Nigerian startup ChipMango has raised US$1.9 million in a seed round to expand its chip-design operations across Africa, Europe and the United States.
Founded in 2022 by Ola Fadiran and Jovan Andjelich, ChipMango partners with leading semiconductor companies to deliver industry-aligned learning and certification programmes that prepare learners for real-world roles.
Its AI-powered platform provides custom-built labs and curated course content, giving educators and universities tools to turbocharge their microelectronics curriculum.
ChipMango expansion and funding
The seed round was led by Atlantica Ventures, with participation from DFS Labs, Madica, Kaleo Ventures, Trilinear Technologies and Malta Ventures. ChipMango said it will deploy the capital to expand its engineering and product teams while growing operations across Africa, Europe and the United States.
A design centre in Malta is in the pipeline with support from Malta Ventures, and the startup also plans to support initiatives around semiconductor capability, workforce development and AI infrastructure in Rwanda.
The company’s expansion comes as demand for semiconductor and AI infrastructure capabilities grows globally, creating opportunities for engineering talent in emerging markets to participate in more complex parts of the technology supply chain.
“The next era of AI will not be defined by software alone. It will depend on who can design the chips, systems and intelligent hardware that power it. ChipMango is expanding access to those capabilities so more regions can help build the technologies shaping the future,” said Fadiran.
“ChipMango converts Africa’s deep engineering talent into world-class chip-design capability, already proven through production-grade work for global customers. We believe it can become foundational infrastructure for the next generation of smart devices and semiconductor IP,” Anikó Szigetvári, founding partner at Atlantica Ventures, said.
