Akiba Digital is a data and technology company that provides financial intelligence solutions.
Our vision is to to unlock financial opportunities for consumers, businesses and society using alternative data.
Our vision is to to unlock financial opportunities for consumers, businesses and society using alternative data.
Location: South Africa, Gauteng, Rosebank
Employees: 11-50
Founded date: 2018
Founders name: Kamogelo Kekana; Tebogo Mokwena
Founders Related Locations: South Africa; South Africa, Gauteng, Johannesburg; South Africa, Western Cape, Cape Town
Investors 9
| Date | Name | Website |
| 21.10.2021 | DFS Lab | dfslab.net |
| 15.08.2022 | Future Afr... | future.afr... |
| - | Startupboo... | startupboo... |
| - | First Chec... | firstcheck... |
| - | LoftyInc C... | loftyinc.v... |
| - | Sidecut Ve... | sidecut.vc |
| 03.02.2022 | LoftyInc C... | loftyincca... |
| 05.11.2023 | Flori Vent... | floriventu... |
| - | Oui Capita... | ouicapital... |
Persons 4
| Date | First Name | Last Name | Title | Location | |||
| - | Kamogelo | Kekana | Co-Founder | linkedin.c... | - | k*********... | - |
| - | Tebogo | Mokwena | Co-founder... | linkedin.c... | - | - | - |
| - | Hugo | Espinoza | - | linkedin.c... | - | e*********... | - |
| - | Mamotena | M. | Head of Pe... | linkedin.c... | - | m*******m@... | - |
Mentions in press and media 26
| Date | Title | Description |
| 15.03.2022 | 6 African women CEOs discuss how they raised more than $1M in 2021 | Women-founded companies in the U.S. raised more money from venture capitalists in 2021 than ever. Reports indicate they secured 83% more funding than the previous year, primarily attributed to the record-setting $329 billion U.S. startups r... |
| 02.02.2022 | Oui Capital’s 2021 deals: Quabbly, Clane, Aifluence, and more | Venture capital investments into startups in Africa hit a record high in 2021 as companies raised over $4.3 billion in venture capital (VC) investments – 2.5x the amount raised in 2020. Startups in Nigeria, Egypt, Kenya and South Africa (co... |
| 03.08.2021 | Meet the African female founders backed by Oui Capital | Africa has the highest rate of female entrepreneurship, with a funding gap of $42 billion. In 2019, female-led startups received 2.8% of VC funding and 2.3% the following year. These worrying numbers might lead to finger-pointing and never-... |
| 19.07.2021 | Fintech start-up raises R15m to lower barriers to SME funding | Tebogo Mokwena, co-founder and CEO of Akiba Digital. Local fintech start-up Akiba Digitalhas raised $1.1 million (R15 million) in pre-seed funding, which will be used to connect small businesses to lenders. The pre-seed funding round is led... |
| 19.07.2021 | Nigeria’s Electoral Act amendment, Who’s spying? Nigeria, WhatsApp’s multiple device capability, Akiba Digital’s $1.1M pre-seed | Share this article: Good day, Today, I’m discussing: Nigeria’s Electoral Act amendment saga Nigerian government’s plan to monitor WhatsApp messages WhatsApp rolling out the beta version of multi-device capability Akiba Digital’s $1.1M pre-s... |
| 17.07.2021 | Akiba Digital, a South African fintech startup, has raised $1.1 million in pre-seed funding | Akiba Digital, a South African fintech startup that eliminates the barriers to entry for small businesses to get financing through its lending partners, has raised more than US$1.1 million in pre-seed capital to help it expand its market sh... |
| 01.06.2021 | The Tech Accelerator Propelling Minority And Female-Founded Startups To Success | Driving diversity in the early stage venture investment ecosystem, Expert DOJO founder Brian Mac ... [+] MahonExpert DOJO |
| 04.11.2019 | AlphaCode awards SA proptech startup Jamii Cities R450k grant | Johannesburg-based proptech startup Jamii Cities has been awarded a R450 000 grant by Rand Merchant Investment Holdings’ (RMI) fintech incubator AlphaCode. Jamii Cities connects tenants to landlords with safe and affordable rental apartment... |
| 04.11.2019 | AlphaCode awards SA proptech startup Jamii Cities R450k grant | Johannesburg-based proptech startup Jamii Cities has been awarded a R450 000 grant by Rand Merchant Investment Holdings’ (RMI) fintech incubator AlphaCode. Jamii Cities connects tenants to landlords with safe and affordable rental apartmen... |
| 14.05.2019 | AlphaCode Incubate launches call for black fintech startups to tap R16m in support, funding | Are you a black-owned fintech startup looking for business support and funding? AlphaCode, Rand Merchant Investment Holdings’ (RMI) fintech accelerator, today launched a call for fintech startups that are 51% black-owned to apply to apply ... |
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