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Formation 8

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3 investments·1 product on Liners
Formation 8 is a venture capital firm that supported top entrepreneurs to build market leading smart enterprise and energy technology companies. The firm was headquartered in San Francisco, California. Formation 8 invested $179.2 million across three funding rounds in Nigeria from September 2015 to March 2019. It participated in seed, Series A, and Series C stages, with a focus on the fintech sector. All investments targeted Branch, a company providing instant smartphone loans, payments, and savings in Nigeria. Co-investors included Andreessen Horowitz, Khosla Impact, and others such as Foundation Capital, Foxhaven, Visa, Trinity Ventures, Victory Park Capital, International Finance Corporation, CreditEase, Greenspring Associates, and B Capital Group.

Total Invested

$179.2M

Active Since

Sep 2015

Latest Investment

Mar 2019

Top Stage

Series C

Formation 8 Investment Regions

🇳🇬 Nigeria (3)

Formation 8 Investment Sectors

Fintech (3)

Formation 8 Investment Timeline

Favicon of BranchBranchSeries C$170MMar 2019
withFoundation CapitalFoxhavenVisaTrinity VenturesVictory Park Capital+5 more
Favicon of BranchBranchSeries A$9.2MMar 2016
withKhosla ImpactAndreessen Horowitz
Favicon of BranchBranchSeedSep 2015
withKhosla Impact

Products Backed by Formation 8

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Branch🇳🇬
Instant smartphone loans, payments, and savings in one app
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Investors Similar to Formation 8

Andreessen Horowitz (2)Khosla Impact (2)Foundation Capital (1)Foxhaven (1)Visa (1)Trinity Ventures (1)Victory Park Capital (1)International Finance Corporation (1)

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