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Umba

Umba

Private
San Francisco, CaliforniaFinTechhttps://umba.com/kenya

Last Round

Debt

Apr 9, 2025

Est. Valuation

$25M

Total Funding Raised

$39.55M

Momentum

Top 5%

of companies Caplight tracks

Company Overview

Umba is a fintech company that provides digital banking services, including bank accounts, loans, and payments, for customers in emerging African markets.

Sector

FinTech

Verticals

Digital Banking, Lending & Credit, Digital Payments, Stablecoins, Personal Finance

Business Model

B2C

Customer Profile

Revenue Share, Payment Processing Fee

AI Layer

Application

Keywords

digital bankingneobankmobile bankingmicrofinancestablecoincrypto bankingautomated underwritingcredit scoringfinancial inclusionSME financingpayment processingunbankedfintechweb3

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Umba Comparables

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Aella Microfinance Bank
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Affinity Africa
80%
Carbon
78%

Umba Funding Rounds

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Data table
RoundDateAmount RaisedValuationInvestorsSources
DebtApr 9, 2025
VC RoundDec 1, 2023
DebtNov 1, 2023
Series AApr 13, 2022
Series AFeb 18, 2022
Seed
Dec 17, 2020

Key People

Founding team and executive leadership

Barry O'Mahony

Co-Founder, Chief Financial Officer

Founding Team

Henry K Mbugua

Chief Executive Officer

Executive Team

Tiernan Kennedy

CEO

Executive Team

Mauricio Martinez

Group Chief Financial Officer

Executive Team

Umba Investors

Notable investors and investment history

Market signals

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  • Jul 26, 2026

    Monthly visitors grew 133% MoM, reaching 41.5K.

  • Apr 12, 2026

    Kenyan microfinance bank achieved 19% average monthly growth.

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Firmographic Details

HeadquartersSan Francisco, California
Employee Range138
Year Founded2018
Last FundingApr 9, 2025

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