Raises, Industry Trends and Chowdeck, again

The Open Africa Podcast by Open Africa Podcast

Jun 15, 20261:10:00Technology

On this episode, Laolu, Furo, and Nosa discuss some recent fundraises in the ecosystem — Spiro’s $215M raise backed by Impact Fund Denmark and Equitane, Nala’s $50M credit facility, LemFi’s $34.8M extension, BFREE’s grow...

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