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South Africa’s Silvertree Capital Invests Into Two Nigerian E-Commerce Companies

Loy Okezie — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 21:50:51 +0000

Silvertree Capital, a South African-based company builder and venture capital investor focused on the African market has announced it has made an undisclosed investment into two of Nigeria’s leading e-commerce sites, Sunlasses.com.ng and Glamour.com.ng

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After Raising Close To $70 Million, E-Commerce Company, JUMIA Builds A 90,000 sqft Warehouse in Lagos

Loy Okezie — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 12:05:41 +0000

As it celebrates its first year anniversary today, Nigeria's largest online retailer, JUMIA is moving into its 90,000 square foot warehouse located in Ogba, Ikeja, Lagos, just a month after it raised $35 million in funding from Millicom.

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NextSpeel Launches Bringing Nigerian TV Series And Soap Operas Online

TechLoy Reporter — Thu, 13 Jun 2013 14:35:20 +0000

If you’ve always wanted to watch your favourite TV series and soap operas such as Jacob’s Cross, House A-part, Soul Sistas, Bella’s Place and more online, NextSpeel has finally launched today to let you do so. Last month when we wrote about the platform, (by the way, it was expected to launch on May 3), we [...]

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Startup Stock Exchange Opens On June 10 To Help African Startups Sell Shares To Investors

Staff Writer — Wed, 05 Jun 2013 15:54:36 +0000

Startups looking to raise money from global investors by selling ownership shares in their companies can now do so through the Startup Stock Exchange, a regulated global public marketplace for startup investing pre-launched last July. The world’s first online stock exchange for startup investing and funding will open its marketplace on June 10, 2013 allowing [...]

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Shippyme Ships Items From The U.S To Nigeria At The Lowest Cost

Loy Okezie — Tue, 04 Jun 2013 15:03:31 +0000

While there are a lot of companies offering international shipping services to Nigeria, most of them have either been complex or costly for shipping items into the country. For instance, most people who order items from the United States are usually required to have a shipping address in the U.S. where their packages would be shipped [...]

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Online Shop Builder, Cart! Launches With 14-Day Free Trial

Staff Writer — Tue, 04 Jun 2013 12:34:54 +0000

In mid-April, Techloy exclusively reported that a new e-commerce solution called Cart! is launching soon to help entrepreneurs enable a personalised online store front powered by payments, shipping and marketing support.

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Rocket Internet-Backed Vehicle Classified Ad Site, Carmido Launches To Challenge Cheki

Loy Okezie — Thu, 23 May 2013 14:03:21 +0000

While Cheki could easily be regarded as the largest classified ads site for cars in Nigeria at the moment, with almost 15,000 listings, a new entrant has launched to take on the service.

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Google Policy Manager For Africa, Ory Okolloh Joins Omidyar Network

TechLoy Reporter — Wed, 22 May 2013 19:24:38 +0000

Former Google Policy Manager for sub-Saharan Africa, Ory Okolloh has joined Omidyar Network, a philanthropic investment firm founded by eBay founder, Pierre Omidyar, as a Director of Investments within the organisation's government transparency initiative.

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How Akure Is Building A Promising Tech Startup Culture And Community

Loy Okezie — Mon, 20 May 2013 21:01:44 +0000

While Akure may never have appeared on any lists of tech startup hubs in unlikely places around the world, the largest city and capital of Ondo State in the South-Western region of Nigeria is gradually starting a movement to mould a tech startup culture and community.

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EXCLUSIVE: Google Nigeria Programs Manager Quits, Joins Konga

Loy Okezie — Mon, 20 May 2013 14:13:45 +0000

A former Google employee who worked as Programmes Manager for the search and advertising giant's operations in Lagos, Nigeria has left to join leading online retailer, Konga, Techloy has exclusively learnt.

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