Cryptocurrency platform Mara raises $23 million
Pan-African crypto exchange Mara has raised $23 million through a funding round led by Coinbase Ventures, Alameda Research, Distributed Global, Day One Ventures, TQ Ventures, among others. The proceeds raised should enable it to invest in new offers, particularly in Nigeria and Kenya, before expanding to East Africa and French-speaking countries, according to a press release from the startup published on Wednesday May 11. . “Mara is creating products that will allow users to not only trade crypto (like MARA's upcoming Android app and an advanced trading platform), but...