Nigeria's premier ride-hailing solution app that allows commuters to book and pay for fast and convenient trips in real-time.
Location: Nigeria, Lagos
Employees: 51-200
Total raised: $1.5M
Founded date: 2019
Investors 2
| Date | Name | Website |
| - | Techstars | techstars.... |
| - | ODBA VC | odba.vc |
Funding Rounds 2
| Date | Series | Amount | Investors |
| 23.08.2021 | Seed | $1.2M | - |
| 04.08.2020 | Pre-Seed | $300K | - |
Mentions in press and media 19
| Date | Title | Description |
| 27.08.2021 | Plentywaka Raises $1.2 Million for African Mobility: Travel Startup Funding This Week | This week, Nigeria’s Plentywaka, India’s Oyo, and South Korea’s GuideLive announced more than $7 million in funding collectively. — Sean O'Neill |
| 26.08.2021 | Funding roundup: Zilia, Lytica, GrowthGenius, Plentywaka, LifeBooster | Five Canadian tech companies have recently secured fresh funding to fuel their growth. Here are the details on who raised money, how much, from whom, and what they plan to put the new capital toward. Zilia secures $4 million seed to enter t... |
| 23.08.2021 | Mobility startup Plentywaka picks up $1.2M seed, acquires Ghana’s Stabus | Lagos and Toronto-based mobility startup Plentywaka has raised a $1.2 million seed round to scale its operations on the back of leaving the Techstars Toronto accelerator program last month. Canadian-based VC firm The Xchange led the round, ... |
| 23.08.2021 | DEAL: Mobility startup, Plentywaka raises $1.2 million seed funding | --> --> Lagos and Toronto-based mobility startup Plentywaka has raised a $1.2 million seed round to scale its operations. The funding round was led by Canadian-based VC firm The Xchange. Other investors in this round include SOSV, Sho... |
| 23.08.2021 | Nigerian mobility startup Plentywaka closes $1.2m seed round, acqui-hires Ghana’s Stabus | Plentywaka, a Nigerian ride hailing startup, headquartered in Toronto, has raised a $1.2 million seed round to scale its operations. The round was led by Canadian-based VC The Xchange, SOSV and Shock Ventures participated, while Techstars T... |
| 05.04.2021 | As virtual operations break down geographic barriers, Techstars Toronto doubles down on international startups in 2021 cohort | Global accelerator Techstars Toronto has revealed the 10 companies joining its 2021 accelerator cohort. Of the 10 companies joining the latest cohort, eight were founded outside of Canada, from countries including Nigeria, Vietnam, India, a... |
| 15.03.2021 | USSD in Nigeria, Innoson to accept crypto? Clubhouse’s first anniversary | Share this article: Good day, Oluwanifemi and Emmanuel here Today we are discussing: The fate of USSD in Nigeria Innoson’s reported acceptance of crypto payments Clubhouse’s first anniversary The fate of USSD in Nigeria On March 12, 2020, t... |
| 02.03.2021 | Crowdyvest Attracts New Investors and Appoints Tope Omotolani as CEO | Launches New Savings Platform For All. Lagos, Nigeria. Crowdyvest Limited, an impact-driven fintech platform, launched in 2019 by Onyeka Akumah and four other Co-Founders has today announced a big change in its leadership and additional inv... |
| 09.12.2020 | AppsAfrica Awards 2020 – Shortlist Announced | 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... |
| 30.08.2020 | Techpoint Awards 2020: Complete list of winners and Hall of Fame inductees | Share this article: Editor’s note [Updated on September 18, 2020]: Following GIG Logistics’ request to exercise its legal rights, the company has been removed from the finalists in the Logistics Category of the Awards. On January 1, 2020, T... |
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