About the startup
Chipper Cash is a fintech platform offering mobile, cross-border money transfer services.
The company achieved unicorn status, reaching a $2 billion valuation in 2021.
How it works
The startup builds software to enable free and instant peer-to-peer cross-border payments in Africa and Europe; it also builds a tool for businesses and merchants to process online and in-store payments.
Founders š§āš»
Chipper Cash was founded in 2018 by Ham Serunjogi and Maijid Moujaled. Both founders met in Iowa while studying in the U.S.
After gaining experience working at global tech giants like Facebook, Flickr, and Yahoo, they decided to start their own venture.
Serunjogi is also a member of the U.S. Presidentās Advisory Council on African Diaspora Engagement.