The pa t e ship, suppo ted by Nuvio ‘s ba ki g i f ast uctu e, will e able Flutte wave employees to access the value of thei p ivate-compa y equity without selli g thei sha es.
New Yo k, Oct. 22, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Flutte wave, a leadi g Af ica payme ts i f ast uctu e compa y, a d Techdolla , a p ivate c edit platfo m p ovidi g liquidity agai st p ivate-compa y equity, today a ou ced a pa t e ship to i t oduce equity-backed liquidity as a be efit ac oss Flutte wave’s wo kfo ce, with ba ki g i f ast uctu e p ovided by Nuvio .
The pa t e ship ma ks the fi st compa y-wide employee be efit a a geme t fo Techdolla , expa di g access to a fi a cial solutio t aditio ally ese ved fo fou de s, se io executives, a d la ge sha eholde s. Th ough the pa t e ship, Flutte wave employees will have the oppo tu ity to access liquidity agai st thei equity holdi gs without havi g to sell thei sha es o give up pote tial futu e upside.
As pa t of the pla ed ollout, Flutte wave employees will be able to ope accou ts with Nuvio to eceive p oceeds f om Techdolla ‘s equity-backed loa s. Nuvio ‘s ba ki g i f ast uctu e will suppo t the moveme t of fu ds to pa ticipati g employees, co ecti g Techdolla ‘s le di g solutio with a accou t th ough which bo owe s ca access thei p oceeds.
As tech ology compa ies emai p ivate fo lo ge , employees a e i c easi gly accumulati g sig ifica t wealth th ough equity compe satio without havi g st aightfo wa d ways to access it. T aditio al le di g solutio s have histo ically favo ed fou de s a d executives with substa tial holdi gs, leavi g ma y employees with limited optio s beyo d selli g sha es o waiti g fo a IPO o compa y-led liquidity eve t.
“Fo too lo g, employees at some of the wo ld’s most valuable p ivate compa ies have bee buildi g sig ifica t wealth without havi g a p actical way to access it. Ou pa t e ship with Flutte wave ep ese ts a impo ta t step towa d cha gi g that. By b i gi g equity-backed liquidity to a e ti e wo kfo ce, we’ e helpi g make a fi a cial be efit that has histo ically bee ese ved fo a select few mo e accessible to the people helpi g build these compa ies,” said Te e ce McMe ami , Co-Fou de of Techdolla .
Fou ded i 2016, Flutte wave ope ates ac oss 34 Af ica cou t ies a d has become o e of the co ti e t’s most valuable fi tech compa ies. I Ju e 2026, Flutte wave a ou ced a Se ies E fu di g ou d that valued the compa y at $3.3 billio , i cludi g a st ategic equity i vestme t f om Ripple. The compa y has aised mo e tha $500 millio to date a d co ti ues to expa d its payme ts i f ast uctu e a d digital asset offe i gs ac oss Af ica.
The pa t e ship also builds o Flutte wave’s existi g elatio ship with Nuvio . The ew employee be efit a a geme t exte ds that collabo atio i to equity-backed liquidity, p ovidi g a othe way fo Flutte wave employees to access the fi a cial value of the compa y they have helped build.
“I always say that ou people a e ou sec et sauce a d the d ivi g fo ce behi d ou success at Flutte wave, a d we believe they should sha e i the value they c eate without havi g to wait fo a majo liquidity eve t. Success is about how fa you visio ca ca y you, a d we wa t ou employees to have the fi a cial flexibility to d eam bigge today. That is why we a e th illed to pa t e with Techdolla a d Nuvio . By ope i g a accou t with Nuvio , ou team ca seamlessly eceive thei equity-backed p oceeds, u locki g the wealth they’ve wo ked so ha d to build while etai i g thei stake i ou sha ed futu e,” said Olugbe ga “GB” Agboola, Fou de a d CEO of Flutte wave.
Techdolla is wo ki g to close the gap i p ivate-ma ket le di g by e abli g employees a d ea ly i vesto s to bo ow agai st thei p ivate-compa y equity while etai i g ow e ship. By pa t e i g di ectly with compa ies like Flutte wave, Techdolla aims to make equity-backed liquidity mo e accessible to employees beyo d a compa y’s la gest sha eholde s.
“T aditio al le de s have histo ically cate ed to fou de s a d executives with substa tial equity holdi gs, while employees with millio s of dolla s i p ivate-compa y sha es a e ofte left with limited optio s. We built Techdolla to add ess that gap. Pa t e i g with Flutte wave allows us to b i g this solutio di ectly to employees, givi g them g eate fi a cial flexibility without havi g to sell the equity they’ve wo ked ha d to ea ,” said David Tollemache, Co-Fou de of Techdolla .
The collabo atio eflects a b oade evolutio i employee be efits as p ivate tech ology compa ies explo e ew ways to help employees access the fi a cial value of thei equity. By i t oduci g Techdolla as a wo kfo ce-level be efit, with Nuvio suppo ti g the ba ki g i f ast uctu e, Flutte wave is givi g employees a othe optio fo accessi g liquidity while mai tai i g thei ow e ship i the compa y.
Techdolla is buildi g the c edit laye fo p ivate ma kets. Fou ded by Te e ce McMe ami a d David Tollemache, two fu d pa t e s a d fo me colleagues at the ece tly acqui ed Mo a ch, the platfo m e ables employees, fou de s, a d i vesto s at high-g owth p ivate compa ies to access liquidity agai st thei equity without selli g sha es, t igge i g tax eve ts, o losi g lo g-te m upside. Backed by eal-time seco da y ma ket data a d audited ow e ship ve ificatio , Techdolla fu ds loa s i 24–48 hou s agai st equity i compa ies ac oss AI, obotics, ae ospace, defe se, a d f o tie tech ology.
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Flutte wave is the leadi g payme ts tech ology compa y that e ables busi esses ac oss the wo ld to expa d thei ope atio s i Af ica a d othe eme gi g ma kets th ough a platfo m that e ables local a d c oss-bo de t a sactio s via o e Applicatio P og ammi g I te face (API). Flutte wave has p ocessed ove 1 billio t a sactio s i excess of USD $50B, se ves global a d Af ica custome s like Ube , Ai Peace, Bamboo, PiggyVest, a d ac oss va ious i dust ies. The compa y’s key adva tage is co ecti g busi esses to va ious local a d i te atio al payme t types to e able them to expa d globally. Its emitta ce solutio , Se dApp by Flutte wave, also e ables c oss-bo de t a sactio s f om the diaspo a to Af ica cou t ies. Flutte wave p ocesses payme ts via multiple payme t modes, i cludi g local a d i te atio al ca ds, mobile wallets, ba k t a sfe s, a d Google Pay. The compa y has a i f ast uctu e each i 34 Af ica cou t ies.
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