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Nigeria-based cryptocurrency exchange, Busha, secures US$4.2mn seed round from Jump Capital

Nigeria-based cryptocurrency exchange Busha, which helps people buy, sell and store cryptocurrency has announced that it secured US$4.2mn seed round  to deepen its market positioning.

The round was led by Jump Capital with participation from Cadenza Ventures, Blockwall Capital, CMT Digital, Greenhouse Capital, Raba Capital, and other investors also partaking.

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“Our immediate mission is to onboard the next one million Africans into the crypto economy. We have seen the significant difference in the financial freedom that crypto can make in the lives of our over 200,000 users, and we are very motivated to extend this to more people on the continent,” said Michael Adeyeri, Co-founder and CEO at Busha.

“We pride ourselves in being first in the market to introduce tangible innovations such as instant payouts and 24/7 human customer service,” said Moyo Sodipo, Co-founder and Chief Product Officer, Busha. “This funding will empower us to do more faster, improve our security, and take a definitive leadership position in our target markets.”

With a young population desperate for better financial mobility and wealth-creation opportunities, crypto adoption in Africa continues to accelerate. Busha intends to leverage resources from its new investors to offer market-beating prices and return more value to its customers while remaining proactive with compliance and regulation.

“We believe Nigeria and the African continent are one of the most promising places for crypto to make a significant impact in offering financial freedom to millions of individuals,” said Peter Johnson, Partner at Jump Capital. “We are excited to work with the Busha team to continue to enhance their market-leading product offering.”

“Emerging markets continue to be an attractive prospect for digital assets as a means to globalize payments and level the financial playing field. The Busha team has proven to be efficient operators in bringing this vision to reality,” said Max Shapiro, Co-founder and Managing Partner at Cadenza Ventures.

What You Need To Know About Busha

Founded in 2018 by CEO Michael Adeyeri and Chief Product Officer (CPO) Moyo Sodipo, the cryptocurrency exchange claims to have more than 200,000 users and holds an ambition to ‘onboard the next set of one million Africans’ into the crypto economy.

Since 2019, Busha has been scaling its services across Nigeria, and the new funding will go toward deepening its market positioning across West Africa and other regions on the continent.

Busha’s growth has been driven by superior customer experience and an exciting feature set. The company recently launched a revamped version of the app with innovative features like minimum purchases as low as 50 cents for a more inclusive offering, one-click limit orders, and automated recurring buys.

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Nichole Manhire

Is the media and brand manager at GFA News. She works very closely with editors and podcasters that contribute to telling the African business success story. For marketing and advertising send Nichole an email: nichole@getfundedafrica.com

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