Future Africa, Launch Africa Ventures, others back trade finance platform
Liquify has raised $1.5 million in a seed funding round.
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Ghana-based trade finance platform Liquify has raised $1.5 million in a seed funding round led by Future Africa. The round included further participation from Launch Africa Ventures, 54 Collective, Digital Africa, and Equitable Ventures.
The company was founded by Nadya Yaremenko (CEO) and Alberta Asafo-Asamoah (CCO).
"We built Liquify to unlock the $120 billion trade-finance gap holding back Africa's most dynamic SMEs," said Yaremenko. "This seed round, as well as the incredible people joining our team, validates our vision. With our fully digital, AI-powered platform, exporters can turn unpaid invoices into same-day cash, while global investors gain access to a new untapped asset class."
Since its beta launch in late 2024, Liquify has facilitated over 150 transactions, totalling $4 million in trade financed.
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