# Wave

> Mobile money platform making digital payments radically affordable in Francophone Africa.

## Why it is interesting

Senegal's first unicorn — 70% cheaper than telco-led mobile money with $200M Series A at $1.7B valuation.

## Profile

- **Stage:** series-a
- **Status:** private
- **Industries:** enterprise-saas
- **Coverage:** full
- **Last updated:** 2026-07-24

## Key facts

- Series A (Sep 2021): $200M at $1.7B led by Sequoia Heritage, Founders Fund, Stripe, Ribbit (TechCrunch)
- a16z listed on public investment list; primary syndicate above from press

## Investors in our directory

- https://venturecapitaltracker.com/fund/andreessen-horowitz
- https://venturecapitaltracker.com/fund/founders-fund
- https://venturecapitaltracker.com/fund/ribbit-capital
- https://venturecapitaltracker.com/fund/sequoia

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Source: https://venturecapitaltracker.com/startup/wave