CrowdForce
Crowdforce is an app that allows any local merchant in Africa,…
Y CombinatorWinter 2020AcquiredFintechBanking and ExchangeFintech
What they do
Problem
Many people in Africa lack convenient access to banking services and cash-in/cash-out points in their local communities.
Solution
CrowdForce provides an app that turns local merchants into bank-branch agents within minutes to offer basic financial services.
Who it's for
Local merchants (SMBs) in Africa, starting in Nigeria, who want to offer agent banking services to nearby customers.
Founders
Oluwatomi Ayorinde
Founder
Oluwatomi Ayorinde (Experience Software Engineer, Former SAP Development Consultant, Stanford Seed Graduate) Built the most successful banking solution for microfinance banks in Nigeria
Damilola Ayorinde
Founder
Company timeline
- Founded2017
- YC batchWinter 2020
- StatusAcquired
- Team size41 people
- LocationAbuja, Federal Capital Territory, Nigeria
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