Leading investor Proparco (AFD Group) has completed the pre-series-A investment in a tech-based learning institution Moringa to boost its expansion outside Kenya.
The funding will see Moringa play a significant role in developing African tech talent and connecting it to purposeful and significant earning opportunities whether full-time jobs, the gig economy or becoming entrepreneurs.
Building on the earlier Seed Investment by DOB Equity and USD 9.5m funding by Mastercard Foundation, that has seen the tech-based learning institution start to train Software Engineers in Ghana and soon Nigeria with a plan to scale to other African countries in the next 12 months. Moringa is excited to have recently received an investment from Proparco to support its expansion outside Kenya.
Commenting on the development, Snehar Shah, Moringa’s CEO said “The investment comes at an exciting time for Moringa as the institution expands to Ghana and Nigeria. We are keen to leverage this partnership to train many more students using the leading US Bootcamp curriculum from Flatiron School. In line with our vision of a world in which anyone can create their future, we welcome the support of Proparco to make our courses available in new markets in Africa.”
Moringa is a career accelerator for Tech professionals in Africa, has been training High School/University Graduates to be Software Engineers and Data Scientists for the past 7 years in Kenya and achieved market leadership training for over 4,000 students with an employment rate of over 85%. The investment comes at an exciting time with Moringa just agreeing to a curriculum licensing deal with the world’s leading coding boot camp, Flatiron School, and achieving ISO 9001:2015 certification.
Moringa also provides access for all to the training and network needed to participate in this tech revolution, if they can demonstrate they have the aptitude and mindset required to succeed. This is part of the company’s mission to build talent and opportunities through tech-based learning experiences. Following our recent launches with Impact Hub Accra and Social Enterprise Ghana, Moringa and Plenty Tech Jobs Nigeria have entered into a market entry partnership that will see Moringa become a key provider of tech talent for the Nigerian workforce. Plenty Tech Jobs is a leading platform for finding the best technology job and remote gigs in Nigeria.
The investment from Proparco will aid Moringa to prepare for Series A funding in 2023. Apart from International expansion outside Kenya, the funding from Proparco will also facilitate the broadening of the range of courses offered by Moringa. Currently, the institution offers Software Engineering, Data Science and Soft Skills courses with plans to offer courses in UI/UX design in the near future.
There’s also a notable increase in demand for remote tech talent. Google earlier published the Africa Developer Ecosystem report in 2021 which also indicated that there has been an increased global demand for remote tech talent which was accelerated by the pandemic, creating more employment opportunities for African technology professionals.