Drew Durbin, Founder of Wave Mobile Money

About Drew Durbin

Drew Durbin is an American entrepreneur who co-founded Sendwave, a mobile remittance app, and Wave Mobile Money. Under his leadership as CEO, Wave Mobile Money expanded mobile money services across six African countries, reaching over 10 million customers and becoming Francophone Africa's first unicorn.

Drew Durbin at a glance

• Company: Wave Mobile Money
• Total raised: $403M
• Latest round: Series A
• Investors: Sequoia Capital, Founders Fund, Stripe, Ribbit Capital, Partech, International Finance Corporation (IFC)
• Location: Dakar, Senegal

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