Klasha, the fintech company changing cross-border B2B payments between Africa and Asia, has raised an additional $2 million in funding. This latest investment round, backed by existing investors such as Expert Dojo, Alumni Ventures, and Breega, brings Klasha’s total funding to $6.5 million. The new capital will be used to accelerate its expansion into the Asian market, including opening an office in Hangzhou, China, the hub of e-commerce giants like Alibaba. Scaling Payment Solutions for Emerging Markets With a focus on enabling seamless cross-border payments between merchants in Africa and
Nigeria and San Francisco-based start-up, Klasha, has just announced its partnership with OpenCart, an all-in-one e-commerce builder that provides businesses with the tools to create and launch an online store. Klasha, first launched in 2018 by Jess Anuna and Kemi Oritsejafor, specializes in helping merchants worldwide sell online to Africa and receive payments in local currency. The new partnership means that OpenCart merchants can now sell more and accept payments online from customers across the continent while enjoying “superfast last-mile delivery to customers across the continent within 10 days.” Merchants who
