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title: "Stellar Development Foundation"
description: "The Stellar Development Foundation (SDF) is a nonprofit organization based in San Francisco. Its mission is to create equitable access to the global financial system through blockchain technology, and it supports the development and growth of the Stellar network. SDF’s recorded Africa investments span seed, other, grant, and Series E rounds. The companies listed are concentrated in fintech, with additional activity in crypto and Web3 and media and entertainment. Nigeria and Kenya account for most of the listed investments, alongside investments in Côte d’Ivoire, Mauritius, and South Africa."
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# Stellar Development Foundation

The Stellar Development Foundation (SDF) is a nonprofit organization based in San Francisco. Its mission is to create equitable access to the global financial system through blockchain technology, and it supports the development and growth of the Stellar network. SDF’s recorded Africa investments span seed, other, grant, and Series E rounds. The companies listed are concentrated in fintech, with additional activity in crypto and Web3 and media and entertainment. Nigeria and Kenya account for most of the listed investments, alongside investments in Côte d’Ivoire, Mauritius, and South Africa.

## Breadcrumbs

- [Investors](/investors)
- [Stellar Development Foundation](/investors/stellar-development-foundation)

## Summary

The Stellar Development Foundation (SDF) is a nonprofit organization based in San Francisco. Its mission is to create equitable access to the global financial system through blockchain technology, and it supports the development and growth of the Stellar network. SDF’s recorded Africa investments span seed, other, grant, and Series E rounds. The companies listed are concentrated in fintech, with additional activity in crypto and Web3 and media and entertainment. Nigeria and Kenya account for most of the listed investments, alongside investments in Côte d’Ivoire, Mauritius, and South Africa.

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## Recorded investments

| Product | URL | Stage | Amount | Date |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Yolat | /yolat | Other | 110000 | 2026-06-01T00:00:00.000Z |
| Jia | /jia | Seed | 3000000 | 2026-05-01T00:00:00.000Z |
| SurgePay | /surgepay | Grant | 100000 | 2026-04-01T00:00:00.000Z |
| JoonaPay | /joonapay | Grant | 100000 | 2026-03-01T00:00:00.000Z |
| Arrel | /arrel | Other | 150000 | 2025-09-01T00:00:00.000Z |

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- [All investors](/investors)
- [Funding rounds](/funding)

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