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Wave

Active · Mobile money app for Africa

WebsiteYC profile

Why it ranks

How the rank works
24signal of 100 · rising 4
  • team of 1.6kTeam size · YC's directory+14
  • YC top companyOutcome · YC, program pages, Acquisitions+6
  • went through YCProgram · this site+4

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Competitors

OtherAcquiredPaystackShared: mobile money, africa, infrastructureYC W16LagosStartup →OtherCoco WalletShared: money app, paymentsYC S19New York CityStartup →OtherTank PaymentsShared: financial infrastructure, building, paymentsYC S22AustinStartup →AIRebillShared: financial infrastructure, money, paymentsYC W22Buenos AiresStartup →
Companies closest to Wave
Company
PaystackShared: mobile money, africa, infrastructureYC W16AcquiredOther
Coco WalletShared: money app, paymentsYC S19ActiveOther
Tank PaymentsShared: financial infrastructure, building, paymentsYC S22ActiveOther
RebillShared: financial infrastructure, money, paymentsYC W22ActiveAI

Adjacent

OtherRamaniShared: financial infrastructure, africa, buildingYC W20Dar es SalaamStartup →OtherShatterdome EnergyShared: financial infrastructureEF 2025BangaloreStartup →OtherFidelShared: financial infrastructure, mobile500 Global 2019United KingdomStartup →OtherJahaziiShared: africaAntler 2023KenyaStartup →OtherLoopayShared: financial infrastructure, money500 Global Lucha 15ColombiaStartup →
Companies next to Wave
Company
RamaniShared: financial infrastructure, africa, buildingYC W20ActiveOther
Shatterdome EnergyShared: financial infrastructureEF 2025Not statedOther
FidelShared: financial infrastructure, mobile500 Global 2019Not statedOther
JahaziiShared: africaAntler 2023Not statedOther
LoopayShared: financial infrastructure, money500 Global Lucha 15Not statedOther

Also from W12

All of W12
Developer toolsAcquiredSlidePayBanking and Payment Platform APIs. Exited October 2014.YC W12San FranciscoStartup →DataAcquiredAmiatoThe BI bridge for unstructured data. We automatically bridge the gap…YC W12San FranciscoStartup →AIPublicAmplitudeDigital Analytics PlatformYC W12San FranciscoStartup →Developer toolsAcquiredAuthyAuthy is a Two-Factor Authentication platform for developersYC W12San FranciscoStartup →Developer toolsInactiveBraceBacklift allows front-end only developers to build entire websites…YC W12San FranciscoStartup →Developer toolsAcquiredCoderWallA developer tools startup in Y Combinator's Winter 2012 batch, based in San Francisco.YC W12San FranciscoStartup →
Company
SlidePayBanking and Payment Platform APIs. Exited October 2014.acquiredteam of 2AcquiredDevtools
AmiatoThe BI bridge for unstructured data. We automatically bridge the gap…acquiredteam of 2AcquiredData, Devtools
AmplitudeDigital Analytics Platformteam of 750publicPublicAI, Data, Devtools
AuthyAuthy is a Two-Factor Authentication platform for developersteam of 201acquiredAcquiredDevtools
BraceBacklift allows front-end only developers to build entire websites…InactiveDevtools
CoderWallA developer tools startup in Y Combinator's Winter 2012 batch, based in San Francisco.acquiredteam of 2AcquiredDevtools

About Wave

Building extremely affordable financial infrastructure for Africa.

YC batch
W12 · Winter 2012
Status, per YC
Active
Category
Other
Team size
1,600
Location
Dakar, Dakar Region, Senegal; Remote
Checked
6h ago

YC tags: Fintech

Wave in W12: 66 companies, 9% AI

Wave: questions

Which YC batch was Wave in?

Wave was in Y Combinator's Winter 2012 batch (W12).

Is Wave still active?

Y Combinator lists Wave as active.

Where is Wave based?

Wave lists Dakar, Dakar Region, Senegal; Remote as its location on YC's directory.