HARAMBEANS
Harambeans are African innovators who have pledged to “work together as one” to build Africa’s future. Over the last decade, Harambeans has spawned a series of tech-enabled ventures such as Andela, Flutterwave, and Yoco, which have collectively generated over 3000 jobs, and raised over $700m from Google Ventures, CRE Ventures and Accel.
HARAMBEANS
Industry:
Business Development Non Profit Social Entrepreneurship
Founded:
2011-02-28
Status:
Active
Email Addresses:
[email protected]
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| Date | Company | Article | Money raised |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-09-15 | Releaf | Harambeans investment in Grant - Releaf | 1.5 M USD |
| 2021-08-24 | MarketForce | Harambeans investment in Seed Round - MarketForce | 100 K USD |
| 2021-04-01 | SHYFT Power Solutions | Harambeans investment in Seed Round - SHYFT Power Solutions | 3.1 M USD |
| 2020-09-01 | SHYFT Power Solutions | Harambeans investment in Seed Round - SHYFT Power Solutions | N/A |
| 2020-06-12 | LÜLA | Harambeans investment in Seed Round - LÜLA | N/A |
| 2020-06-08 | MAX | Harambeans investment in Venture Round - MAX | 100 K USD |
| 2020-06-01 | Releaf | Harambeans investment in Seed Round - Releaf | 1.3 M USD |
| 2019-03-18 | Releaf | Harambeans investment in Angel Round - Releaf | 1.3 M USD |
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Harambe Entrepreneur Alliance - Wikipedia
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Team | We Are Harambeans
Multi-faceted growth leader with proven P&L, product innovation and sales leadership experience at global scale. Change agent and culture carrier with an ability to inspire entrepreneurialism and mitigate risk. She is a member of the …See details»
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Okendo Lewis Gayle - Council for Inclusive Capitalism
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Harambean Tradition & Culture
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