Swoop
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About
Swoop is a consumer super-app startup founded by 19-year-old Thiel Fellow Aubrey Niederhoffer, who dropped out of UC Berkeley after his first year and relocated to Lagos in fall 2025 to build the company 1. The service launched first in Eswatini (the founder’s home country) and has now expanded into Nigeria’s Yaba neighborhood on the Lagos Mainland, with food delivery as its initial wedge 2. Niederhoffer describes the long-term plan as a super-app integrating food, groceries, ride-hailing, and fintech for a market with “no legacy banking infrastructure” 1.
Demola Adesina serves as Swoop’s Nigerian country manager 2.
Funding History
| Date | Round | Amount | Lead | Co-investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-23 | Seed | $7.3M | Long Journey | Variant, Version One Ventures, Dune Ventures, Soma Capital, Zero Knowledge Ventures, Walter Kortschak, Base Capital 12 |
What Investors Say
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What Founders Say
“There is no legacy banking infrastructure [in this market] … there is huge opportunity.” — Aubrey Niederhoffer, Fortune, April 23, 2026 1
Sources
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Fortune, “A 19-year-old Thiel fellow just raised $7.3 million to build an African ‘super app’,” April 23, 2026, accessed April 2026. https://fortune.com/2026/04/23/19-year-old-thiel-fellow-7-3-million-african-super-app-swoop/↩↩↩↩
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TechCabal, “Swoop raises $7.3 million seed round, expands into Nigeria,” April 23, 2026, accessed April 2026. https://techcabal.com/2026/04/23/swoop-seed-round/↩↩↩