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Uncover successfully closes Sh180m seed funding round

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Jade Oyateru, Co-Founder and COO of Africa Uncover and Sneha Mehta, Co-Founder and CEO. [Nanjinia Wamuswa, Standard]

Emerging beauty brand Uncover has successfully closed a $1.4 million (Sh180 million) Seed II funding round led by EQ2 Ventures and IgniteXL Ventures, with participation from Chui Ventures, Samata Capital and Altree Capital.

The skincare firm was founded in Kenya three years ago and has now expanded to Nigeria, Uganda, and recently Ghana with plans to set up shop in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).

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