Startup gains backing from Zuckerberg, Google

Andela, a two-year-old startup that trains software developers in Africa and gives them full-time roles at international companies, announced today $24 million in new fundraising.

Backers include Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg and wife Priscilla Chan's fund, the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, as well as GV, formerly known as Google Ventures.

The company employs nearly 200 engineers at offices in Nairobi, Kenya, and Lagos, Nigeria.

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