Zoona - About the company
Zoona is a series B company based in Lusaka (Zambia), founded in 2009. It operates as an A mobile platform to make money transfer.. Zoona has raised $20M in funding from investors like IFC, Accion and Mastercard Foundation. The company has 571 active competitors, including 37 funded and 28 that have exited. Its top competitors include companies like Spice Money, Paga and Baobab.
Company Details
Zoona provides a mobile platform to consumers to transfer money, pay at the merchant sites, withdraw cash, primarily focused at unbanked customers. The money in the mobile can be loaded by visiting a Zoona agent. It provides a mobile money platform, working capital financing, business management tools and entrepreneurial support focused on helping businesses grow and increasing financial inclusion in Africa. It has established a network of over 1,000 Zoona entrepreneurs who earn on average $500 per month in commissions per outlet, while the platform has processed over $500 million in value.
- Website
- www.ilovezoona.com/
- Email ID
- *****@ilovezoona.com
- Registered Address
- Tukuma nov., Tukums, Progresa iela 3
Key Metrics
Founded Year
2009
Location
Lusaka, Zambia
Stage
Series B
Total Funding
$20M in 4 rounds
Latest Funding Round
Ranked
14th among 571 active competitors
Annual Revenue
€0 - €1M as on Dec 31, 2024
Employee Count
182 as on Jun 30, 2026
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Legal entities associated with Zoona
Zoona is associated with 1 legal entity given below:
Legal Entity Name | Date of Incorporation | Revenue | Latest Employee Count | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|---|
ZOONA CIN: 40003671547 , Latvia, Active | Mar 23, 2004 | €0 - €1M (As on Dec 31, 2024) | 1 (As on Dec 31, 2022) | - |
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Zoona's funding and investors
Zoona has raised a total funding of $20M over 4 rounds. Its first funding round was on Feb 10, 2012. Its latest funding round was a Series B round on Oct 12, 2018 for $*****. 1 investor participated in its latest round. Zoona has 12 institutional investors.
Here is the list of recent funding rounds of Zoona:
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Date of Funding | Funding Amount | Round Name | Post-Money Valuation | Revenue Multiple | Lead Investors | Other Investors |
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Oct 12, 2018 | 9145746 | Series B | 3599031 | 6927976 | 7470843 | 2016682 |
Feb 20, 2017 | 6735808 | Series B | 2820826 | 2946829 | 6214764 | |
Aug 17, 2016 | 8275859 | Series B | 1429002 | 4458147 |
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Zoona's founders and board of directors
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Zoona has 182 employees as of Jun 26. Here is Zoona's employee count trend over the years:
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Zoona's Competitors and alternates
Top competitors of Zoona include Spice Money, Paga and Baobab. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Zoona, ranked by Tracxn score:
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Rank | Company Details | Short Description | Total Funding | Investors | Tracxn Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st | Spice Money 2000, Noida (India), Series B | Digital payment and banking service provider in rural areas | $15.4M | 75/100 | |
2nd | Agent based payment solutions for consumers and businesses | $35M | 73/100 | ||
3rd | Financial services company offering tailored solutions for financially underserved entrepreneurs and SMEs | $16.7M | 72/100 | ||
4th | Pay Point India 2007, Mumbai (India), Seed | Provider of digital financial services and retail solutions via agent network | $8.01M | 68/100 | |
5th | Nagad 2018, Dhaka (Bangladesh), Funding Raised | Provider of a platform facilitating digital financial transactions and account management | - | 60/100 | |
6th | RNFI Services 2015, Delhi (India), Public | Digital payment solution provider | - | - | 59/100 |
7th | Ordo 2018, London (United Kingdom), Acquired | Encrypted messaging and payment service | $11.3M | 59/100 | |
8th | Digital platform providing range of payment and digital banking services | $4.55M | 59/100 | ||
9th | Network of retail partners enabling cash deposits and withdrawals via barcode | - | 58/100 | ||
10th | TADL 2020, Dhaka (Bangladesh), Unfunded | Agent based payment solution | - | - | 57/100 |
14th | A mobile platform to make money transfer. | $20M | 52/100 |
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Zoona's Investments and acquisitions
Zoona has made no investments or acquisitions yet.
Reports related to Zoona
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News related to Zoona
Media has covered Zoona for a total of 2 events in the last 1 year, 2 of them have been about partnerships.
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Western Union and Chipper Cash Partner for Money Transfer ServicesPYMNTS.com•Jul 31, 2025•Western Union, Zoona, Chipper Cash
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Western Union, Zoona, and Chipper Cash Launch International Money Transfer ServicesBusinessnewsthisweek•Jul 30, 2025•Western Union, Zoona, Chipper Cash
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Fintech Unicorn Chipper Cash Plans To Acquire Zoona, A Pioneer In Zambian FintechTech In Africa•Nov 20, 2022•Chipper Cash, Zoona
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Zamtel makes mobile money services available at Zoona outletsTelecompaper•May 21, 2020•Zamtel, Zoona
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Zoona lands two international accolades including Africa Best Employer BrandVentureburn•Dec 07, 2017•Zoona
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Cape Town Based Startup Zoona Makes International Fintech RankingsInnovation-village•Feb 16, 2017•Zoona
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4 Years on from Zoona’s Series AZoona•Feb 10, 2016•Zoona, Accion, Sarona Asset Management, Omidyar Network and 1 other
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