# Top 50 Payments Startup Investors in Nigeria in May 2026

| Investor | Relevant Deals | Geography | Stage | Focus |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Ventures Platform | 8 | Nigeria, United States, Kenya | Seed, Pre-Seed | Financial Services, FinTech, Internet |
| Golden Palm Investments | 5 | Nigeria, Egypt, Kenya | Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A | Information Technology, FinTech, Health Care |
| Lateral Frontiers | 5 | United States, Nigeria, Kenya | Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed | FinTech, Financial Services, Software |
| Ingressive Capital | 4 | Nigeria, United States, Ghana | Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A | Financial Services, FinTech, Information Technology |
| Tencent | 4 | China, United States, United Kingdom | Series B, Series A, Series C | Software, Financial Services, E-Commerce |
| LoftyInc Capital Management | 4 | United States, Nigeria, Egypt | Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A | FinTech, Financial Services, Software |
| Microtraction | 4 | Nigeria, United States, Canada | Pre-Seed, Seed, Angel | Financial Services, FinTech, Software |
| Musha Ventures | 3 | United States, Nigeria, Kenya | Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A | Financial Services, Software, FinTech |
| Allen and Ollys International Limited - | 3 | Nigeria | Seed, Convertible Note | FinTech, Insurance, Blockchain |
| Kepple Africa Ventures | 3 | Nigeria, Kenya, Egypt | Seed, Pre-Seed | Financial Services, FinTech, Software |
| VentureSouq | 3 | United States, United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia | Seed, Series A, Series B | FinTech, Financial Services, Software |
| Greenhouse Capital Partners | 2 | United States, Nigeria, Mauritius | Series B, Series A | Software, Financial Services, Manufacturing |
| MediaTek | 2 | China, Taiwan, Israel | Series A, Series B, Series D | Software, Information Technology, Semiconductor |
| Olumide Soyombo | 2 | Nigeria, United States, United Kingdom | Pre-Seed, Seed, Angel | Financial Services, FinTech, Finance |
| Cadenza Ventures | 2 | United States, Singapore, Nigeria | Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A | Cryptocurrency, Blockchain, FinTech |
| Berrywood Capital | 2 | Nigeria, United States | Pre-Seed, Seed | Financial Services, FinTech, Information Technology |
| Voltron Capital | 2 | Nigeria, United States, Kenya | Pre-Seed, Seed, Angel | Financial Services, FinTech, Cryptocurrency |
| Bunmi Akinyemiju | 2 | Nigeria, United Arab Emirates | Seed, Angel, Pre-Seed | Financial Services, FinTech, Payments |
| CRE Venture Capital | 2 | South Africa, Nigeria, United States | Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed | Financial Services, FinTech, Software |
| Babs Ogundeyi | 2 | Nigeria, Zambia, Pakistan | Seed, Pre-Seed | Financial Services, FinTech, Finance |
| VilCap Investments | 2 | United States, India, Kenya | Seed, Series A | Financial Services, Health Care, FinTech |
| Entrée Capital | 2 | United States, Israel, United Kingdom | Seed, Series A, Series B | Software, Financial Services, FinTech |
| Nordea | 2 | Finland, Sweden, Norway | Debt Financing, Seed | FinTech, Financial Services, Banking |
| The Chrysalis Capital | 2 | Nigeria, United States | Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed | Financial Services, FinTech, Bitcoin |
| TRANSSION | 2 | China, Uganda, Nigeria | Series A, Seed, Pre-Seed | Apps, FinTech, Payments |
| Cristina Santin | 2 | Nigeria | Seed | FinTech, Insurance, Blockchain |
| White Hibiscus Capital | 1 |  |  |  |
| African Capital Alliance | 1 | Nigeria, Mauritius, United States | Private Equity | Construction, Telecommunications, Financial Services |
| Timi Aboyeji | 1 | Nigeria | Pre-Seed | Blockchain, Cryptocurrency |
| Helios Investment Partners | 1 | Nigeria, United Kingdom, United States | Private Equity, Debt Financing | Financial Services, Energy, Oil and Gas |
| HoaQ | 1 | Nigeria, United Kingdom, Togo | Pre-Seed, Seed, Angel | Financial Services, Internet, E-Commerce |
| AAIC Holdings | 1 | Togo, Nigeria, South Africa | Seed, Series A | Health Care, Medical, Apps |
| Tomiwa Olaosebikan | 1 | Nigeria | Pre-Seed | Blockchain, Cryptocurrency |
| Yellowwood | 1 | Nigeria | Pre-Seed | Payments, Financial Services |
| Hacked Capital | 1 | Nigeria | Pre-Seed | Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Financial Services |
| Jump Capital | 1 | United States, Singapore, United Kingdom | Seed, Series A, Series B | Blockchain, Software, Financial Services |
| Richmond Bassey | 1 | Nigeria | Pre-Seed | Payments, Financial Services |
| Opeyemi Awoyemi | 1 | Nigeria, United States | Pre-Seed, Seed | Payments, InsurTech, Insurance |
| The MasterCard Foundation | 1 | South Africa, Kenya, Ghana | Grant, Pre-Seed | Education, Information Technology, E-Learning |
| Accion Venture Lab | 1 | United States, India, Brazil | Seed, Series A | Financial Services, FinTech, Finance |
| Blackwell Capital Group | 1 | Nigeria, United States | Seed, Series B | Blockchain, Mobile Apps, Mobile Payments |
| Vijay Shankar | 1 | United States, India, United Kingdom | Seed, Series A, Series C | FinTech, Software, Financial Services |
| China Creation Ventures (CCV) | 1 | China, Taiwan, Nigeria | Series A, Series B, Series C | Artificial Intelligence, Financial Services, Software |
| Michael Pennington | 1 | United Kingdom, United States, Spain | Seed, Pre-Seed | Software, Information Technology, Financial Services |
| Visa | 1 | United States, United Kingdom, Egypt | Series B, Corporate Round | FinTech, Financial Services, Payments |
| Adlevo Capital | 1 | Ghana, Nigeria, United Kingdom | Series A, Series B | Mobile, FinTech, Financial Services |
| Launch Africa | 1 | Nigeria, South Africa, Kenya | Seed, Pre-Seed | Financial Services, FinTech, Information Technology |
| Amazon | 1 | United States, India, Canada | Series B, Seed | Software, E-Commerce, Information Technology |
| Abdul Hassan | 1 | Nigeria | Pre-Seed, Seed | FinTech, Financial Services, Payments |
| Kesho Capital | 1 | Nigeria | Pre-Seed | Payments, InsurTech, Insurance |

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