Wave

Active#9 worldwide · Mobile wallets

Mobile wallets

HQSenegal

Last roundSeries A · Sep 2021

Uback rankings

Ranking	Tier	Rank	Edition	Next update
Mobile wallets · worldwide	Top 11	#9	Edition 0 (beta) · Sep 2026	25 Mar 2027

Rank historySep 2026 · #9 Mobile walletsFirst edition: no movements yet.

Estimated valuation

AI · Mobile wallets ranking (worldwide)

≈ USD 2.2bnUSD 1.1–4.4bn · Unicorn Low confidence

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Anchor: Last known equity round: Series A · USD 200M · Sep 2021
Published valuation: USD 1.7bn · Sep 2021 · older than 24 months, shown for reference

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Funding history

Date	Round	Amount	Type	Investors	Source
Sep 2021	Series A	USD 200M	Equity	Sequoia Heritage, Founders Fund, Ribbit Capital, Stripe	techcrunch.com

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Investors in Wave: Sequoia Heritage · Founders Fund · Ribbit Capital · Stripe

Sources. techcrunch.com · fintechnews.africa · panafricanvisions.com

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