Kenya "GRO Intelligence" African's largest financing is successful | Bridge (Bridge) Technology & Startup Information
Pickup: Kenyan Data Analytics Company Gro Intelligence Raisses $ 85m Series B Funding Round
Important point: Data analysis startups from Kenya aim to contribute to the solution to climate change on food security and global size, GRO Intelligence in January, the largest $ 85 million funds in Africa's Tech Startup as a whole.Procured.With this funding, we will focus on further growth and global development of the company's platform using AI.
Detailed information: This round is a family office of Intel Capital, Africa Internet Ventures, Ronald Lauder and Eric Zinterhofer jointly, and also invested in existing investors DCVC and GGV, and invested in food security initiative.New investors such as the US -based RETHINK FOOD have also joined.
Background: GRO's previous funding was a series A -round led by TPG Growth in 2017, and this round was $ 17.4 million through Cellulant, Lifebank, Lori, and Echovc.With this financing, the company's total funding exceeded $ 100 million.
Writing: Kaori Kabasawa / Edit: Kinyo Iwakiri
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