On March 9th, 2021, the African business landscape was buzzing with excitement and optimism in reaction to the news that Flutterwave, a payments company, had closed its Series C fundraising round at $170 million[1], valuing the company at over $1 billion. Founded in 2014 by a team of young Nigerians, this company already has 290,000 businesses using its platform and is active in 20 African countries.