Atlantica Ventures led the round, with participation from DFS Labs, Kaleo Ventures, Madica, Trilinear Technologies, Malta Ventures, and other investors.

Founded in 2022 by Ola Fadiran and Jovan Andjelich, ChipMango combines semiconductor training with commercial chip-design work.

The company focuses on design and verification services rather than chip manufacturing, placing its engineers on projects that support clients requiring additional technical capacity before designs move to fabrication plants.

ChipMango said the new capital will strengthen its engineering and product-development teams, support new commercial engagements, scale its AI-enabled learning platform, and advance its edge-AI and intelligent-sensor technologies.

The company is also planning a European design center in Malta with Malta Ventures and intends to support initiatives in Kigali, Rwanda, focused on semiconductor capability, workforce development, and AI infrastructure.

“The next era of AI will not be defined by software alone,” said Fadiran, ChipMango’s cofounder and chief executive officer.

“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.”

The company’s model links training directly to commercial delivery. ChipMango has joined Arm’s Approved Training Partner program, enabling it to provide official Arm training, and works with organizations including Synopsys, Ohlone College in California, and the University of Pretoria in South Africa.

Its engineers also support verification work through Trilinear Technologies for consumer, automotive, and industrial applications.

For African markets, the investment supports a more practical route into the semiconductor value chain: developing specialized engineering capacity that can serve global customers without requiring the large capital outlays needed to build fabrication plants.

As demand for chips, edge computing, and AI hardware grows, companies that can train engineers to work on commercial design programs may help connect African technical talent to higher-value technology services and international supply chains.

“This funding gives ChipMango the foundation for its next phase of growth,” said Andjelich, ChipMango’s cofounder and chief operating officer.

“We will expand engineering capability, deepen industry and academic partnerships, and create opportunities for exceptional engineers to contribute to cutting-edge semiconductor and AI programs while delivering measurable value for customers.”