{"id":5266,"date":"2016-06-16T11:00:24","date_gmt":"2016-06-16T11:00:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pr.asianetpakistan.com\/?p=26025"},"modified":"2016-06-16T11:00:24","modified_gmt":"2016-06-16T11:00:24","slug":"andela-raises-24-million-led-by-chan-zuckerberg-initiative-to-mobilize-africas-top-engineering-talent-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southafricajournal.com\/andela-raises-24-million-led-by-chan-zuckerberg-initiative-to-mobilize-africas-top-engineering-talent-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Andela Raises $24 Million Led by Chan Zuckerberg Initiative to Mobilize Africa\u2019s Top Engineering Talent"},"content":{"rendered":"
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NEW YORK, June 16, 2016 \/PRNewswire\/ —\u00a0Andela, a company that recruits the most talented software developers in Africa and embeds them into engineering organizations worldwide, is today announcing $24M in Series B funding. Chan Zuckerberg Initiative is leading the round, which marks its first lead investment to date, and they are joined by new investor GV (formerly Google Ventures) and existing investors including Spark Capital, Omidyar Network, Learn Capital, and Africa-based CRE Ventures.<\/p>\n