Stablecoins have quietly become one of the most important stories in African fintech, and Daya just gave investors another reason to pay attention. The company has raised a $2.4 million pre-seed round to build a stablecoin-powered financial operating system for enterprises moving money across borders.
- Round: $2.4 million (pre-seed)
- Lead investor: Hivemind Capital
- Also investing: Lattice, Alliance, Globelink, Aptos Foundation
- Sector: Fintech / blockchain infrastructure
- Corridors: Nigeria–China, Kenya–India
What Daya does
Daya is building a stablecoin-native financial operating system for enterprise treasury management, supplier payments, multi-currency netting and cross-border payroll. Instead of routing every transaction through slow, expensive correspondent banks, businesses can move value on programmable money rails — settling in seconds rather than days.
Inside the deal
The pre-seed was led by Hivemind Capital, with participation from Lattice, Alliance, Globelink and the Aptos Foundation. Daya operates across Nigeria and Kenya, targeting high-volume trade corridors like Nigeria–China and Kenya–India. The fresh capital will expand its engineering bench, secure local regulatory licenses, and pilot its rails with early corporate clients.
Why it matters
Africa's cross-border payments problem is enormous, and 2026 has made clear that stablecoins are a serious part of the answer. Daya is betting that the winners won't be consumer wallets but the invisible infrastructure enterprises use to settle with suppliers and staff — the plumbing of a faster, cheaper financial system.
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Details as disclosed via the African Startup Deal Tracker (Launch Base Africa) and public announcements, June–July 2026. Figures are as reported.