Mara demystifies blockchain technology. Mara is the platform for 1 billion Africans to learn while building digital wealth through blockchain. Mara is on the cutting edge of crypto. It delivers the possibilities of this new world with a focus on ease, simplicity, and education.

The Mara Wallet is one of the first products, will soon be available for download on Apple and Google Play Stores.

Pan-African centralized crypto exchange Mara said Wednesday it raised $23 million. The funding round was led by Coinbase Ventures, Alameda Research, Distributed Global, Day One Ventures, TQ Ventures and more, according to a press release.

Mara plans to invest in a suite of products targeting Nigeria and Kenya, Africa’s two largest countries, before expanding to East Africa and Francophone countries, said CEO Chi Nnandi.