The Startup Atlas · Africa · Kenya
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M-KOPA
Finances smartphones, solar kits and e-motorbikes for informal workers in Africa, who repay in small daily installments.
- Founded
- 2011 · Nairobi, Kenya
- Founders
- Jesse Moore (Co-founder and CEO) · Nick Hughes (Co-founder) · Chad Larson (Co-founder)
- Website
- m-kopa.com
In their words
“Informal has never meant unviable. 10 million customers on, that's no longer a belief. It's proven”On the record
- 2026-07-22Reached 10 million customers across its five African markets and is adding about 10,000 new customers a day. Techeconomy
- 2026-02-26Said it has extended ₦231 billion in credit to more than one million customers in Nigeria. Techsoma
- 2023-05-15Secured more than $250 million in debt and equity: $200 million in debt led by Standard Bank and $36.5 million in equity from Sumitomo. Condia
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