$200M exit to Stripe

Shola Akinlade, Paystack, Funding, International Founders

Two weeks ago I saw the news story “Stripe acquires Nigeria’s Paystack for $200 million.”  So I immediately contacted the founder of the company to do an interview.

And he said, “Come on, man. Let’s do it, but give me a little bit of time.” And so we waited a couple of weeks and true to his word he showed up to talk about it.

Joining me Shola Akinlade, the founder of Paystack. It’s a startup out of Nigeria that like Stripe provides quick ways to integrate payment services into online and offline transactions. We’re going to find out how he built this company, how he sold it, and why he’s even sitting here doing this interview with me.

Shola Akinlade

Paystack

Shola Akinlade is the founder of Paystack, a payments platform for Africa.

Andrew: Hey there, freedom fighters. My name is Andrew Warner. I’m the founder of Mixergy, where I interview entrepreneurs about how they built and sold their businesses. Um, two weeks ago I looked online and I saw this new story. Stripe acquires Nigeria’s pay stack for $200 million. I said, this is huge. So immediately I contact the founder of the company and I say, would you come on here and do an interview?

Let’s talk about how you built this thing up and how you sold it. And, uh, I think you sent me an LOL or you laughed. And he said, come on, man. Not right now, Shola is who I’m talking to did say, you know, Andrew? Yes, let’s do it, but give me a little bit of time. And so we waited a couple of weeks and true to your word you showed up here.

I’m so excited to have you here. Joining me is the founder of pay stack.

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