About this episode

The episode discusses recent fundraises in the ecosystem and explores financial trends and vendor trust issues related to Chowdeck.

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 growth round led by AfricInvest, and Shiprazor’s $2.65M seed funding. They also unpack Chowdeck’s vendor trust issues and explore broader financial trends and news. This episode is sponsored by Busha — Nigeria’s licensed digital assets exchange for businesses looking to move money across borders. If you are running a business exploring fast cross-border payments, stablecoin and FX liquidity, and easy treasury management, get started at busha.io/business, and for individuals? You can buy, sell, and send digital assets anywhere in the world, and also save in naira or dollars, with up to 20% annual interest. Download the Busha App and use code OPENAFRICA or visit https://surl.li/jvbwvt to get started. _ We love hearing your thoughts! Find us on X (@TheOAPod) and Instagram (@openafricapod) and tag us in your conversations. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Hosts: Laolu, Furo, Nosa

Topics covered

• fundraising
• financial trends
• technology
• cross-border payments
• vendor trust issues

Keywords

• fundraise
• financial trends
• Chowdeck
• cross-border payments
• digital assets

Sponsors

Busha

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Spiro, Impact Fund Denmark, Equitane, Nala, BFREE, AfricInvest, Shiprazor, Chowdeck

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