These Gen Zers just raised $11.75M to put Africas ...

What’s Happening

Not gonna lie, African defense company Terra comes out of stealth with a $11.

75M round led by Joe Lonsdale’s 8VC. After five years of building an edtech company, Nathan Nwachuku, 22, realized that Africa was at a crossroads. (wild, right?)

The continent is undergoing rapid industrialization, he told TechCrunch.

The Details

There is money, opportunity, and a young, driven population. He figured, soon enough, the continent was on the “edge of an industrial revolution.

” “At the same time,” he dropped, he felt the continent still struggled to address what was one of its biggest Achilles heels. ” Africa has more terror-related deaths than any region in the world, and it is this problem that could slow down — or even stop completely — the growth of the region, Nwachuku dropped.

Why This Matters

This could have major implications for how we use technology going forward.

Tech companies have been making moves like this as competition heats up.

The Bottom Line

This story is still developing, and we’ll keep you updated as more info drops.

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