Company

Chipper Cash

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Rocket Ship Rating: 95 out of 100

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Also known as Critical Ideas, Inc.

Banking & lending
Payments
Wealth & investing

Status: Operatingas of 2026-09-22
Business model: B2B2C
Customers: people and businesses in Africa
Legal name: Critical Ideas, Inc.

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Record updated 28 September 2026

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Your free Chipper account unlocks international transfers, payment cards and investing for Africans.

Funding snapshot

Total raised: $234MSEC form D sum, as of 2026-09-28Source (opens in a new tab)
Latest round: Series C, $100M

Funding rounds

Round, 2023: $4M2023-04-06, SEC form D sold, 5 investors
Round, 2021: $110M2021-10-29, SEC form D sold, 1 investor
Round, 2021: $77.2M2021-05-21, SEC form D sold, 12 investors
Round, 2020: $30M2020-11-13, SEC form D sold, 11 investors
Round, 2020: $6.5M2020-06-01, SEC form D sold, 11 investors
Round, 2020: $4.3M2020-01-02, SEC form D sold, 7 investors
Round, 2019: $2.1M2019-04-30, SEC form D sold, 7 investors
Series B: $30MCompany stated
Seed: $2.4MCompany stated
Series C: $100MCompany stated
Series A: $13.8MCompany stated

Products

Ios: Chipper Cash (opens in a new tab)
Android: Chipper Cash (opens in a new tab)