Company Profile (AI Text)
Name: Untapped Global
Canonical URL: https://wefunder.com/untappedglobal
Updated at: 2026-06-10T05:00:39Z

Tagline: Profitable investing in emerging markets, made easy for everyone 🌍
Elevator pitch: Untapped Global is pioneering a new way to invest safely and profitably in frontier markets like those in Africa, Latin America, and Asia. We call it Smart Asset Financing™, and it uses technology and data to make it easier, safer, and faster for small businesses in emerging markets to access growth capital and scale. At the same time, it allows investors from all over the world to invest in local entrepreneurs and track their investments earn good returns.

Key claims:
- Total raised on Wefunder: 424063 | citation: https://wefunder.com/untappedglobal#claim-total-raised
- Total investors: 346 | citation: https://wefunder.com/untappedglobal#claim-total-investors

Verified facts:
- Total raised on Wefunder: 424063 | observed_at: 2026-06-10T05:00:39Z | expires_at: 2026-06-11T05:00:39Z
- Total investors: 346 | observed_at: 2026-06-10T05:00:39Z | expires_at: 2026-06-11T05:00:39Z

Computed metrics:
- total_amount_raised: 424063
- total_investors: 346
- team_size: 7
- featured_investor_count: 1
- faq_count: 5
- recent_post_count: 10

Quick facts:
- 📈 Profitable (EBITDA positive) in the first 10mo | citation: https://wefunder.com/untappedglobal#claim-fact-1
- 💰 $1M revenue run rate and growing 40% month-to-month. 12/15 Edit: now $1.8M | citation: https://wefunder.com/untappedglobal#claim-fact-2
- 🤝 25+ operating partners in the world’s fastest-growing emerging markets. Get in on the action! | citation: https://wefunder.com/untappedglobal#claim-fact-3
- 🏦 Consistent 24% IRR on our investments: every $100 we invest pays us back $124 in cash | citation: https://wefunder.com/untappedglobal#claim-fact-4
- 💵 Closed $1M in equity from accredited investors in October 2021 | citation: https://wefunder.com/untappedglobal#claim-fact-5
- 👫 Committed and purpose-driven team of 20 across Africa, Latin America, and the US | citation: https://wefunder.com/untappedglobal#claim-fact-6
- 👩🏾‍💼 Update to our video made in Sept: we serve over 4,500 entrepreneurs in over 12 countries now | citation: https://wefunder.com/untappedglobal#claim-fact-7

FAQ:
- Q: Good morning, I would like to make my investment in two separate tranches, one directly and the other via my self directed Individual Retirement Fund account which is is currently managed by MidAtlanticIRA. I presume MidAtlanticIRA will need to set up a separate WeFunder accou...
  A: Jim, I will inquire with WeFunder on the best way to do this. It may be easiest to handle it manually. I'll get back to you ASAP!
- Q: Hi. Can you explain how you arrived at your current $14M valuation? Was this the original valuation for this fundraiser or was there an early bird discount, and if so, when was it reached (as this fundraiser has not been running for that long)? Thanks
  A: Josh, We arrived at the valuation in three ways: 1. We looked at other fintech at similar stages raising their first round and chose a number well below theirs. 2. We then sanity-checked the number against the NPV of a 10-year discounted cash flow (DCF) based on a reasonable expectation of where we could be in the next 5-10 years. A DCF on a 10-year forecast is a bit ridiculous at this early stage in a company, but it shows that with conservative revenue growth, the current valuation is quite...
- Q: You've stated that the funding gap (according to World Bank) in these emerging markets is $5.2 trillion. Are you using this figure as the total addressable market or is there a smaller niche within the $5.2 trillion that your company will operate?
  A: That is indeed the total addressable market, but the initial targets are Africa, Latin America and Southeast Asia in the first years. The TAM for those three regions is $1.77 trillion. More practically, however, we will concentrate on several sectors, namely mobility, energy, and water. There are no good numbers for those sectors, but we estimate that over the next 5 years, those sectors in Africa alone have the potential for over $200 billion in profitable financing. Anecdotal sanity check: ...
- Q: Aside from the Uganda motorbike loans what are you invested in? Is there a list available? Is there also regional/ national exchange traded stock assets?
  A: Matt, the list is extensive. It includes: * car subscriptions ridehailing (e.g. Uber drivers) in South Africa and Mexico * electric motorcycles for moto taxis in Kenya, Uganda, and Mexico * solar irrigation systems for smallholder farmers in Kenya * water treatment systems for grocery stores selling clean water in Kenya and South Africa * point-of-sale payment processing devices for small merchants in Nigeria * solar-powered refrigerators for small stores in Nigeria Email me at jim@untapped-g...
- Q: Do you support entrepreneurship? https://www.linkedin.com/in/entrepreneurharsh91/
  A: Hi Harsh, The link you provided and the one in your profile didn't work. Could you clarify your question?

Recent posts:
- Only 6 days and $185K remaining (2022-03-23T06:26:20Z) https://wefunder.com/feed/153867
- Ask Us Anything! Thursday, March 3rd at 9am PT / Noon ET (2022-02-28T22:04:44Z) https://wefunder.com/feed/153182
- Why I created Untapped (2022-02-24T10:27:56Z) https://wefunder.com/feed/152989
- Our first newsletter of 2022: "Bringing DeFi to Emerging Markets with Untapped" (2022-02-17T09:20:45Z) https://wefunder.com/feed/152797
- Meet the Untapped Global team! (2022-02-09T13:04:19Z) https://wefunder.com/feed/152593
- Untapped Seeking Startups Podcast (2022-02-02T17:44:00Z) https://wefunder.com/feed/152443
- Untapped Global Partners with Africa Chamber of Digital Commerce to Accelerate Socio-economic Development in Emerging Markets (2022-02-01T18:36:16Z) https://wefunder.com/feed/152407
- We have a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to change how financing gets done! (2022-01-25T15:15:01Z) https://wefunder.com/feed/152241
- A Nigerian fintech Founder and a Silicon Valley investor get into a Tesla… Watch what happens next! (2022-01-18T14:50:45Z) https://wefunder.com/feed/152096
- Our first ever Impact Report is out! (2022-01-11T16:08:20Z) https://wefunder.com/feed/151926