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

Democratic Republic of the Congo

Ghana

Kenya

Senegal

Tanzania

Uganda

Team

Elizabeth Rossiello

FUNDING ROUNDS

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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