Spleet, A Nigerian Real Estate Tech Platform, Raises $2.6 million To Explore African Markets

Spleet, a Nigerian real estate technology startup, has successfully received a seed round of $2.6 million to extend its residential rent-focused solutions across Africa.

The funding was spearheaded by MaC Venture Capital. Noemis Ventures, Plug and Play Ventures, Metaprop Venture Capital, HoaQ Fund, Assembly Fund, Ajim Capital, Francis Fund, and Eduardo Campos are some of the investors in this startup. Additionally contributing were Paulo Buchicher and Maajed Chaaaraoui.

The company intends to put the cash toward the expansion of its product offerings across Nigeria for landlords, real estate agents, and renters, as well as the exploration of new market opportunities.

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Why The Investors Invested

The startup has generated considerable traction since it was founded. The property management technology platform asserts it has handled more than $3.5 million in rent payments and onboarded over 35 individual and corporate landlords; the latter kind of landlord displays many housing units at once. Spleet has also provided housing for over 1,000 individuals, which may not seem like a large number; nevertheless, it is important to keep in mind that their average lifespan value is 26 months.

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A Look At What The Startup Does

Over thirty percent of the country’s population, or over 62 million individuals, have difficulty locating suitable housing. In addition, 80 percent of the population of Nigeria lives in informal housing, which is plagued by dwellings of poor quality and inadequate infrastructure.

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As a result, Dolapo Adebayo and Akintola Adesanmi established Spleet in 2018 with the intention of resolving difficulties associated with accessibility and affordability in Nigeria and other African nations.

When a renter is looking for flexible rent payment options, Spleet has developed a marketplace to link landlords with pre-screened renters who are looking for housing. Additionally, it provides a variety of flexible leasing possibilities for people who are seeking for accommodation.

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In addition, the proptech company provides fully furnished living quarters that can be rented on a subscription basis to help those who are seeking for homes and cut their monthly housing costs. The rent, the power, and the cleaning charges are all included in the service that also gives the possibility of co-sharing.

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Charles Rapulu Udoh

Charles Rapulu Udoh is a Lagos-based lawyer, who has several years of experience working in Africa’s burgeoning tech startup industry. He has closed multi-million dollar deals bordering on venture capital, private equity, intellectual property (trademark, patent or design, etc.), mergers and acquisitions, in countries such as in the Delaware, New York, UK, Singapore, British Virgin Islands, South Africa, Nigeria etc. He’s also a corporate governance and cross-border data privacy and tax expert. 
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Nigerian ‘Rent Now, Pay Later’ Startup Spleet Lands $625k In Pre-seed Round

For the purpose of launching a new product that provides tenants with inexpensive loans to assist them pay their rent, Nigerian prop-tech startup Spleet has acquired US$625,000 in pre-seed funding.

Tola Adesanmi, the founder of Spleet, a Lagos-based rental platform, was inspired by the need to discover rentals with flexible payment options in Lagos rather than the customary one or two year upfront payment alternatives. Using the startup, landlords are able to check and evaluate tenants, as well as automate rent 

Tola Adesanmi, the founder of Spleet
Tola Adesanmi, the founder of Spleet

MetaProp VC, FEDHA Capital, VFD Group, Moonshot VC, HoaQ, Squarefoot CEO Jonathan Wassersturm, Flutterwave CEO Olugbenga ‘GB’ Agboola and others have invested in Spleet in an oversubscribed pre-seed round of US$625,000.

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In addition to the “Rent Now Pay Later” product, Spleet plans to use the funds to develop other solutions that will make the leasing process more efficient. The new product will make it easier for renters to get low-interest loans to cover their bills.

“After opening a rental marketplace in 2019, we realized that our marketplace couldn’t solve all of the problems in our rental market. One of the most pressing concerns for tenants is the cost of their rent. Due to the fact that most tenants are paid on a monthly basis, they cannot afford to pay their rent in advance for a period of 1–2 years “Adesanmi chimed in.

“Rent Now, Pay Later” is a financing method that allows tenants to get a property with as little as one or two months’ worth of money. Tenants have had a positive experience with the beta testing of our rent-pay-now-pay-later offering. In the next months, we plan to make this service available to a broader range of residents and potential tenants.”

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Co-founder and general partner at MetaProp Zachary Evans noted that Spleet was a top choice in Nigeria’s burgeoning prop-tech market.

“We feel that Spleet will be a tremendous success because it removes the difficulty of renting apartments. In addition to our investment in Spleet, we are also entering the West African proptech industry in a larger capacity,“ he commented.

Charles Rapulu Udoh

Charles Rapulu Udoh is a Lagos-based lawyer who has advised startups across Africa on issues such as startup funding (Venture Capital, Debt financing, private equity, angel investing etc), taxation, strategies, etc. He also has special focus on the protection of business or brands’ intellectual property rights ( such as trademark, patent or design) across Africa and other foreign jurisdictions.
He is well versed on issues of ESG (sustainability), media and entertainment law, corporate finance and governance.
He is also an award-winning writer