African Innovation America East Africa Featured Theories West Africa World News by Editor February 18, 2019
Software Developer Andela Receives $100 million in Funding
Software developer training and outsourcing company, Andela has announced a $100 million Series D round.
It’s one of the largest ever single rounds raised by an African-focused tech company, keeping pace with Andela’s track record of big-ticket rounds. The round is led by Generation Investment Management—an investment firm co-founded by former US vice president Al Gore, with participation from existing investors including Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, GV (Google Ventures), Spark Capital, and CRE Venture Capital. It brings the total venture funding raised by Andela to $180 million.
Andela’s large funding round continues a trend which has seen African startups raise bigger amounts in later stage rounds. Last year, as startup investment on the continent reached record levels, the top ten deals jointly accounted for 61% of total funding received.
