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Bamboo

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Rocket Ship Rating: 90 out of 100

Build the Future of Investing for Africa

Also known as BAMBOO SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGY LIMITED

  • Banking & lending
  • Wealth & investing
  • Social impact
Status
Operatingas of 2026-09-18Source (opens in a new tab)
Business model
B2C
Founded
2019
Employees
100+ People working across 11 countriesSource (opens in a new tab)
Customers
Africans
Legal name
BAMBOO SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
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Record updated 28 September 2026

About

Bamboo started by giving Nigerians a way to buy fractional shares of U.S. companies from their phone, and has since expanded into Nigerian stocks, savings, treasury bills, and dollar-denominated fixed income, with a growing footprint across Ghana and South Africa.

Funding snapshot

Total raised
$17.4MSEC form D sum, as of 2026-09-28Source (opens in a new tab)
Latest round
Round, $17.4M2022-01-20

Funding rounds

Round, 2022
$17.4M2022-01-20, SEC form D sold, 57 investors

About the company

Status notes
join more than 2.3 million people investing across Africa on Bamboo

Products

Android
Bamboo
Web
Bamboo
Ios
Bamboo
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