Tuesday
November 24
2020

Billionaire Bezos Backs Start-up in Maiden Africa Investment

By Bella Genga

Jeff Bezos agreed to back Africa-focused financial technology company, Chipper Cash, making it his first start-up investment on the continent.

The world’s richest man’s personal venture capital fund, Bezos Expeditions, supported the Series B funding led by Ribbit Capital, which raised $30 million for the San Fransisco-based company.

Photo courtesy of Micheile Henderson.

Source: BNN Bloomberg (link opens in a new window)

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Finance, Investing, Technology
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fintech, impact investing, startups