Wave
Mobile money app for Africa
ActiveChecked 24h ago
Founders
Not read from YC yet; the weekly run fills these in.
Same space
Competitors
Closest in what they build, same category.
Adjacent
Overlapping tags, a different niche.
SendwaveW12Instant, no fee international remittances.Shared: fintechAcquired
Touch and Pay Technologies LimitedW22Digitizing and processing Microtransactions in AfricaShared: fintechActive
NashW22All in one finance platform for borderless businesses in AfricaShared: fintechActive
Eazipay Inc.W22Eazipay powers effortless payroll and financial access in Africa.Shared: fintechActive
CowrywiseS18Digitizing wealth management in AfricaShared: fintechActive
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About Wave
Building extremely affordable financial infrastructure for Africa.
Dakar, Dakar Region, Senegal; Remote
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.
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