BuyPower is a Nigerian bill-payment platform that lets people buy prepaid and postpaid electricity tokens - plus airtime, data and TV subscriptions - online and through its mobile app, 24/7. Founded in 2016 in Abuja after its founders grew tired of queueing at utility offices, it integrates directly with Nigeria's electricity distribution companies (DisCos) and has grown into a cash-flow-positive business reporting roughly $20.6M in revenue by the end of 2024. It was the first company from Northern Nigeria backed by Y Combinator (W17).
Cardda is a Chilean fintech (YC W22) building all-in-one spend management for Latin American businesses. It combines virtual and physical corporate cards, automated local and international transfers, reimbursements, and accounts payable in one dashboard, plus a payments API for mass payouts. It plugs into Chile's SII tax service and ERPs like SAP, Oracle, Defontana and Nubox, giving finance teams real-time control over company spending.