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AZA Group

AZA Group (formerly BitPesa) is a digital foreign exchange and payment platform that leverages blockchain settlement to significantly lower the cost and increase the speed of business payments to and from frontier markets. BitPesa is a market-maker in every major African currency and opens corridors for business payments and trade between frontier markets and the rest of the world. Founded in 2013, BitPesa was the first blockchain company to be licensed by the UK's Financial Conduct Authority and follows stringent KYC practices.

Headquarters

Kenya,Nairobi

Founded in

2013

Company Size

51–200 Employees

Sectors

Financial Services

Countries of operations

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Democratic Republic of the Congo
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Ghana
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Kenya
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Senegal
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Tanzania
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Uganda

Team

Elizabeth Rossiello

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FUNDING ROUNDS

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AZA Group Financial Services
Amount $15,000,000
Date Oct 22, 2019
Funding Round
Debt Financing
investors
Development Bank of Southern Africa
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AZA Group Financial Services
Amount $5,020,000
Date Nov 13, 2018
Funding Round
Series B
investors
Sompo Holdings
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AZA Group Financial Services
Amount $6,700,000
Date Aug 31, 2017
Funding Round
Series A
investors
Greycroft, Plug and Play
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AZA Group Financial Services
Amount $1,500,000
Date Feb 29, 2016
Funding Round
Seed
investors
BitFury Capital
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AZA Group Financial Services
Amount $1,100,000
Date Feb 9, 2015
Funding Round
Seed
investors
Stephens Investment Management Group, Pantera Capital, Future Perfect Ventures, Digital Currency Group, Colle Capital Partners, Blockchain Capital
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AZA Group Financial Services
Amount $650,000
Date May 29, 2014
Funding Round
Seed
investors
Future Perfect Ventures, Firestartr, Digital Currency Group

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