Our mission is creating a one-stop shop for financial services for SMEs and supply chain businesses.đź’™
Location: Nigeria, Federal Capital Territory, Abuja
Employees: 11-50
Phone: +234 806 149 8208
Total raised: $2M
Founded date: 2021
Investors 1
| Date | Name | Website |
| 05.07.2022 | Y Combinat... | ycombinato... |
Funding Rounds 1
| Date | Series | Amount | Investors |
| 24.11.2022 | Seed | $2M | - |
Mentions in press and media 10
| Date | Title | Description |
| 26.05.2023 | Africa Tech Summit London Announces 12 Ventures For Investment Showcase At London Stock Exchange | Share this: Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window)Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)Click to email a link to a friend (Op... |
| 24.05.2023 | Africa Tech Summit London Announces 12 Ventures For Investment Showcase At London Stock Exchange on June 23rd TechCabal’s 2021 Year-End report Success! | Africa Tech Summit London has announced 12 African tech ventures who will showcase investment opportunities to investors, corporates and industry experts at the London Stock Exchange on 23rd June. The Africa Tech Summit Investment Showcase ... |
| 28.11.2022 | Weekly Economic Index: An interesting naira, student loans and Ghana’s golden strategy | Hello. Welcome to the weekly economic index by Ventures Africa. Here’s a rundown of the three biggest stories of the week (November 21st-27th). The naira just got more interesting On Tuesday, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) announced a su... |
| 24.11.2022 | Pivo powers up Nigerian freight carriers with a bespoke digital bank, gets $2M seed funding | Most small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in supply chains across different sectors in Africa execute orders in days but receive invoices after several weeks and sometimes months. It’s such an inefficient way of doing business that ultimatel... |
| 06.09.2022 | 60 African startups receive $4 million equity-free funding from Google | Earlier today at the Transcorp Hilton Hotel in Abuja, Google announced that 60 African startups have been selected for the second cohort of its Google for Startups Black Founders Fund. Each of the selected startups will receive support in t... |
| 21.07.2022 | Spotlighting the African startups in Y Combinator’s Summer 2022 batch | Spotlighting the African startups in Y Combinator’s Summer 2022 batch Out of 146 applications from around the globe, 5 African startups have been accepted into Y Combinator’s Summer 2022 (YC S22) batch. The accelerator behemoth listed 4 sta... |
| 14.03.2022 | How Pivo is providing fast and reliable financial services for Africa’s supply chain businesses | Share this article: According to the World Bank, small and medium enterprises (SMEs) account for 90% of businesses and 50% of employment globally. In addition, SMEs create 7 out of 10 jobs in emerging economies. Consequently, ensuring that ... |
| 08.03.2022 | These women are building Africa’s neobank for the supply chain industry | When Nkiru Amadi-Emina and Ijeoma Akwiwu met at a birthday party in Abuja, Nigeria, they knew they’d make good friends; what they didn’t know was, they would make good co-founders as well. But 8 years into their friendship, they have built ... |
| - | Pivo | “Pivo is an all-in-one financial services platform for businesses in the supply chain. Set up accounts, access credit and manage your finances in one simple application.” |
| - | Pivo Africa, a Nigerian Fintech startup, has raised $2 million in a seed funding round | Pivo has announced the completion of a $2 million seed funding round to expand its product offerings to supply chain SMEs. Precursor Ventures, Vested World, Y Combinator, FoundersX, and Mercy Corp Ventures all took part in the funding round... |