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# Africa SSI Startups
### Diwala
### FLexID
* [FlexID gets Algorand funding to offer self-sovereign IDs to Africas unbanked](https://techcrunch.com/2022/05/26/zimbabwe-flexid-algorand-funding-decentralized-identity/) TechCrunch
FlexID is giving users a blockchain wallet that stores their verificable credentials. Verification is done on-chain through Algorand, which bills itself as a solution to the [blockchain trilemma](https://www.google.com/search?q%3Dalgorand%2Btrilemma%26oq%3Dalgorand%2Btrilem%26aqs%3Dchrome.0.0i512j69i57j0i390.2391j0j9%26sourceid%3Dchrome%26ie%3DUTF-8) of security, scalability and decentralization. FlexID will also be integrating with other Algorand decentralized apps (dApps).
* [Local digital identity startup FlexID receives funding from Algorand Foundation](https://www.techzim.co.zw/2022/05/local-digital-identity-startup-flexid-receives-funding-from-algorand-foundation/) TechZim
Zimbabwean founded blockchain start-up, [FlexID Technologies](https://www.flexfintx.com/) (formerly FlexFinTx), has signed a Simple Agreement For Equity (SAFE) with the [Algorand Foundation](https://www.algorand.com/), to further develop and scale their Self Sovereign Identity (SSI) platform