The EDFI loan follows a separate $12 million investment last year from Vancouver-based Key Carbon — formerly Carbon Neutral Royalty — with backing from private equity firm Cartesian.
Last year, HAVAÍC — a venture capital firm known for strategic tech investments and a recent exit from fellow emergency-tech startup RapidDeploy — invested $1.1 million in AURA through a bridge round, in partnership with AfricInvest.
Despite the proliferation of fintech, e-commerce, and logistics platforms across Africa, a lack of formal addresses remains a blind spot in infrastructure.
