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Bamboo

Fintech · Lagos, Nigeria · Founded 2019

Offers direct, real-time access to the U.S stock market MoreLess

Bamboo is a fintech startup that provides a user-friendly platform for individuals, particularly those in Africa, to invest in a variety of financial products. The company operates in the financial services market, offering its clients access to investments in public listed US companies, Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs), African companies, mutual funds, and fixed income products from around the world.

Bamboo's business model is centered around making investing simple, accessible, and affordable. The platform uses fractional investing technology, allowing users to invest as much or as little as they want. This democratizes investing, making it possible for individuals with smaller amounts of capital to participate in the financial markets.

The company generates revenue by charging fees on the investments made through its platform. It also offers educational resources to help clients understand the basics of investing, further simplifying the process.

Bamboo places a strong emphasis on security, using state-of-the-art data encryption and two-factor authentication to protect users' financial information. The company is backed by top financial market operators and exceeds traditional banking security standards. Its payment processor, Flutterwave, is PADSS & PCIDSS compliant, satisfying the highest level of Security Audit available.

In addition, Bamboo offers a fixed-income dollar-denominated investment product, Bamboo Fixed Returns, which provides up to 8% annual returns. This allows users to diversify their portfolios and invest their extra cash.

Keywords: Fintech, Investing, Fractional Investing, Financial Education, Security, Africa, US Stocks, Exchange Traded Funds, Mutual Funds, Fixed Income Products.

Valuation $0–100M
Revenue $10–50M
Headcount 100–500
Total funding $10–50M
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Company overview

Bamboo company information

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Status
Operational
Founded
2019
Headquarters
Lagos, Nigeria
Employees
304
Open positions
None listed
Dealroom signal
88.9
client focusb2ctechnologyMobile appsub industryWealth Managementbusiness modelMarketplace & ecommerceindustryFintechsectorNeo Brokers TradingsectorWoman FoundersectorYC W20sectorfinancial inclusion

Valuation & funding

Bamboo funding history

Company financing events and reported valuations.

Deal typeDateAmountValuationInvestorsSource
EARLY VCEquity / VC Mar 2022 $17M $70M Undisclosed
SERIES AEquity / VC Jan 2022 $15M $60M Motley Fool Ventures · The Chrysalis Capital · Greycroft Partners · Michael Seibel
EARLY VCEquity / VC Nov 2020 $0 Outlierz Ventures · Norrsken Foundation
SEEDEquity / VC Mar 2020 $125K $500K Y Combinator
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Financials

Revenue and workforce over time

Available revenue and workforce history. Fields without reported data are omitted.

YearRevenueGrowthEmployees
2026 $20M 0% 315
2025 $20M 0% 269
2024 $20M 0% 207
2023 $20M +111.4% 172
2022 $9.3M +145.3% 67
2021 $3.8M +40.7% 40
2020 $2.7M 29
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Growth signals

Bamboo website traffic

Latest recorded traffic for Bamboo is 98K monthly website visits, down 10.9% over the last three months. Bamboo's team grew 13% over the past year.

Latest monthly visits98K 3-month web change-10.9% 1-year team growth+13%
Monthly website visits76 observations · Mar 2020–Jul 2026
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Comparisons

Bamboo compared with similar companies

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Talent graph

Bamboo's talent

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Team profiled 22 named & role-tagged
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Investors

25 investors on Bamboo's cap table

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Seed 1 investor entered at this stage
Series A 8 investors entered at this stage
Outlierz Ventures
Norrsken Foundation
Greycroft Partners
Tiger Global
Motley Fool Ventures
The Chrysalis Capital
Michael Seibel
Saison Capital
Other known 16 additional known investors
ACE and Company
Chi Achebe
Christopher Hill
Future Africa
Ingressive Capital
Kairos Angels
Kelechi N.
Kepple Africa Ventures
Magic Fund
Rebel Fund
Samurai Incubate
Samurai Incubate Africa
Selma Ribica
Sun Choi
Walid Aradi
Wesley Schwalje

Global footprint

Where Bamboo has talent and traffic

Workforce by country
9 countries with
team presence
🇳🇬 Nigeria72.2%
🇺🇸 United States9.7%
🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates4.2%
🇬🇭 Ghana2.8%
🇬🇧 United Kingdom2.8%
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In the news

Latest news about Bamboo

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Market sentiment

What the market is saying about Bamboo

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