When was Kotani Pay founded?

Kotani Pay was founded in 2021 and raised its 1st funding round within a year of its incorporation.

Where is Kotani Pay located?

Kotani Pay is headquartered in Nairobi, Kenya.

Is Kotani Pay a funded company?

Kotani Pay is a funded company, having raised a total of $2M across 4 funding rounds to date. The company's 1st funding round was a $***** Grant (prize money) round, raised on Jun 08, 2021.

When was the latest funding round of Kotani Pay?

Kotani Pay's latest funding was a $***** Seed round on Oct 21, 2025, with participation from 1 investor.

Where does Kotani Pay rank among its competitors?

Kotani Pay ranks 8th amongst 278 active competitors, of which 38 are funded. It stands 9th in terms of total funding among its competitors. The most recent competitor to raise funding was Kotani Pay, which secured an undisclosed amount in Oct, 2025.

Who are the top competitors of Kotani Pay?

Kotani Pay's top competitors include CoinPayments, Simplex and Coinflow. Among them, Kotani Pay secured the most recent funding round in October, 2025.

Kotani Pay - 2026 Company Profile, Team, Funding & Competitors

Kotani Pay is a seed company based in Nairobi (Kenya), founded in 2021 by Samuel Kariuki, Brian A K and Jonathan M. It operates as an AI-backed payroll management platform for gig workers. Kotani Pay has raised $2M in funding from P1 Ventures. The company has 278 active competitors, including 38 funded and 14 that have exited. Its top competitors include companies like CoinPayments, Simplex and Coinflow.

Company Details

AI-backed payroll management platform for gig workers. It is a technology stack that enables blockchain protocols, dapps, and blockchain fintech companies to integrate seamlessly into local payment channels. It helps provide payments to annotators and other artificial Intelligence workers.

Website: kotanipay.com
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Email ID: *****@kotanipay.com

Key Metrics

Founded Year

2021

Location

Nairobi, Kenya

Stage

Seed

Total Funding

$2M in 4 rounds

Latest Funding Round

Seed, Oct 21, 2025, $*****

Investors

P1 Ventures & 11 more

Ranked

8^th among 278 active competitors

Similar Companies

CoinPayments & 609 more

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Kotani Pay has raised a total funding of $2M over 4 rounds. Its first funding round was on Jun 08, 2021. Its latest funding round was a Seed round on Oct 21, 2025 for $*****. 1 investor participated in its latest round. Kotani Pay has 12 institutional investors.

Here is the list of recent funding rounds of Kotani Pay:

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Date of Funding	Funding Amount	Round Name	Post-Money Valuation	Revenue Multiple	Lead Investors	Other Investors
Oct 21, 2025	3258681	Seed	8746941	5301976	9075324	5579252
Sep 05, 2023	1831414	Seed	4535595	7318320	6609865	Luno & 1 more
Jan 20, 2022	2842785	Seed	2292440	4055695	9832124	Flori Ventures & 5 more

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The founders of Kotani Pay are Samuel Kariuki, Brian A K and Jonathan M. Felix Macharia is the CEO of Kotani Pay.

Here are the details of Kotani Pay's key team members:

Samuel Kariuki: Co-Founder & COO of Kotani Pay.
Contact Info: 1 email address
Brian A K: Co-Founder, Chief Merchant Acquisition & Api Partnerships Officer of Kotani Pay.
Contact Info: 1 email address
Jonathan M: Co-Founder & CPO of Kotani Pay.
Contact Info: 1 email address

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Top competitors of Kotani Pay include CoinPayments, Simplex and Coinflow. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Kotani Pay, ranked by Tracxn score:

Rank	Company Details	Short Description	Total Funding	Investors	Tracxn Score
1st	CoinPayments 2013, Vancouver (Canada), Series A	Payment gateway solutions for cryptocurrencies	$30.1M	Newnote Financial	63/100
2nd	Simplex 2014, Ramat Gan (Israel), Acquired	AI-based crypto payments and fraud prevention solutions for businesses	$19M	Cumberland Mining & Materials LLC, BITMAIN ... & 12 others	62/100
3rd	Coinflow 2022, Chicago (United States), Series A	Platform offering payment solutions to web3 companies	$28.7M	CMT Digital, Pantera Capital & 10 others	56/100
4th	dtcpay 2019, Singapore (Singapore), Seed	Provider of platform enabling multi-currency swaps and digital payment solutions	$16.5M	-	53/100
5th	Pay3 2021, San Francisco (United States), Seed	Platform providing instant payment solutions for enterprises leveraging fiat rails & digital currency networks	$583K	Multiply Ventures, Leo Capital & 3 others	51/100
6th	Wert 2020, Wilmington (United States), Seed	Online platform offering payments gateway for crypto	$5M	Tagus Capital, Launchbay Capital & 6 others	52/100
7th	Voltage 2020, Wichita (United States), Seed	Online platform providing solutions for accepting crypto payments	$6M	Trammell Venture Partners, Google Ventures ... & 7 others	51/100
8th	Kotani Pay 2021, Nairobi (Kenya), Seed	AI-backed payroll management platform for gig workers	$2M	Luno Expeditions, Tether & 10 others	51/100
9th	Kado 2021, New York City (United States), Acquired	Online payment platform for cryptocurrency	$5.4M	Hashed, Circle Ventures & 11 others	51/100
10th	ACINQ 2014, Paris (France), Series A	API-linked crypto payment acceptance solutions for businesses	$10M	Serena, Idinvest Partners & 6 others	50/100