Canza Finance is providing access to financial services to the financially underserved masses in Africa and around the world through the use of Web 3.0 assets (Cryptocurrencies), networks (Blockchains), and services (DEX, DAPPS, DeFi).
Location: Nigeria, Lagos State, Apese
Employees: 11-50
Total raised: $3.27M
Founders name: Oyedeji Oluwoye
Investors 6
| Date | Name | Website |
| 11.07.2025 | Stratified... | stratified... |
| 10.03.2024 | Mapleblock... | mapleblock... |
| - | Adaverse | adaverse.c... |
| - | TachyonX | tachyon.xy... |
| - | Hyperithm | hyperithm.... |
| - | Flori Vent... | floriventu... |
Funding Rounds 1
| Date | Series | Amount | Investors |
| 12.03.2022 | Seed | $3.27M | - |
Persons 6
| Date | First Name | Last Name | Title | Location | |||
| - | Deon | Achuo | Junior Blo... | linkedin.c... | - | d*****o@ca... | - |
| - | David | Asamonye | Lead Block... | linkedin.c... | - | d********e... | - |
| - | Victor M. | Teixeira | Senior Cry... | linkedin.c... | - | v********a... | - |
| - | Aaron | xie | Asia Marke... | linkedin.c... | - | A***e@canz... | - |
| - | Pascal | Ntsama IV | - | linkedin.c... | - | p******a@c... | - |
| - | Oyedeji | Oluwoye | Co-Founder... | linkedin.c... | - | o*******e@... | - |
Mentions in press and media 13
| Date | Title | Description |
| 11.07.2025 | What Africa’s 2024 blockchain funding says about investor priorities | After a record run, investor attention is shifting—and that says a lot about where blockchain is going in Africa. Africa’s blockchain sector has hit a decline since its funding peak in 2022. Now, the industry is akin to a baby learning how ... |
| 17.01.2024 | Hyperithm invests in “Canza Finance”, which provides DeFi solutions for Africa | Hyperithm invests in “Canza Finance”, which provides DeFi solutions for Africa *View in browser* *HYPERITHM Co., Ltd.* Press release: January 18, 2024 Hyperithm invests in “Canza Finance”, which provides DeFi solutions for Africa *HYPERITHM... |
| 17.01.2024 | Hyperithm invests in “Canza Finance”, which provides DeFi solutions for Africa | - |
| 16.01.2024 | Canza Finance raises $2.3m to deepen its cross-border trade play | Canza Finance, a Web3 neobank enabling cross-border payments for African startups, has closed a $2.3 million strategic round. The company will use the funding round to acquire licenses from diverse financial regulators across Africa and bui... |
| 05.05.2023 | From Past to Future: How Does Adaverse Connect Africa with Asia through Cardano? Adaverse: Cardano’s official accelerator for Africa 2022 in review: Cardano as a bridge from Africa to Asia Why Afri... | Since 2021 Adaverse has been establishing a steady market presence in both Africa and Asia, connecting the two regions with a view of contributing to the wider global Web3 ecosystem. Driven by an aim to promote Cardano integration, Adaverse... |
| 23.03.2022 | Nigerian Crypto Startup Canza Raises $3.27 Million For Its International Payment Service | Crypto startup Canza Finance is helping Nigerian businesses beat CBN dollar limits and devaluation ... [+] risks. Canza Finance |
| 16.03.2022 | A fantastic February for African tech: Here’s what matters | After a dazzling January debut that saw Africa-focused tech startups raise over $430 million from roughly 60 announced deals, fundraising in February was similarly feverish. The shortest month of the year witnessed approximately 60 announce... |
| 12.03.2022 | Canza Finance raises $3.27M Seed round to empower underserved sub-Saharan Africa SMEs with financial services | --> --> Canza Finance, an emerging markets neobank that is building the world’s largest non-institutional-based financial system, announced today the completion of its $3.27M seed round. The fundraising round was led by Fenbushi Capit... |
| 10.03.2022 | Canza Finance, a Nigerian company, has received $3.27 million in seed funding | Canza Finance, a Nigerian neobank developing a non-institutional financial system, has closed its $3.27 million seed round. Fenbushi Capital led the round, which included Dominance Ventures, Bixin Ventures, Consensys, Protocol Labs, Emergo ... |
| 08.03.2022 | Canza Finance raises $3.27M Seed Round to Empower Underserved Sub-Saharan Africa SMEs with Financial Services. | Fundraising led by Fenbushi Capital will help to expand Africa’s Web 3.0 and DeFi ecosystems Lagos, Nigeria, 22 February 2022 — Canza Finance, an Emerging markets neobank that is building the world’s largest non-institutional-based financia... |
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