Investment app allowing users to purchase cryptocurrency and save it in decentralized wallets.
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Ejara, a Cameroonian fintech company founded by Nelly Chatue-Diop and Baptiste Andrieux, provides an investment app that allows users to purchase cryptocurrency and save it in decentralized wallets. Instead of only providing custodial wallets to users, they can create non-custodial wallets to own and store their keys. Ejara hopes to use its Series A funding to reach more customers in Francophone Africa and expand cryptocurrency activity in the region.
| Date | Round | Amount | Lead |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9 مارس 2024 | $2.0M | — | |
| 2 ديسمبر 2022 | $8.0M |
| Anthemis |
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