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Lidya is the future of finance for small businesses in fast-growing economies. Our goal is to help great business owners access financing and build a credit score through an easy and inspiring lending process. Lidya currently operates in Nigeria where over 100,000 businesses have signed up for its service and is backed by Omidyar Network, Accion, Newid Capital, Bamboo Capital and Alitheia Capital. The Company has raised close to $10m USD in venture capital and has teams across Lagos (Nigeria), Porto (Portugal) and New York (USA).

Headquarters

Nigeria,Lagos

Founded in

2016

Company Size

11–50 Employees

Sectors

Financial Services

Countries of operations

Nigeria

Team

Tunde Kehinde Co-Founder

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Lidya Financial Services

Amount $8,300,000

Date Jul 7, 2021

Funding Round

Pre-Series B

investors

Alitheia Capital, Bamboo Capital Partners, Accion Venture Lab, Flourish Ventures

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Lidya Financial Services

Amount $6,900,000

Date May 23, 2018

Funding Round

Series A

investors

Omidyar Network, Tekton Ventures, Newid Capital, Bamboo Capital Partners, Alitheia Capital, Accion Venture Lab

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Lidya Financial Services

Amount $1,286,000

Date Mar 29, 2017

Funding Round

Seed

investors

Savannah Fund

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