Lula

Private

Cape TownFinTechhttps://lula.co.za/

Last Round

Debt

Feb 4, 2026

Total Funding Raised

$85M

Momentum

Top 25%

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Company Overview

Lula is a fintech company that provides digital business funding and cash flow management solutions for small and medium enterprises.

Sector

FinTech

Verticals

Digital Banking, Lending & Credit, Credit Scoring, Business Intelligence, Digital Payments

Business Model

B2B

Customer Profile

Usage-Based SaaS, Services & Consulting, Subscription SaaS

AI Layer

Application

Keywords

SME bankingdigital business accountembedded financeworking capitalAI credit scoringbusiness fundingcash flow managementneobanksmall business loansfintechautomated lendingrevenue-based financingmerchant cash advanceSMEdigital lending

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Lula Comps

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Lula comps — public and private peers by sector, stage, and business model
Company	Status	Est. Valuation	Rev Multiple
OpenAI	Private	$86.0B	~40x
Cohere	Private	$5.0B	--
Competitor 1	Public	$XX.XB	XXx
Competitor 2	Public	$XX.XB	XXx

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Lula Funding Rounds

Historical fundraising activity

Data table
Round	Date	Amount Raised	Valuation	Investors	Sources
Debt	Feb 4, 2026
Debt	Nov 11, 2025
Series B	Feb 1, 2023
Debt	Dec 15, 2022
Debt	Dec 9, 2021
Debt	Jun 1, 2021

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Key People

Founding team and executive leadership

Neil Welman

Co-founder And CTO

Founding Team

Trevor Gosling

Co-founder & CEO

Founding Team

Lula Investors

Notable investors and investment history

Lula investors
Investor	Rounds
HALLMANN HOLDING	Seed
Team Africa Ventures	Series A
Women's World Banking Asset Management	Series B
The World Bank Group	Series B
FMO Entrepreneurial Development Bank	Debt
International Finance Corporation	Series B, Debt, Series A
KFW DEG	Series B

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Market signals

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Feb 3, 2026
$21.3M debt round completed.
Dec 8, 2025
Added Bilic, a construction SMB, as a customer.

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Lula Filings

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Firmographic Details

HeadquartersCape Town

Employee Range353

Year Founded2014

Last FundingFeb 4, 2026

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