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Aella

Active · Diversified credit infrastructure powering payments across Africa.

WebsiteYC profile

Why it ranks

How the rank works
16signal of 100 · rising 2
  • team of 60Team size · YC's directory+9.3
  • went through YCProgram · this site+4
  • 2 programsMore than one program · this site+3

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Competitors

AIMedraShared: infrastructure poweringNeoStartup →DataNova CreditShared: credit infrastructure, financialYC S16New York CityStartup →OtherWibondShared: banking as a service, underbanked, creditYC W22CórdobaStartup →Developer toolsOneFinShared: financial inclusion, credit, lendingYC W17BengaluruStartup →OtherRank (formerly Moni)Shared: banking as a service, africa, financialYC W22LagosStartup →
Companies closest to Aella
Company
MedraShared: infrastructure poweringNeo Not statedAI
Nova CreditShared: credit infrastructure, financialYC S16 +1ActiveData
WibondShared: banking as a service, underbanked, creditYC W22ActiveOther
OneFinShared: financial inclusion, credit, lendingYC W17ActiveDevtools
Rank (formerly Moni)Shared: banking as a service, africa, financialYC W22ActiveOther

Adjacent

Developer toolsIzifinShared: credit infrastructureGoogle AI First Africa 2023NigeriaStartup →OtherMoneyViewShared: financial inclusionSPC 2014BengaluruStartup →Developer toolsPrimeVaultShared: infrastructure powering, financialYC S22BengaluruStartup →OtherFT CashShared: financial inclusion, credit, payment500 Global 2017IndiaStartup →OtherNumidaShared: microinsurance, africa, credit and lendingYC W22KampalaStartup →
Companies next to Aella
Company
IzifinShared: credit infrastructureGoogle AI First Africa 2023Not statedDevtools
MoneyViewShared: financial inclusionSPC 2014Not statedOther
PrimeVaultShared: infrastructure powering, financialYC S22ActiveDevtools
FT CashShared: financial inclusion, credit, payment500 Global 2017Not statedOther
NumidaShared: microinsurance, africa, credit and lendingYC W22ActiveOther

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All of W17
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Company
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Programs

Programs Aella went through
ProgramCohortSource
Y CombinatorW17YC Page
500 GlobalGA 19 · 2016500 Global Page

About Aella

Aella is a diversified credit payments platform with over 2 million users, offering a raft of financial services to underbanked users across Africa with a focus on lending. We are at the forefront of financial inclusion and empowerment of the underbanked. Aella’s Debt-as-a-service model ensures that agents across Africa are able to have quick and easy access to funding through its partnerships with leading agency banks across the continent.

YC batch
W17 · Winter 2017
Status, per YC
Active
Category
AI
Team size
60
Location
Lagos, LA, Nigeria; LA, Nigeria
Checked
13h ago

YC tags: Banking as a Service, Fintech, Microinsurance

Aella in W17: 116 companies, 24% AI

Aella: questions

Which YC batch was Aella in?

Aella was in Y Combinator's Winter 2017 batch (W17).

Which accelerators did Aella go through?

Aella is listed by Y Combinator (W17), 500 Global (Global GA 19).

Is Aella still active?

Y Combinator lists Aella as active.

Where is Aella based?

Aella lists Lagos, LA, Nigeria; LA, Nigeria as its location on YC's directory.