Founded
Address
Critical Ideas Inc
San Francisco, CA
United States
Website
KANDO id: 1037126
Corporate information
Official name
Critical Ideas Inc
Also known as
Chipper Cash
Registration country
Company type
Modern mobile money marketplace in Africa.Overview
Chipper Cash is the first and largest mobile platform to offer instant cross-border money transfers in Africa. In their commitment to significantly improve access to critical financial services to over 1 billion people living in Africa, all in-country P2P transactions on Chipper Cash are free. It’s as easy as sending a text message.
Funding rounds
Series B USD 30,000,000
USD 30,000,000 ( )
| Investor | Profile | Country | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Ribbit Capital | Venture capital firm that invests globally in early stage companies who are aiming to disrupt financial services. | Initial investment. Led the round. | |
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500 Fintech LP | Initial investment. | ||
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Bezos Expeditions | Bezos Expeditions manages Jeff Bezos' personal venture capital investments. | Initial investment. | |
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500 Startups Management Co LLC (500 Startups) | Seed fund and startup accelerator. | Follow-on investment. | |
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Deciens Capital LLC | Follow-on investment. | ||
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One Way Ventures | Follow-on investment. | ||
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TEN13 | Follow-on investment. |
Series A USD 13,800,000
USD 13,800,000 ( )
| Investor | Profile | Country | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Deciens Capital LLC | Initial investment. Led the round. | ||
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Raptor Group | Initial investment. Led the round. | ||
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Liquid 2 Ventures (Liquid2 Ventures), (L2 Ventures) | Initial investment. | ||
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TEN13 | Initial investment. | ||
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500 Startups Management Co LLC (500 Startups) | Seed fund and startup accelerator. | Follow-on investment. | |
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Catalyst Fund | Follow-on investment. | ||
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One Way Ventures | Follow-on investment. | ||
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Transition Level Investments Pty Ltd | Follow-on investment. |
Seed
( )
| Investor | Profile | Country | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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500 Startups Management Co LLC (500 Startups) | Seed fund and startup accelerator. | Follow-on investment. |
Seed USD 6,000,000
USD 6,000,000 ( )
| Investor | Profile | Country | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Deciens Capital LLC | Follow-on investment. Led the round. | ||
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500 Startups Management Co LLC (500 Startups) | Seed fund and startup accelerator. | Follow-on investment. | |
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Catalyst Fund | Follow-on investment. |
Seed USD 2,400,000
USD 2,400,000 ( )
| Investor | Profile | Country | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
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500 Startups Management Co LLC (500 Startups) | Seed fund and startup accelerator. | Initial investment. Led the round. | |
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Deciens Capital LLC | Initial investment. Led the round. | ||
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Catalyst Fund | Initial investment. | ||
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Liquid 2 Ventures (Liquid2 Ventures), (L2 Ventures) | Initial investment. | ||
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One Way Ventures | Initial investment. | ||
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Transition Level Investments Pty Ltd | Initial investment. |
Investment activity status
Active investor