WorkPay
Workpay is a Payroll, Benefits, Compliance & embed finance for local and remote teams in Africa.
Location: Kenya
Website: https://www.myworkpay.com/
Sector: Services
Funding Stage: Seed Grant Pre-Series A Venture Round Series A
Total Funding ($m): $18.7M
# of Founders: 2
Founding Year: 2017
Funding Year: 2024
Status: Active
| Year | Amount | Stage | Investors |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $2.1m | Seed | Kepple Africa Ventures, Y Combinator, Soma Capital, Musha Ventures, P1 Ventures, Angel Investors |
| 2021 | $0.1m | Grant | Google For Startups Black Founders Fund |
| 2023 | $2.7m | Pre-Series A | Launch Africa, Saviu Ventures, Acadian Ventures, Proparco, Fondation Botnar, Kara Ventures, Axian Group, P1 Ventures, Norrsken (accelerator) |
| 2024 | $8.8m | Venture Round | n.a. |
| 2024 | $5m | Series A | Norrsken 22, Visa, Y Combinator, Acadian Ventures |
| Paul Kimani , Jackson Kibigo , , |
Seed $2.1m
Kepple Africa Ventures, Y Combinator, Soma Capital, Musha Ventures, P1 Ventures, Angel Investors
Grant $0.1m
Google For Startups Black Founders Fund
Pre-Series A $2.7m
Launch Africa, Saviu Ventures, Acadian Ventures, Proparco, Fondation Botnar, Kara Ventures, Axian Group, P1 Ventures, Norrsken (accelerator)
Venture Round $8.8m
n.a.
Series A $5m
Norrsken 22, Visa, Y Combinator, Acadian Ventures