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Overview
Location
United States
Employees
11-50
Total raised
$18M
Founded date
2021
Founders name
Chiké Okonkwo; Zak Tanjeloff; Nate Parker
Founders Related Locations
Peru, Lima, San Juan de Lurigancho; United States, California, Los Angeles; Liberia, Montserrado, Greater Monrovia; United States, New York, New York
Investors 1
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Funding Rounds 2
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| Apr 19, 2023 | Seed round | $8M |
Persons 14
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| Alexandre | Morgado | iOS Engineer | Sign up to see | ||||
| Marc | McCole | Chief Product Officer | Sign up to see | ||||
| Erika Z. | Turner | Chief Content Officer | Sign up to see | ||||
| Temitayo | Adefemi | Software Engineer | Sign up to see | ||||
| Chiké | Okonkwo | Co-Founder | Sign up to see | ||||
| Akilah | Ffriend | Sign up to see | |||||
| Zak | Tanjeloff | Co-Founder | United States, New York | ||||
| Kassandra | M. | Vice President, Operations | Sign up to see | ||||
| Chris | Yates | Chief Commercial Officer | Sign up to see |
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Mentions in press and media 7
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| Mar 5, 2025 | UAE-based Dubizzle Group has acquired Hatla2ee, an Egyptian online car marketplace | In a strategic move to strengthen its presence in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, UAE-based Dubizzle Group has acquired Hatla2ee, a leading Egyptian online car marketplace. The acquisition aims to enhance the car buying and ... |
| Feb 20, 2025 | Tether-backed fintech Mansa raises $10M to expand stablecoin-based payments | |
| Aug 23, 2024 | Shop Smarter at COMEX 2024: Explore Over 300 Brands, Wow Deals, Flash Sales, NETS Giveaways and many more | SINGAPORE, Aug. 23, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- One of Singapore's biggest IT shows, COMEX 2024 returns 29 August to 1 September at Suntec Convention Centre Levels 3 and 4, to showcase latest tech gadgets and smart home products from over 300 bran... |
| Apr 19, 2023 | Mansa Raises $8M in Seed Funding | Mansa, a Los Angeles, CA-based streaming platform for curated global Black cultural content, raised $8M in Seed funding. The round was led by MaC Venture Capital, with participation from WndrCo, Mike Novogratz’s Galaxy Investment Partners, ... |
| Apr 18, 2023 | Founded by actors, Mansa brings its free streaming service for global Black culture out of stealth | Mansa, a free ad-supported streaming service and content aggregator that offers a curated selection of Black cultural content, launched out of stealth today. Mansa offers a wide variety of content, from on-demand titles and digital linear (... |
| Mansa | “ Built by Black creators with a passion for making culture-positive content, Mansa is the only place to stream the best in Global Black stories” |
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FAQ about Mansa
When was Mansa founded?
Mansa was founded in 2021.
How much funding has Mansa raised?
Mansa has raised $18M in total across 2 funding rounds.
What funding rounds has Mansa raised?
Parsers VC lists 2 funding rounds of Mansa, among them a seed round of $8M on Apr 19, 2023.
What has the press written about Mansa?
Parsers VC has collected 7 articles mentioning Mansa, among them “UAE-based Dubizzle Group has acquired Hatla2ee, an Egyptian online car marketplace” (Mar 5, 2025) and “Tether-backed fintech Mansa raises $10M to expand stablecoin-based payments” (Feb 20, 2025).
Is Mansa still active?
Yes, Mansa is active; its latest activity on Parsers VC dates from Jul 23, 2026.