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Salus Cloud secures $ 3.7M seed funding to expand operations
Salus Cloud, the AI-native platform revolutionising developer and security operations, DevSecOps for engineers, has closed a $ 3.7 million seed round to advance its mission of accelerating access to secure software delivery across Africa, the Middle East, and other growth markets.
The round was co-led by two of Africa’ s investors in transformative technologies, Atlantica Ventures and P1 Ventures, with additional backing from respected pan- African venture capital firms LoftyInc Capital, Zedcrest Capital, and Everywhere Ventures, alongside angel investor Tim Chen, a world-class DevSecOp expert and General Partner at Essence VC, who joined the round independently.
Speaking on the raise, Andrew Mori, CEO of Salus Cloud, said:“ This funding gives us the firepower to level the playing field, so that high-growth teams, regardless of size or geography, can deploy secure, productiongrade software with confidence.”
The funding will enable Salus to accelerate product development, advance its go-tomarket strategy, and scale its AI-powered developer agents that help engineering teams shorten deployment cycles and ship code more securely. It will also support the growth of its customer base across growth regions, including Africa, Middle East
Andrew Mori and underserved tech ecosystems, while enhancing the onboarding experience for both self-service and enterprise users. Many African markets still rely on legacy tools and fragile pipelines that slow development and increase risk. Salus is designed for the 95 % of teams that lack access to dedicated DevOps talent, making best-practise software delivery accessible to high-growth teams everywhere.
Launched in 2024, Salus was developed by African engineers who understand the growing complexities faced by software teams in growth markets, making it a solution better suited to these regions compared to foreign counterparts. Salus Cloud is an AI-native DevSecOps platform that empowers software teams to deploy, secure, and scale productiongrade applications quickly and confidently, without needing a dedicated DevOps team or complex infrastructure.
Mindware expands East Africa operations through Nairobi
As part of its strategic expansion, Mindware, a value-added distributor, VAD in the Middle East and Africa, marked a powerful new chapter in its growth journey with the official launch of its East Africa operations, celebrated through a high-energy event in Nairobi.
Bringing together over 200 channel partners, industry leaders, top vendor representatives, and channel partners, the event served as a clear declaration of Mindware’ s commitment to empowering East Africa’ s digital future. The Nairobi office, now fully operational, will serve as the company’ s strategic hub for East Africa covering Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda, and Ethiopia.
“ This launch is not just about opening doors, it’ s about opening possibilities,” said Spiros Rafailovits, Territory Manager, East Africa at Mindware.“ We are here to co-create the future of technology in East Africa by investing in people, forging trusted partnerships, and delivering cutting-edge solutions that accelerate growth across the region.”
Since announcing its East Africa expansion earlier this year, Mindware has made bold strides; doubling its local workforce, onboarding regional vendors, and hosting partner enablement sessions across key markets. These actions reflect Mindware’ s strong momentum and growing relevance in the region.
The launch event went beyond the traditional format, with inspiring keynote addresses, forward-looking panel discussions, and networking sessions that enabled stakeholders to explore Mindware’ s expanded portfolio and strategic roadmap. In line with its partner-first strategy, Mindware has rolled out technical and sales enablement programs, and is working with vendors to deliver certification courses tailored to local market needs.
With new partnerships already signed with regional ICT providers, Mindware is set to announce several new vendor collaborations in the coming weeks further expanding its portfolio in cloud, cybersecurity, networking, and enterprise technologies.
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