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387 Nigerian fintech startup Prospa raises $3.8m pre-seed to accelerate growth

Disrupt Africa
Tom Jackson @ Disrupt Africa · 09/09/2021 04:19 EDT

Nigerian fintech startup Prospa raises $3.8m pre-seed to accelerate growth

Nigerian fintech startup Prospa has closed a US$3.8 million pre-seed funding round to help it accelerate customer acquisition, expand its team and further develop its product suite. Founded in 2019 by Frederik Obasi, Chioma Ugo, and Rodney Jackson-Cole, Prospa provides banking and software services for micro-businesses, allowing users to open a fully operational bank account [...]

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