Founded in 2025 by Aleph Lasebikan and Paul Joe, Daya is building a financial operating layer that helps African businesses manage cross-border payments more efficiently. The platform lets users collect funds in local currencies, convert them intelligently using stablecoin rails, and settle payments globally. Daya targets businesses, freelancers, and companies that frequently make international payments or pay suppliers across borders. The startup has raised $2.4M in a pre-seed round led by Hivemind Capital with participation from Lattice, Alliance, Globelink, and the Aptos Foundation. Daya plans to deploy the funding to build infrastructure aimed at reducing cost, complexity, and friction in moving money across African and global markets.

Total raised

$2M

Funding rounds

1

Latest round

Seed

Latest activity

Jun 2026