YCS20· OtherAfriex
Instant, low-fee remittances
ActiveChecked 16h ago
Founders
Not read from YC yet; the weekly run fills these in.
Same space
Competitors
Closest in what they build, same category.
SendwaveW12Instant, no fee international remittances.Shared: paymentsAcquired
PartnaW22Unlock African paymentsShared: payments, remittancesActive
SwadeshS19We setup Immigrants with a free US Bank Account, Credit Card, SIM…Shared: remittancesActive
NeemaW17Neema is an app for unbanked workers, which provides a checking…Shared: payments, remittancesInactive
KoyweW23Crypto On and Off Ramp for LatamShared: paymentsActive
Adjacent
Overlapping tags, a different niche.
TremendousW11How businesses send money to people at scale. Fast, free, global.Shared: paymentsActive
Carbon-12 LabsW20A Global Payouts API for StartupsShared: paymentsInactive
Elevate (formerly Bloom)W22US based USD accounts for non-US residentsShared: paymentsActive
BlindPayW25Stablecoin API for global paymentsShared: paymentsActive
SlopeS21The B2B Payments PlatformShared: paymentsActive
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About Afriex
Afriex makes it easy for immigrants to send money home. We offer instant, low-fee remittances to over 25 countries around the world.
San Francisco, CA, USA
Afriex: questions
Which YC batch was Afriex in?
Afriex was in Y Combinator's Summer 2020 batch (S20).
Is Afriex still active?
Y Combinator lists Afriex as active.
Where is Afriex based?
Afriex lists San Francisco, CA, USA as its location on YC's directory.
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