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And yet, over 10 years later, most Africans still lack access to affordable ways to save, transfer or borrow the money they need to build businesses or provide for their families.</p> <p>Wave is solving this problem by using technology to build a radically inclusive and extremely affordable financial network.</p> </div> <div class="wavecol imagecol"> <figure> <img src="https://www.wave.com/img/about/man_at_agent_huc2c0eb6104d7342f7760be5adcc2fa53_1560383_1000x1228_resize_q75_bgffffff_box_2.c20dc405c6e0c2ef19079429ab29a5ff7b0db5c6518419d67d5892def50378b5.jpg" alt="A man peering into a Wave agent kiosk covered in Wave stickers"> <figcaption>Every day here brings more “firsts” as our users build the economy of tomorrow.</figcaption> </figure> </div> </section> <section id="aboutSection3"> <h2>Leadership team</h2> <div class="waverow" id="aboutFounders"> <div class="wavecol textcol"> <p>Our co-founders, <strong>Drew Durbin</strong> (left, CEO) and <strong>Lincoln Quirk</strong> (right, Head of Product), met as hallmates freshman year. They became friends over a shared love of building simple products that make a social impact.</p> <p>First, they built <a href="https://www.sendwave.com/">Sendwave</a>, now the largest digital remittance company to Africa. Next, they turned their attention to Wave with the mission to bring digital finance to everyone in Africa.</p> </div> <div class="wavecol imagecol"> <img src="https://www.wave.com/img/about/drew_lincoln_hu669ba35c99ddd1da9e7e89ab38fe932e_711972_1000x666_resize_q75_bgffffff_box_2.da1304127137277c0c777d0e28daeee806a8f42bdf0db7f7b97604feaf098efa.jpg" alt="Drew and Lincoln at a beach, with the flag of Senegal behind them"> </div> </div> <div class="waverow" id="aboutExecs"> <ul class="teamgrid"> <li> <img src="https://www.wave.com/img/exec-team/coura-headshot_hu823cd907892391db23d049015f11761e_138508_400x400_resize_q75_box.2790536b4bb31e55a29ef29ddc1002a228ee94ce95e1c622a364bacadb79295e.jpg"> <h4>Coura Sene</h4> <h5>Regional Director</h5> </li> <li> <img src="https://www.wave.com/img/exec-team/kizito-headshot_hub2eca5c51f37b0ccc07df714757beb60_103781_400x400_resize_q75_box.ae2a2b350b3179fe9e8c2ec35c6ae1b1e61830e120318b7e92b490ef37d938b6.jpg"> <h4>Kizito Okute</h4> <h5>Head of Agent Operations</h5> </li> <li> <img src="https://www.wave.com/img/exec-team/ruth-headshot_hu01b5187bd68a6785ec2547464c47ed49_86858_400x400_resize_q75_box.781bd01900d19684cb2b01c8452f5edcfe2b7dd49f83e4a92135c9f829d84eb8.jpg"> <h4>Ruth Lee</h4> <h5>Chief Technology Officer</h5> </li> <li> <img src="https://www.wave.com/img/exec-team/chris-headshot_hu3a6b30e735e322e433e7ad81632f6573_54785_400x400_resize_q75_box.eae334c947e5516490746c1c3efa020fac1c34763992d96f81b71ed02272c4fa.jpg"> <h4>Chris Williamson</h4> <h5>Head of Payments</h5> </li> <li> <img src="https://www.wave.com/img/exec-team/sid-headshot_hu62d33f881543e644f55df4f250679cf1_125751_400x400_resize_q75_box.fe110977a7d50c899f1f9092d0c41fa3b17bd519800e3d4b53fd10ff05905e2f.jpg"> <h4>Sid Sridhar</h4> <h5>Head of Business</h5> </li> <li> <img src="https://www.wave.com/img/exec-team/emily-headshot_hu893de23c1aac3baf33324c38698325d3_126051_400x400_resize_q75_box.2b083adb1063225d6d9dbecd8614ecaed320d45636f7e6db9c3ea3268f72feb3.jpg"> <h4>Emily Austin</h4> <h5>Head of People</h5> </li> <li> <img src="https://www.wave.com/img/exec-team/katier-headshot_hue1ff4380a0d8c332e062d3399e209abb_122948_400x400_resize_q75_box.a2ec5948890feb4a177ebbc35b604e452624255ec3aa5d7fb096bc256c721fb1.jpg"> <h4>Katier Bamba</h4> <h5>General Manager Côte d'Ivoire</h5> </li> <li> <img src="https://www.wave.com/img/exec-team/kevin-headshot_hub1ea4b9b61213e81c559c870cf20857c_114802_400x400_resize_q75_box.66ef9a85d8c12e2973a78a6926da6a7cddc6b54ae4b17a13ee8954462e33ada5.jpg"> <h4>Kevin Odiorne</h4> <h5>Head of Finance</h5> </li> </ul> </div> </section> <section class="waverow" id="aboutRow4"> <h2>Backed by some of the world’s best investors</h2> <ul class="investor-grid"> <li><a href="https://www.sequoiacap.com/heritage/"><img src="/img/sequoia.svg"></a></li> <li><a href="https://www.stripe.com/"><img src="/img/stripe.svg"></a></li> <li><a href="https://foundersfund.com/"><img src="/img/founders-fund-2x.png"></a></li> <li><a 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