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title: "Accion"
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# Accion

Accion is a global nonprofit organization that works to create a financially inclusive world by supporting innovative financial service providers and fintech companies. Through its investment strategies, including Accion Ventures, Accion acts as an early stage investor in inclusive fintech and is headquartered in Washington, D.C., as confirmed by its official materials. In Africa, Accion has been an active backer of early stage companies that expand access to financial services and improve financial health for underserved people. The firm invests primarily at the seed and Series A stages, with a particular focus on fintech and adjacent sectors such as insurtech, agricultural finance, small business finance solutions, and digital payments. Based on the investment data provided, Accion has participated in nine funding rounds in Africa between 2013 and 2025, with commitments across Kenya, Tanzania, Nigeria, Egypt, and South Africa, supporting companies that provide embedded liquidity, SME financing, digital insurance distribution, pay as you go energy solutions, and farm inputs and credit. Accion’s African portfolio includes ventures such as Kuunda, PaidHR, Flowcart, Khazna, Lami, Apollo Agriculture, Lula, PayGo Energy, and Kopo Kopo, reflecting a consistent focus on technology driven models that broaden access to quality financial services. Across these investments, Accion aligns commercial discipline with impact, aiming to help scale business models that leverage data and digital channels to reach underserved customers while maintaining strong financial performance.

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## Summary

Accion is a global nonprofit organization that works to create a financially inclusive world by supporting innovative financial service providers and fintech companies. Through its investment strategies, including Accion Ventures, Accion acts as an early stage investor in inclusive fintech and is headquartered in Washington, D.C., as confirmed by its official materials. In Africa, Accion has been an active backer of early stage companies that expand access to financial services and improve financial health for underserved people. The firm invests primarily at the seed and Series A stages, with a particular focus on fintech and adjacent sectors such as insurtech, agricultural finance, small business finance solutions, and digital payments. Based on the investment data provided, Accion has participated in nine funding rounds in Africa between 2013 and 2025, with commitments across Kenya, Tanzania, Nigeria, Egypt, and South Africa, supporting companies that provide embedded liquidity, SME financing, digital insurance distribution, pay as you go energy solutions, and farm inputs and credit. Accion’s African portfolio includes ventures such as Kuunda, PaidHR, Flowcart, Khazna, Lami, Apollo Agriculture, Lula, PayGo Energy, and Kopo Kopo, reflecting a consistent focus on technology driven models that broaden access to quality financial services. Across these investments, Accion aligns commercial discipline with impact, aiming to help scale business models that leverage data and digital channels to reach underserved customers while maintaining strong financial performance.

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## Recorded investments

| Product | URL | Stage | Amount | Date |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Kuunda | /kuunda | Seed | 7500000 | 2025-10-01T00:00:00.000Z |
| PaidHR | /paidhr | Seed | 1800000 | 2025-06-01T00:00:00.000Z |
| Flowcart | /flowcart | Seed | 1500000 | 2024-08-01T00:00:00.000Z |
| Khazna | /khazna | Series A | 19000000 | 2022-03-01T00:00:00.000Z |
| Lami | /lami | Seed | 1800000 | 2021-05-01T00:00:00.000Z |

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