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== History ==
The company was founded in 2016 by [[Iyinoluwa Aboyeji]], [[Olugbenga Agboola]], and Adeleke Adekoya and is headquartered in [[San Francisco]], [[California]] with current operations in the U.S., Canada, [[Nigeria]], [[Kenya]], [[Uganda]], [[Ghana]], [[South Africa]], and 29 other African countries.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|last=Tom|first=Jackson|date=10 March 2021|title=Nigerian payments startup Flutterwave achieves "unicorn" status after $170m funding round|url=https://disrupt-africa.com/2021/03/10/nigerian-payments-startup-flutterwave-achieves-unicorn-status-after-170m-funding-round/|access-date=13 March 2021|website=Disrupt Africa}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Flutterwave Expands Remittance Capabilities in the US, Canada, Egypt and Rebrands $end to Send App by Flutterwave {{!}} The Flutterwave Blog |url=https://flutterwave.com/gb/blog/flutterwave-expands-remittance-capabilities-in-the-us-canada-egypt-and-rebrands-end-to-send-app-by-flutterwave |access-date=2024-08-27 |website=Flutterwave Expands Remittance Capabilities in the US, Canada, Egypt and Rebrands $end to Send App by Flutterwave {{!}} The Flutterwave Blog |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":1" />
In 2021, Flutterwave raised a US$170 million [[Series C]] funding round.<ref>{{Cite web|title=African payments company Flutterwave raises $170M, now valued at over $1B|url=https://techcrunch.com/2021/03/09/african-payments-company-flutterwave-raises-170m-now-valued-at-over-1b/|access-date=13 March 2021|website=Tech Crunch}}</ref> At the time, this was the largest amount ever secured by an African tech startup and gave it a valuation of over US$1 billion,<ref>{{Cite web|last=Princewill|first=Nimi|date=11 March 2021|title=Nigerian startup Flutterwave secures $170 million in capital injections from investors, now valued at over $1 billion|url=https://edition.cnn.com/2021/03/10/africa/startup-flutterwave-funding-intl/index.html|access-date=13 March 2021|website=[[CNN]]}}</ref> making Flutterwave a [[Unicorn (finance)|unicorn]].<ref name=":0" /> Investors in Flutterwave include [[Y Combinator|Y-Combinator]], [[Visa Inc.|Visa Ventures]], [[Mastercard]], Avenir Growth Capital, and [[Tiger Global Management]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Dealroom: About Flutterwave|url=https://app.dealroom.co/companies/flutterwave|access-date=13 March 2021|website=[[Dealroom]]}}</ref> Flutterwave raised a US$250 million Series D funding round at over US$3 billion valuation in 2022 as well.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2022-02-16|title=Flutterwave secures $250m Series D with valuation at over $3bn|url=https://techcabal.com/2022/02/16/flutterwave-secures-250m-series-d/|access-date=2022-02-21|website=TechCabal|language=en-US}}</ref>
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