Medium · Apr 2024
Official rebrand note explaining the move from Wallets Africa to Spring in Africa and the shift toward a broader multi-service finance platform.
Public company, workplace, funding, and market signals
Spring in Africa (formerly Wallets Africa) is a fintech/wallet platform focused on consumer and business payments, money transfers, payment links, and crypto/Ethereum transactions. Public sources show a 2024 rebrand, Winter 2019 YC participation, and ongoing activity [Official site][YC][TechCabal][Medium].
Primary product
Multi-currency wallet and payment platform for bank transfers, payment links, and Ethereum/crypto transactions
Founded
2018
Headquarters
San Francisco, California, United States (publicly reported by YC/LinkedIn; some third-party databases still list Lagos, Nigeria)
Team size
1-10
Industry
Financial Services
Sub-industry
Fintech / digital wallet / payments
Offices
0 jobs at Spring in Africa
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Business model
Stage
Seed
Total raised
$1.6M
Latest round
Seed · Jun 2020
Latest amount
$1.3M
Mission-driven fintech messaging around making finance accessible, democratizing financial services, and building for emerging markets; public posts emphasize innovation, borderless finance, and utility for customers.
Pricing
Public evidence points to a fee-based model with commissions/transaction fees; exact pricing is not publicly detailed.
Differentiators
Technology
Customers
Competitors
Estimated revenue
$10M-$20M
Estimated monthly visits
379
Traffic estimate as of Jul 2026
Medium · Apr 2024
Official rebrand note explaining the move from Wallets Africa to Spring in Africa and the shift toward a broader multi-service finance platform.
Disrupt Africa · Oct 2023
Covered the launch of Spring, describing it as a multi-currency wallet with cashbacks and Ether transactions and noting the company’s consumer/business payments history.
TechCabal · Oct 2023
Announced the Spring product as a multi-currency wallet with cashbacks and Ethereum transactions, and quoted John Oke on the company mission.
Disrupt Africa · Jun 2020
Reported an undisclosed funding round and listed investors such as Samurai Incubate Africa, Mozilla Corporation, Brad Flora, Venture Souq, 9 Yards Capital, Maria Alegre, Zach and Noah Cohen, and Radu Spineau.
TechPoint Africa · Jun 2020
Reported a new funding round and named Mozilla, Samurai Incubate, 9Yards Capital, Michael Seibel and others among participants.