Village Capital has invested $450,000 in two Nigerian startups through its Africa Ecosystem Catalysts Facility. The investment is the facility’s first in Nigeria. The two companies are Trade Lenda, a financial services company for small and medium-sized businesses, and AirSmat, a climate-tech company that turns agricultural waste into biochar based fertiliser.
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