Yellow Card
OperatingYellow Card Financial is a digital currency exchange for the cash market.
- FinTech
- Lagos, Nigeria
- Venture
- Founded 2016
- yellowcard.io ↗
- Total raised
- $130M
- disclosed
- Last round
- $40M
- Venture
- Rounds
- 7
- since 2016
- Investors
- 31
- on record
- Employees
- 11–50
About Yellow Card
Yellow Card Financial is a digital currency exchange for the cash market. Our mission is to make bitcoin and basic financial services more accessible, and affordable, than ever before. The company partners with local merchants, vendors, and convenience stores to sell their vouchers and once the customer purchases the voucher, they redeem it for cryptocurrency through a mobile platform and they can even send money to their family or buy whatever they may need online, allowing even bankless individuals to participate in e-commerce
Yellow Card funding7 rounds
All 7 rounds →Yellow Card has raised $130M across 7 disclosed rounds. The latest is a $40M Venture announced 04 Aug 2026.
- $1.5MSeedSeed, $1.5M, $1.5M raised to date
- $15MSeries ASeries A, $15M, $16.5M raised to date
- $40MSeries BSeries B, $40M, $56.5M raised to date
- $33MSeries CSeries C, $33M, $89.5M raised to date
- $40MVentureVenture, $40M, $130M raised to date
SLA Funding Index · grey is capital raised before each round · 2 undisclosed rounds not drawn
Who has invested in Yellow Card
| Announced | Round | Lead · investors | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 04 Aug 2026 | Yellow Card Venture | SC Ventures +4 | $40M |
| 16 Oct 2024 | Yellow Card Series C | Blockchain Capital +8 | $33M |
| 19 Sep 2022 | Yellow Card Series B | Polychain Capital +10 | $40M |
| 30 Mar 2022 | Yellow Card Non-equity Assistance | Yale Africa Startup Review | Not disclosed |
| 26 Sep 2021 | Yellow Card Series A | Valar Ventures +10 | $15M |
| 27 Aug 2020 | Yellow Card Seed | Andreessen Horowitz +2 | $1.5M |
| 01 Sep 2019 | Yellow Card Seed | Metal VC | Not disclosed |
Yellow Card founders & team
Full team →- Ross EverettGroup Chief Financial Officer
- Jason Marshall`Chief Operating Officer
- Munachi OguekeCBO
- John ColsonChief Marketing Officer
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Frequently asked about Yellow Card
- Where is Yellow Card based and when was it founded?
- Yellow Card is headquartered in Lagos, Nigeria and was founded in 2016.
- How much funding has Yellow Card raised?
- Yellow Card has raised $130M across 7 disclosed rounds. Its latest, a $40M Venture, was announced on Aug 04, 2026.
- Who has invested in Yellow Card?
- Backers include SC Ventures, Sony Innovation Fund, Polychain Capital, Blockchain Capital and 27 others.
- What sector is Yellow Card in?
- Yellow Card operates in FinTech, Financial Services and Cryptocurrency.
