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Spring in Africa

Active · Investing in innovation

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Competitors

OtherCapi MoneyShared: emerging market, paymentsYC S23LondonStartup →AIEvent Horizon LabsShared: investing, market, asset managementYC W24San FranciscoStartup →OtherWazaShared: emerging market, paymentsYC W23LagosStartup →OtherNALAShared: emerging market, payments, buildingYC W19New York CityStartup →OtherInactiveCapWayShared: financial technology, neobankYC S20AtlantaStartup →
Companies closest to Spring in Africa
Company
Capi MoneyShared: emerging market, paymentsYC S23ActiveOther
Event Horizon LabsShared: investing, market, asset managementYC W24ActiveAI
WazaShared: emerging market, paymentsYC W23ActiveOther
NALAShared: emerging market, payments, buildingYC W19ActiveOther
CapWayShared: financial technology, neobankYC S20InactiveOther

Adjacent

OtherPaismoShared: emerging marketAntler 2022Enterprise Software & SaaSStartup →OtherFamasi AfricaShared: emerging marketGoogle AI First Africa 2023NigeriaStartup →AIParitiShared: emerging market500 Global GA 27KenyaStartup →OtherNobankShared: emerging marketAntler 2025SingaporeStartup →OtherElevate (formerly Bloom)Shared: emerging market, neobank, paymentsYC W22DubaiStartup →
Companies next to Spring in Africa
Company
PaismoShared: emerging marketAntler 2022Not statedOther
Famasi AfricaShared: emerging marketGoogle AI First Africa 2023Not statedOther
ParitiShared: emerging market500 Global GA 27Not statedAI
NobankShared: emerging marketAntler 2025Not statedOther
Elevate (formerly Bloom)Shared: emerging market, neobank, paymentsYC W22ActiveOther

Also from W19

All of W19
Developer toolsAlpacaAPI-first stock and crypto brokerage platformYC W19San FranciscoStartup →Developer toolsVertoCross-Border Payments and FX SimplifiedYC W19LondonStartup →AIAcquiredAccept.inc (formerly BoardRE)BoardRE is a new type of mortgage company that upgrades any offer…YC W19DenverStartup →AIDeelThe all-in-one HR and payroll platform for global teamsYC W19San FranciscoStartup →Developer toolsAcquiredElphAcquired by Brex. Building digital payments infrastructure.YC W19San FranciscoStartup →AIKeeperAI tax filing for complex returnsYC W19San FranciscoStartup →
Company
AlpacaAPI-first stock and crypto brokerage platformteam of 150hiringActiveDevtools
VertoCross-Border Payments and FX Simplifiedteam of 170ActiveDevtools
Accept.inc (formerly BoardRE)BoardRE is a new type of mortgage company that upgrades any offer…team of 80acquiredAcquiredAI
DeelThe all-in-one HR and payroll platform for global teamsteam of 5kYC top companyActiveAI
ElphAcquired by Brex. Building digital payments infrastructure.team of 5acquiredAcquiredDevtools
KeeperAI tax filing for complex returnsteam of 16ActiveAI

About Spring in Africa

Backing innovation, building financial technology. Focused on emerging markets and leveraging people finesse with capital.

YC batch
W19 · Winter 2019
Status, per YC
Active
Category
Other
Location
San Francisco, CA, USA; LA, Nigeria; Remote
Checked
7h ago

YC tags: Fintech, SaaS, Payments, Investing, Neobank

Spring in Africa in W19: 194 companies, 27% AI

Spring in Africa: questions

Which YC batch was Spring in Africa in?

Spring in Africa was in Y Combinator's Winter 2019 batch (W19).

Is Spring in Africa still active?

Y Combinator lists Spring in Africa as active.

Where is Spring in Africa based?

Spring in Africa lists San Francisco, CA, USA; LA, Nigeria; Remote as its location on YC's directory.