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Nomba

Active · Global Business Banking for Africa's Ambitious Businesses.

YC W17

Website YC profile

Why it ranks

How the rank works

17signal of 100 · rising 3

team of 350Team size · YC's directory+13.2
went through YCProgram · this site+4

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Competitors

IncreaseShared: ambitious, bankingYC S20BendStartup →AI

VaultPayShared: neobank, drc, bankingYC S23KinshasaStartup →

Companies closest to Nomba
Company	Category	Status	Program
IncreaseShared: ambitious, bankingYC S20ActiveOther	Other	Active	YCS20
VaultPayShared: neobank, drc, bankingYC S23ActiveAI	AI	Active	YCS23

Adjacent

PayhippoShared: africa, nigeria, smesYC S21LagosStartup →Other

Rank (formerly Moni)Shared: neobank, africa, serveYC W22LagosStartup →OtherInactive

Pivo Technology IncShared: neobank, africa, nigeriaYC S22LagosStartup →Other

WallbitShared: neobank, globalYC W23Buenos AiresStartup →Other

OrcaShared: neobank, bankingYC W22San FranciscoStartup →

Companies next to Nomba
Company	Category	Status	Program
PayhippoShared: africa, nigeria, smesYC S21ActiveOther	Other	Active	YCS21
Rank (formerly Moni)Shared: neobank, africa, serveYC W22ActiveOther	Other	Active	YCW22
Pivo Technology IncShared: neobank, africa, nigeriaYC S22InactiveOther	Other	Inactive	YCS22
WallbitShared: neobank, globalYC W23ActiveOther	Other	Active	YCW23
OrcaShared: neobank, bankingYC W22ActiveOther	Other	Active	YCW22

Also from W17

AellaDiversified credit infrastructure powering payments across Africa.YC W17LagosStartup →AIAcquired

BrexBusiness accounts, corporate cards, and spend management software.YC W17San FranciscoStartup →Developer tools

OneFinShopify for Financial ServicesYC W17BengaluruStartup →AIAcquired

PennyPenny makes keeping track of your finances as easy as having a…YC W17San FranciscoStartup →AI

AlemHealthAI Radiologist in a Box - We provide a vertically integrated AI…YC W17SingaporeStartup →AI

Ambient.aiAI company transforming enterprise physical security to prevent…YC W17San FranciscoStartup →

Company	Category	Status
AellaDiversified credit infrastructure powering payments across Africa.team of 602 programsActiveAI	AI	Active
BrexBusiness accounts, corporate cards, and spend management software.team of 1k68 open rolesAcquiredAI	AI	Acquired
OneFinShopify for Financial Servicesteam of 50hiringActiveDevtools	Devtools	Active
PennyPenny makes keeping track of your finances as easy as having a…acquiredteam of 2AcquiredAI	AI	Acquired
AlemHealthAI Radiologist in a Box - We provide a vertically integrated AI…team of 25hiringActiveAI	AI	Active
Ambient.aiAI company transforming enterprise physical security to prevent…team of 150hiringActiveAI	AI	Active

About Nomba

We serve over 35k SMEs ( >$1m annual revenues) across Nigeria, DRC, Ghana, Zambia and Cameroon.

YC batch: W17 · Winter 2017
Status, per YC: Active
Category: Other
Team size: 350
Location: Lagos, LA, Nigeria
Checked: 6h ago

YC tags: Fintech, Neobank

Changes seen

Team sizeOct 22, 2026

Team went from 200 to 350 people.

One-linerOct 22, 2026

Rewrote its one-liner; it read "Banking and payments for businesses in Africa"

SubindustryOct 22, 2026

Subindustry changed from Fintech -> Payments to Fintech.

TagsOct 22, 2026

Newly tagged Neobank.

Nomba in W17: 116 companies, 24% AI

Company profile

Nomba: questions

Which YC batch was Nomba in?

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

Is Nomba still active?

Y Combinator lists Nomba as active.

Where is Nomba based?

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