At ImaliPay, our vision is to financially empower millions of freelancers, gig economy workers, self-employed workers across the African continent.
For the first time on the African continent, gig economy workers in the ride-hailing space are able to access bespoke financial services that powers their work, drives productivity and allows them to earn more from their work.
For the first time on the African continent, financial services are tailored around gig economy workers lives, around all aspects of their lives, their problems, their constraints, their income patterns and their aspirations.
For the first time on the African continent, gig economy workers have a reliable financial sidekick. ImaliPay will be right by gig economy workers, on their journey of deeper financial inclusion tied to savings, credit and insurance.
Today, we’re operational in 3 countries, Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa and we’re just getting started!
For the first time on the African continent, gig economy workers in the ride-hailing space are able to access bespoke financial services that powers their work, drives productivity and allows them to earn more from their work.
For the first time on the African continent, financial services are tailored around gig economy workers lives, around all aspects of their lives, their problems, their constraints, their income patterns and their aspirations.
For the first time on the African continent, gig economy workers have a reliable financial sidekick. ImaliPay will be right by gig economy workers, on their journey of deeper financial inclusion tied to savings, credit and insurance.
Today, we’re operational in 3 countries, Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa and we’re just getting started!
Employees: 51-200
Total raised: $3M
Founded date: 2020
Investors 2
| Date | Name | Website |
| - | Optimiser ... | optimizerf... |
| - | TEN13 | ten13.vc |
Funding Rounds 1
| Date | Series | Amount | Investors |
| 07.04.2022 | Seed | $3M | - |
Mentions in press and media 11
| Date | Title | Description |
| 13.04.2022 | ImaliPay, a Nigerian gig economy fintech, has raised $3 million in a seed round | ImaliPay, a Nigerian fintech startup focused on the gig economy, has acquired $3 million in a seed round to expand its financial services infrastructure in Kenya, Nigeria, and South Africa. Leonnis Investments, Ten 13, Uncovered Fund, MyAsi... |
| 09.04.2022 | ImaliPay raises $3M to offer financial services to underserved gig workers across Africa | Share this: Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window)Click to share on Skype (Opens in new... |
| 07.04.2022 | ImaliPay gets $3M to offer financial services to underserved gig workers across Africa | The gig economy is experiencing profound growth in Africa. Yet, all that growth hasn’t changed the status of workers who are seen as contractors rather than employees. Because many of them, particularly in the two-wheeler space, lack access... |
| 07.04.2022 | Africa: ImaliPay Gets $3m to Offer Financial Services to Underserved Gig Workers Across Africa | The gig economy is experiencing profound growth in Africa. Yet, all that growth hasn't changed the status of workers who are seen as contractors rather than employees. Because many of them, particularly in the two-wheeler space, lack access... |
| 13.02.2022 | Stitch raises $21M for its API infrastructure and embedded finance platform | Open finance continues to be a significant theme in the world of fintech as businesses tap APIs to access customers’ financial accounts and provide a gamut of integrated and embedded financial services. In the latest development, Stitch — o... |
| 02.07.2021 | There’s no such thing as a bad investment – TEN13’s Stewart Glynn talks startup funding | Share this article: As the pace of innovation in the African tech ecosystem ramps up, more attention would be given — and for a good reason — to the brave founders and innovators building Africa’s future. However, angel investors and ventur... |
| 01.03.2021 | ImaliPay raises undisclosed amount in pre-seed funding | Kenya-based fintech startup ImaliPay has secured an undisclosed amount of pre-seed funding led by TEN13, an Australian venture capital firm, and several other investors such as Finca Ventures, Optimiser Foundation, Mercycorps Ventures, Chan... |
| 01.03.2021 | ImaliPay raises undisclosed amount in pre-seed funding | Kenya-based fintech startup ImaliPay has secured an undisclosed amount of pre-seed funding led by TEN13, an Australian venture capital firm, and several other investors such as Finca Ventures, Optimiser Foundation, Mercycorps Ventures, Chan... |
| 08.10.2020 | Nigerian fintech launched to help gig economy workers | A recently launched fintech based in Nigeria and Kenya aims to provide financial services specifically to temporary and freelance workers (gig workers). The startup, ImaliPay, was launched earlier this year and has an app that is available ... |
| 08.10.2020 | Nigerian fintech launched to help gig economy workers | A recently launched fintech based in Nigeria and Kenya aims to provide financial services specifically to temporary and freelance workers (gig workers). The startup, ImaliPay, was launched earlier this year and has an app that is available... |
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