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Accenture Ventures Invests in Okra
Accenture Ventures, in Lagos, Nigeria-based fintech company
The amount of the deal was not disclosed.
Founded in 2019 by David Peterside and Fara Ashiru Jituboh, Okra is an open finance infrastructure platform that enables developers and businesses to build personalized digital services and fintech products for customers. The company is serving the African financial services market.
Following its launch, the startup received early attention, securing $1 million in pre-seed funding from TLcom Capital.
The investment in Okra was made through Accenture Ventures’ Project Spotlight an engagement and investment program aimed at connecting emerging technology startups with the Global 2000 to fill strategic innovation gaps. Okra will also have access to Accenture’s global innovation network, and the opportunity to co-innovate with Accenture software engineers, system architects and payments experts.
Nigerian fintech firm Okra raises $3.5 million to expand data infrastructure
The API company says it has raised a total of $4.5 million in two funding rounds.
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Nigerian fintech organisation, Okra, announced Wednesday it has closed a $3.5 million seed round to expand its data infrastructure across the country.
Founded in 2019 by Fara Ashiru Jituboh and David Peterside, Okra’s open finance platform is a digital transformation tool for businesses in Africa and its API enables developers and businesses to build personalised digital services and fintech products for customers.
The company billed as Africa’s first API super-connector raised $1 million funding from TLcom Capital last year and now has banked a $3.5 million seed round led by the US-based Susa Ventures.