e-Commerce tech company, Hustle Mobile, is set to unveil its multi-vendor market place App, Hustle, for business owners in the sales and services sectors. Hustle, which is available for Android and iOS users, would help businesses increase their earnings. According to Managing Partner, Hustle Mobile, David Samuel, the business solution efficiently and seamlessly connects customers […]
Read MoreJobberman Nigeria and Ngcareers have reached into an agreement where Jobberman acquires 100% of Ngcareers.com, Nigeria´s foremost online destination for job vacancies, recruitment insights, and career advancement tools. Ngcareers was founded in 2009 by Paul and Andrew Eze, and grew from a few hundred users to over 1 million users in Nigeria in 2019. Through […]
Read MoreCoronation Merchant Bank has launched a mobile banking application. The app provides customers with easy access to their accounts as well as the ability to perform transactions seamlessly, without the need for in-person banking. The Bank in a statement announcing the launch of the App said that in spite of the coronavirus, it has been […]
Read MoreMothering and childcare focused e-commerce companies BabyBliss Nigeria and MumsVillage Kenya have merged to create a pan-African entity, providing what they say is an “unparalleled omnichannel commerce, community and content offering”. BabyBliss Nigeria brings deep retail and e-commerce experience in Africa’s largest economy, while MumsVillage Kenya, a parental advisory platform that moved into the e-commerce […]
Read MoreNigerian startup TradeDepot, a B2B e-commerce platform for consumer goods in Africa, has raised $10 million in a pre-Series B equity funding to expand into other African cities and launch a suite of financial products and credit facilities for its retailers. Founded in 2016, TradeDepot is an end-to-end distribution platform that aims to connect the […]
Read MoreNigerian group-buying startup Pricepally has secured funding from German firm GreenTec Capital Partners as it looks to expand its operations outside of its Lagos base. Disrupt Africa reported in February on Pricepally, which launched in November 2019 and is a group-buying platform that aggregates consumer food demand and matches it with supplies directly from farmers […]
Read MoreThe Nigerian logistics space is a busy and increasingly well-funded one, but Lagos-based Dellyman believes it has the capacity to stand out from the crowd in spite of its relatively late entrance and smaller amounts of investment. Launched in March 2019 but available to the public from January this year, Dellyman is a web and […]
Read MoreOjaExpress, a digital platform that allows users to shop online for ethnic, cultural and religious ingredients, has gained acceptance into the Techstars Kansas City accelerator, gaining access to $120,000 in seed funding and additional support. OjaExpress works with independent grocers, such as mom-and-pop shops, who carry hard to find ingredients, and helps them serve immigrant […]
Read MoreLagos-based retail-tech startup One Kiosk is leveraging geo-location and machine learning to connect owners of local stores with potential customers online. Founded last year, One Kiosk targets informal retailers and “mom-and-pop stores”, helping them connect to online users based on location, and also providing them with sales data which enables them to access credit lines […]
Read MoreCo-founders of Nigerian digital logistics company Kobo360, Obi Ozor and Ife Oyedele II, have been accepted into the global Endeavor network, gaining access to various support services to help the company scale. The Endeavor initiative works to catalyse long-term economic growth by selecting, mentoring, and accelerating the best high-impact entrepreneurs worldwide, and has accepted a […]
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