Bamboo (YC Winter 2020)

TL;DR: Bamboo is a Y Combinator Winter 2020 startup ― the first online brokerage service for Africans and their…, currently active with a team of 14.

Bamboo ― the first online brokerage service for Africans and their…

YC ID
13485
YC Batch
Winter 2020
Status
Active
Team size
14
Industry
Fintech, Consumer Finance
Tags
Fintech, B2B
YC profile
https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/bamboo

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Bamboo is the first online brokerage service that gives wealthy Africans and their wealth managers direct access to the US and global securities. We’re building Fidelity for the African continent. For wealthy Africans and their asset managers, investing in the global capital markets is cumbersome, expensive and practically inaccessible. In Nigeria, Africa's largest economy and home to 30% of all the wealth in Sub Saharan Africa (excluding South Africa), 99.99% of the investing population do not have access to invest globally. Even for the 0.01%, if you wanted to buy a US stock, you’d have to call your asset manager who would then call an international broker to execute a trade. This is inefficient & expensive! We have a mobile app that allows individuals trade the US stock markets by them…

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Frequently asked questions

Is Bamboo a YC (Y Combinator) company?

Yes. Bamboo was funded by Y Combinator in the Winter 2020 batch. Bamboo ― the first online brokerage service for Africans and their…

What does Bamboo do?

Bamboo is the first online brokerage service that gives wealthy Africans and their wealth managers direct access to the US and global securities. We’re building Fidelity for the African continent. For wealthy Africans and their asset managers, investing in the global capital markets is cumbersome, expensive and practi…

What YC batch was Bamboo in?

Bamboo was part of Y Combinator's Winter 2020 batch.

How big is Bamboo?

Bamboo has a team of 14 people according to Y Combinator's directory.

Is Bamboo still active?

Bamboo is currently listed as Active with a team of 14 in Y Combinator's directory.

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