capital | ouicapital.vc |
Funding Rounds 2
| Date | Series | Amount | Investors |
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| Dec 18, 2015 | Seed round | $750K |
Persons 10
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| Jess | Rono | Chief Financial Officer | Sign up to see | ||||
| Juliet | Wambaa | Sign up to see | |||||
| Roger | Norton | Chief Product Officer | Sign up to see | ||||
| Evans | Mutai | Technical Lead & Co-founder | Sign up to see | ||||
| Navraj | Ghataura | CTO & Co-Founder | Sign up to see | ||||
| Julius | Kiano | Senior Software Engineer | Sign up to see | ||||
| Timbo | Drayson | Founder & CEO | Sign up to see | ||||
| Mercy | O. | Sign up to see | |||||
| Bukola | Gentry | Sign up to see |
Mentions in press and media 30
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| Jul 26, 2023 | Babatunde Elijah Kelani: From Humble Beginnings to Scaling Several Fintech Startups. TechCabal’s 2021 Year-End report Success! | In the ever-evolving world of technology entrepreneurship, there are individuals who stand out for their exceptional vision, determination, and impact. Babatunde Elijah Kelani, popularly known as Tunde Elijah Kelani, is one such figure who ... |
| Mar 10, 2022 | OkHi, a smart addressing startup, has raised $3 million in seed funding to help drive smart address verification across Africa | OkHi, a smart addressing startup, has received a $1.5 million seed extension, bringing the total amount raised to $3 million. This round is backed by well-known companies and individuals who, in addition to finance, provide a wealth of expe... |
| Mar 9, 2022 | Nigeria: OkHi Gets $1.5m Seed Extension to Scale Its Smart Address Verification Service Across Africa | It can be challenging to prove or navigate addresses in Africa due to poor addressing infrastructure. And for some countries like Nigeria, customers need to accurately provide their addresses to financial institutions such as banks and fint... |
| Mar 9, 2022 | OkHi gets $1.5M seed extension to scale its smart address verification service across Africa | It can be challenging to prove or navigate addresses in Africa due to poor addressing infrastructure. And for some countries like Nigeria, customers need to accurately provide their addresses to financial institutions such as banks and fint... |
| Mar 9, 2022 | After verifying over 300,000 addresses in Kenya, OkHi secures $1.5 million to expand across Nigeria | Share this article: Smart-addressing startup, OkHi has announced a seed extension round of $1.5 million after a seed round of the same amount in 2020. Following the close of this seed round, the startup is set to focus on onboarding more in... |
| Mar 9, 2022 | After verifying over 300,000 addresses in Kenya, OkHi secures $1.5 million to expand across Nigeria | Verifying a customer’s address in Nigeria usually requires human agents. OkHi’s solution does this using smartphone data, and the company has raised a $1.5 million seed extension to expand its services across Nigeria. |
| Nov 2, 2021 | Nigerian tech startup launches country’s first digital address verification service | Nairobi-based OkHi, a smart addressing tech startup has partnered with Interswitch Group to launch its smart address verification product. OkHi launches Nigeria’s first digital address verification According to reports, Interswitch’s Quic... |
| Nov 2, 2021 | Nigerian tech startup launches country’s first digital address verification service | Nairobi-based OkHi, a smart addressing tech startup has partnered with Interswitch Group to launch its smart address verification product. OkHi launches Nigeria’s first digital address verification According to reports, Interswitch’s Quickt... |
| Oct 8, 2021 | An ex-Google EMEA lead expands his address verification service to Nigeria | Globally, more than 75% of countries have poor or no street-addressing systems, according to the United Nations. This lack of addressing systems affects 4 billion people, more than 400 million of them in Africa, and costs businesses billion... |
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FAQ about OkHi Smart Addressing
When was OkHi Smart Addressing founded?
OkHi Smart Addressing was founded in 2014.
How much funding has OkHi Smart Addressing raised?
OkHi Smart Addressing has raised $3.75M in total across 2 funding rounds.
What funding rounds has OkHi Smart Addressing raised?
Parsers VC lists 2 funding rounds of OkHi Smart Addressing, among them a seed round of $750K on Dec 18, 2015.
Who has invested in OkHi Smart Addressing?
Parsers VC lists 5 investors of OkHi Smart Addressing, among them Resilience17, Founders Factory Africa and Kairos Angels.
What has the press written about OkHi Smart Addressing?
Parsers VC has collected 30 articles mentioning OkHi Smart Addressing, among them “Babatunde Elijah Kelani: From Humble Beginnings to Scaling Several Fintech Startups. TechCabal’s 2021 Year-End report Success!” (Jul 26, 2023) and “OkHi, a smart addressing startup, has raised $3 million in seed funding to help drive smart address verification across Africa” (Mar 10, 2022).
Is OkHi Smart Addressing still active?
Yes, OkHi Smart Addressing is active; its latest activity on Parsers VC dates from Feb 12, 2024.