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Nigerian Foremost Online Brokerage Firm, Bamboo Expands into Ghana

ByTechTrends

Bamboo, one of the top online brokerage companies in Nigeria, has entered Ghana, making it the first transnational brokerage app in west Africa. The more than 50,000 people on Bamboo Ghana’s waitlist will now be able to purchase and invest in stocks from US businesses like Apple Inc. and Tesla thanks to a collaboration with…

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Nigerian investing platform, Bamboo raises $15 million in Series A funding

ByTechTrends

Greycroft and Tiger Global, two American venture capital firms, led a $15 million Series A funding round for Nigerian investment platform Bamboo, which allows Nigerians to buy and sell US equities in real time via their mobile computers or phones. Motley Fool Ventures, Saison Capital, Chrysalis Capital, and Y-Michael Combinator’s Seibel all participated in the…