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Kuda lays off 23 employees — September 2, 2022

Kuda, a finance company based in Nigeria, laid off 23 employees on September 2, 2022. At the time, the company was at the Series B stage. The layoff was reported by this source.

Company
Kuda
Employees laid off
23
Date
September 2, 2022
Industry
Finance
Country
Nigeria
Company stage
Series B
Total raised (pre-layoff)
$91M

Source: https://techcrunch.com/2022/09/02/nigerian-digital-bank-kuda-is-the-latest-african-startup-to-lay-off-employees/

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