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Cardtonic

The easiest and safest platform to trade gift cards and manage virtual assets in Nigeria
ActiveWeb3 & CryptoCrypto Exchange & TradingLagos, LagosFounded 2016

What it does

Cardtonic was founded in 2016 to build a digital gift card liquidity platform and payment exchange across Nigeria. The platform allows consumers to trade unused international gift cards for instant local currency payouts via automated web and mobile channels. It is widely recognized as a premier retail gift card exchange network in West Africa.

crypto-exchange

Known for

  • Gift card trading and liquidation portal
  • Instant cash payouts for international gift cards
  • Retail digital payment exchange app
  • Multi-asset consumer platform

Model & industry

Marketplace / Aggregator modelAll / Cross-industry

Funding history

$2.1M
Total raised
1
Rounds
Seed
Latest stage
2026
Latest year
DateStageAmountLead investor
2026-01Seed$2.1MAngel investors

Products & subsidiaries

Cardtonic Trading App · Gift Card Exchange Platform

People

Cardtonic Management · Co-founderExecutive Management · Leadership Team

Investors

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