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title: "Startup Wise Guys"
description: "Startup Wise Guys is an accelerator and early-stage investor headquartered in Tallinn, Estonia. Its official site describes it as focused on underserved markets, and its team includes a General Partner Africa, indicating an operational presence tied to the region. In Africa, Startup Wise Guys has backed startups at seed and pre-seed, with your records showing 20 rounds from March 2018 to December 2023. Its activity in the region has been concentrated in fintech, logistics and supply chain, marketing and CRM, and edtech, with the strongest country focus in Nigeria, Côte d’Ivoire, Uganda, Kenya, and Ghana. The companies in your records include PayQin, KiotaPay, Hisa, FX Kudi, T40, Scrapays, Nigenius, Shipbubble, Bunce, Zofi Cash, and others. The investor’s official site states that it has invested in more than 440 startups since 2012 and runs programs across Europe and Africa. That aligns with its Africa-focused team structure and its emphasis on early-stage investing in underserved markets."
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# Startup Wise Guys

Startup Wise Guys is an accelerator and early-stage investor headquartered in Tallinn, Estonia. Its official site describes it as focused on underserved markets, and its team includes a General Partner Africa, indicating an operational presence tied to the region. In Africa, Startup Wise Guys has backed startups at seed and pre-seed, with your records showing 20 rounds from March 2018 to December 2023. Its activity in the region has been concentrated in fintech, logistics and supply chain, marketing and CRM, and edtech, with the strongest country focus in Nigeria, Côte d’Ivoire, Uganda, Kenya, and Ghana. The companies in your records include PayQin, KiotaPay, Hisa, FX Kudi, T40, Scrapays, Nigenius, Shipbubble, Bunce, Zofi Cash, and others. The investor’s official site states that it has invested in more than 440 startups since 2012 and runs programs across Europe and Africa. That aligns with its Africa-focused team structure and its emphasis on early-stage investing in underserved markets.

## Breadcrumbs

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## Summary

Startup Wise Guys is an accelerator and early-stage investor headquartered in Tallinn, Estonia. Its official site describes it as focused on underserved markets, and its team includes a General Partner Africa, indicating an operational presence tied to the region. In Africa, Startup Wise Guys has backed startups at seed and pre-seed, with your records showing 20 rounds from March 2018 to December 2023. Its activity in the region has been concentrated in fintech, logistics and supply chain, marketing and CRM, and edtech, with the strongest country focus in Nigeria, Côte d’Ivoire, Uganda, Kenya, and Ghana. The companies in your records include PayQin, KiotaPay, Hisa, FX Kudi, T40, Scrapays, Nigenius, Shipbubble, Bunce, Zofi Cash, and others. The investor’s official site states that it has invested in more than 440 startups since 2012 and runs programs across Europe and Africa. That aligns with its Africa-focused team structure and its emphasis on early-stage investing in underserved markets.

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## Recorded investments

| Product | URL | Stage | Amount | Date |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Zofi Cash | /zofi-cash | Seed | 50000 | 2023-12-01T00:00:00.000Z |
| Shipbubble | /shipbubble | Seed | 20000 | 2023-03-01T00:00:00.000Z |
| Bunce | /bunce | Seed | 20000 | 2023-03-01T00:00:00.000Z |
| FX Kudi | /fx-kudi | Seed | 80000 | 2023-02-01T00:00:00.000Z |
| Hisa | /hisa | Seed | 70000 | 2023-02-01T00:00:00.000Z |

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