Andela Raises $24 Million from Mark Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan’s Fund to Train African Engineers

This article showcases the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative’s first impact investment, a $24 Million Series B round of funding into Andela, a startup that trains engineers in Africa and provides placement opportunities for their students in tech companies. The funding round (also joined by Venture firm GV, alongside Spark Captial, Omidyar Network, Learn Capital and CRE Ventures) will enable the startup to open a third campus, beyond the two currently in Kenya and Nigeria.