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In this fireside chat featuring Shola Akinlade, co-founder and CEO of Paystack, founders will learn what it takes to build a high-growth startup in an emerging market.
During the chat, we’ll discuss how Paystack got into Y Combinator (and what set them apart from the tens of thousands who have applied), how they acquired over 60,000 customers in just a few years, and what they learned on their road to acquisition by Stripe.
Moderated by Stripe startup partner lead and YC-alum, Parinaz Firozi.
Join us as we sit down with Paystack, a technology company powering payments and growth for businesses in Africa.Â
Over 60,000 businesses of all sizes—from startups to government agencies—use Paystack's robust suite of payments APIs to collect and transfer online and offline payments securely. They were the first Nigerian company to be accepted into Silicon Valley–based accelerator, Y Combinator, and raised over $10 million from both international and local investors including Stripe, Visa, Tencent, Comcast Ventures Catalyst Fund, and more.
The company was acquired by Stripe in 2020 but continues to scale independently across the continent.
Shola is co-founder and CEO of Paystack, a technology company powering payments and growth for businesses in Africa.
Prior to Paystack, Shola co-founded Precurio, an open-source collaboration software for businesses in emerging markets that was downloaded over 150,000 times and made available in six languages.
