LipaLater
A lending marketplace that provides postpaid payments at e-commerce stores.
Agent readinessBottom 25% Open the scores section.Agent Readiness: 24/100. Bottom 25%. Measured by StartupHub.ai. Median 41.About
LipaLater provided a buy-now-pay-later (BNPL) service, allowing consumers to purchase goods and services on installment plans. The platform partnered with retailers to offer point-of-sale credit, enabling customers to pay over time while retailers received upfront payment. LipaLater aimed to promote financial inclusion and empower African businesses.
Key facts
- Website
- lipalater.com
- Headquarters
- Nairobi, Kenya
- Founded
- 2012
- Total funding
- $18M (Grant)
- Business model
- B2B2C
Funding rounds
- $100K16 Oct 2023
- $5M12 Sept 2023
- $12M13 Jan 2022SeedLargest round
- $1M1 Feb 2020
- $40K17 Apr 2019
| Date | Round | Amount | Lead investors |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Oct 2023 | Grant | $100K | |
| 12 Sept 2023 | Debt Financing | $5M | |
| 13 Jan 2022 | Seed | $12M | |
| 1 Feb 2020 | Seed | $1M | |
| 17 Apr 2019 | Pre-seed | $40K |
Tech stack
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- Email provider
- Microsoft 365
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Ahrefs DR
Measured by Ahrefs
Strength of the site’s backlink profile, on Ahrefs’ 0-100 Domain Rating scale. Licensed third-party data, not our opinion.33/100
Below median
Agent Readiness
Measured by StartupHub.ai
How well an AI agent can read and use this site: structured data, clean markup, and whether key facts are reachable without running JavaScript. We scan the live site.24/100
Bottom 25%
API & MCP Security
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What this company’s API or MCP server gives an anonymous stranger: transport, whether anything answers without credentials, CORS, response headers and, when an MCP server replies, which of its tools can be called with no key. Scanned live, on request, because a security verdict months old is worse than none.Test your Ahrefs DR
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Frequently asked
How much funding has LipaLater raised?
LipaLater has raised a total of $18M in funding. The most recent round on record is Grant.
What is LipaLater's current status?
LipaLater's current operating status is: Inactive.
SEC filings, insider activity, nonprofit links and pay benchmarks for LipaLater:
Company details: from public sources. Funding: no announced round on file. Ownership: not yet claimed by the company. Scores: measured by named tools; each links to its method. Our rules
