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Watu Credit Limited

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Year established

2015

Location

Kenya

Primary Industry

Financial Services

About

Based in Kenya, and founded in 2015, Watu Credit Limited operates as a fintech platform that enables individuals to start up a vehicle business. In February 2023, Watu Credit Limited raised USD 1 million in venture funding from new investor Global Social Impact. The company provides a financial service platform offering boda boda and tuk tuk loans to aspiring business owners. The platform allows customers to get motorbikes or three-wheelers financed thereby assisting millions of Africans in achieving their entrepreneurial aspirations. The firm also includes watu gari which offers car financing solutions to Kenyans and watu simu which facilitates mobile financing solutions.
Current Investors
Verdant Capital, Global Social Impact

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Primary Industry
Financial Services
Sub Industries
Consumer Finance
Website
www.watuafrica.com
Verticals
FinTech
Total Amount Raised
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