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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