Flutterwave

Active#1 in Nigeria

Payment gateway and cross-border payments

Fintech›payment gateway and cross-border payments

Founded2016

HQLagos

RaisedUSD >500M

Last roundSeries E · Jun 2026

Country of originNigeriaListed in the Nigeria ranking

Where would you invest?HQ San Francisco (US); main operations in LagosJurisdiction as cited by the ranking

Uback rankings

How the AI ranks →

Ranking	Tier	Rank	Edition	Next update
Nigeria · all sectors	Top 15	#1	Edition 0 – beta · October 2026	8 Oct 2026
Online payments & acquiring · worldwide	Top 12	#6	Edition 0 (beta) · Sep 2026	5 Feb 2027

Rank historySep 2026 · #6 Online payments & acquiringOct 2026 · #1 Nigeria

Estimated valuation

AI · Nigeria ranking

≈ USD 3.2bnUSD 2.6–4.1bn · Unicorn High confidence

Hundreds of k$

Millions $

Tens of M$

Hundreds of M$

Unicorn

Decacorn

Anchor: Last known equity round: Series D · USD 250M · Feb 2022
Published valuation: USD 3.2bn · Jun 2026
AI adjustment: None

In the Online payments & acquiring ranking (worldwide): ≈ USD 3bn · USD 2.4–3.8bn · Unicorn · High confidence.

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Funding history

USD >500M raised in total

Date	Round	Amount	Type	Investors	Source
Jun 2026	Series E	undisclosed	Equity	Ripple	techcrunch.com

Last disclosed: Series D · USD 250M · Feb 2022.

Rounds as cited by Uback’s rankings and their sources. Equity, debt and grants are shown separately; only equity rounds count towards the valuation anchor.

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Investors in Flutterwave: Ripple

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