Payhippo provides loans to small businesses in Africa in under 3 hours. We made $27k in revenue in Nigeria in May 2021, growing 25% m/m with a 97% repayment rate.
Hi everyone! I'm Zach. My favorite thing in the world is music (been playing guitar for 15 years). I used to be a certified weight loss specialist to pay the bills in undergrad. Started a mobile health app at the end of undergrad. But I also did a lot of activism. I'm most proud of creating this campaign: https://www.nytimes.com/2014/01/28/opinion/bruni-emilios-great-race.html Then started teaching in Manhattan to learn about impact in education. Down to talk with fellow founders!
Build | Grow | Accelerate
Co-founder, PayHippo
Total raised: $4M
Investors 7
| Date | Name | Website |
| 21.10.2021 | DFS Lab | dfslab.net |
| - | Future Afr... | future.afr... |
| 03.08.2021 | Y Combinat... | ycombinato... |
| - | Prodigio... | prodigioca... |
| - | HealthCap | healthcap.... |
| - | Hustle Fun... | hustlefund... |
| 24.12.2021 | TEN13 | ten13.vc |
Funding Rounds 2
| Date | Series | Amount | Investors |
| 08.11.2021 | Seed | $3M | - |
| 02.07.2021 | Pre-Seed | $1M | - |
Mentions in press and media 9
| Date | Title | Description | Source |
| 08.11.2021 | Nigerian fintech startup Payhippo secures $3-million | Lagos based tech startup Payhippo has secured a reported $3-million in seed funding from several fun... | venturebur... |
| 08.11.2021 | Nigerian fintech startup Payhippo secures $3-million | Lagos based tech startup Payhippo has secured a reported $3-million in seed funding from several fun... | venturebur... |
| 03.11.2021 | African founders lead Payhippo’s $3m seed investment | There’s a new exciting trend in the African tech ecosystem; it’s African founders backing fellow fou... | launchafri... |
| 03.11.2021 | African founders lead Payhippo’s $3m seed investment | There’s a new exciting trend in the African tech ecosystem: African founders backing fellow founders... | techcabal.... |
| 03.11.2021 | Payhippo raises $3 million seed round to improve credit acce... | Share this: Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new... | appsafrica... |
| 05.07.2021 | Nigerian fintech PayHippo bags US$ 1M in pre-Seed funding | PayHippo, an artificial intelligence-driven fintech platform that provides loans to small businesses... | vcbay.news... |
| 02.07.2021 | PayHippo raises $1 million pre-seed to improve access to fun... | Despite its significance, the small business sector in Africa remains largely underserved by commerc... | techcabal.... |
| 02.07.2021 | Nigerian fintech, Payhippo raises $1m pre-seed for team grow... | Share this article: Nigerian business financing startup, Payhippo announces that it has closed a $1... | techpoint.... |
| - | Kenya and Ghana lead world in mobile money | Tom Collins July 26th 2021 • Africa • Technology & Information Many African countries like t... | african.bu... |