Wave Overview

  • Status
  • Private

  • Employees
  • 2,792

Employees

  • Latest Deal Type
  • Angel

  • Investors
  • 17

Wave General Information

Description

Developer of a financial platform designed to provide cashless services. The company's platform offers a digital financial network offering services like deposit and withdrawal of money, bill payments, money transfers, and many more, enabling clients to use cashless transactions for their business.

Contact Information

Website
www.wave.com
Ownership Status
Privately Held (backing)
Financing Status
Venture Capital-Backed
Primary Industry
Financial Software
Other Industries
Application Software
Other Financial Services
Corporate Office
  • Keur Gorgui
  • Dakar, CP10200
  • Senegal

Wave Timeline

2021202220232024
Financing RoundCaptured Employee CountEstimated Employee Growth

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Wave Valuation & Funding

Deal Type Date Amount Raised to Date Post-Val Status Stage
7. Angel (individual) 00000 Completed Generating Revenue
6. Later Stage VC 28-Apr-2023 0000 00000 Completed Generating Revenue
5. Later Stage VC 25-Oct-2022 000 00000 Completed Generating Revenue
4. Debt - General 06-Jul-2022 000.00 00000 Completed Generating Revenue
3. Debt - General 22-Mar-2022 00000 Completed Generating Revenue
2. Early Stage VC (Series A) 07-Sep-2021 $200M $200M 00.00 Completed Generating Revenue
1. Accelerator/Incubator 01-Jan-2012 $125K $125K 00.000 Completed Generating Revenue
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Wave Comparisons

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Wave Competitors (3)

Company Name Financing Status Location Employees Total Raised Last Financing Date/Type Last Financing Amount
Flutterwave Venture Capital-Backed San Francisco, CA 000 00000 00000000000 00000
Interswitch Private Equity-Backed Lagos, Nigeria 0000 00000 0000000 0000 00000
OPay Venture Capital-Backed Lagos, Nigeria 0000 00000 00000000000 00000
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Wave Executive Team (7)

Name Title Board Seat Contact Info
Drew Durbin Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer
Ruth Lee Chief Technology Officer
Coura Sene General Manager & WAEMU Regional Director
Emily Austin Chief People Officer
Lincoln Quirk Co-Founder & Chief Product Officer
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Wave Signals

Growth Rate

0.80% Weekly
Growth
Weekly Growth 0.80%, 93rd %
-35.5%. 530%

Size Multiple

219x Median
Size Multiple 219x, 100th %ile
0.00x 0.95x. 413Kx

Key Data Points

Twitter Followers

5.5k

Similarweb Unique Visitors

15.0K

Majestic Referring Domains

314

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Wave Investors (17)

Investor Name Investor Type Holding Investor Since Participating Rounds Contact Info
Base Capital (Cape Town) Venture Capital Minority 000 0000 000000 0
Glynn Capital Venture Capital Minority 000 0000 000000 0
LoftyInc Capital Management Venture Capital Minority 000 0000 000000 0
Serena Ventures Venture Capital Minority 000 0000 000000 0
Stellar (Financial Software) Venture Capital Minority 000 0000 000000 0
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Wave FAQs

  • Who is the founder of Wave?

    Drew Durbin and Lincoln Quirk are the founders of Wave.

  • Who is the CEO of Wave?

    Drew Durbin is the CEO of Wave.

  • Where is Wave headquartered?

    Wave is headquartered in Dakar, Senegal.

  • What is the size of Wave?

    Wave has 2,792 total employees.

  • What industry is Wave in?

    Wave’s primary industry is Financial Software.

  • Is Wave a private or public company?

    Wave is a Private company.

  • What is Wave’s current revenue?

    The current revenue for Wave is 00000.

  • How much funding has Wave raised over time?

    Wave has raised $397M.

  • Who are Wave’s investors?

    Base Capital (Cape Town), Glynn Capital, LoftyInc Capital Management, Serena Ventures, and Stellar (Financial Software) are 5 of 17 investors who have invested in Wave.

  • Who are Wave’s competitors?

    Flutterwave, Interswitch, and OPay are competitors of Wave.

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