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JUMIA receives EUR 120 million in funding

JUMIA announced a new round of investments amounting to EUR 120 million Today, JUMIA announced a new round of investments amounting to EUR 120 million. These investments, which were made by existing shareholders, strengthen the company’s position as the leading online retailer in Africa. Jeremy Hodara, co-CEO of Africa Internet Group said: “We are very …

5 Reasons Why The Global Real Estate Market Will Change

In October 2013 Lamudi (www.lamudi.com), the leading real estate classifieds player in emerging markets, launched operations in 13 countries worldwide. Now, the company already registered several million search requests worldwide. There are five reasons why the real estate market will change in Latin America, Africa and Asia: 1. Last year, the global Internet users accounted for …

World Retail Award nominee JUMIA releases mobile App

August 27th, 2013 – JUMIA, West-Africa’s #1 shopping destination, today launches its App in Nigeria, Morocco, Ivory Coast and Kenya. JUMIA’s App is available for all Android phones – enforcing m-commerce in Africa. With their new app, JUMIA’s selection of 50.000 products is just a few clicks away and makes online shopping even easier and …

Easy Taxi starts global rollout

Lagos, 24th July 2013 – Easy Taxi, Latin America’s #1 taxi app, today announced its global expansion in Asia, Africa and the Middle East. After receiving an additional funding of USD 10 million from Rocket Internet and the African Internet Holding, the company decided to continue the strategy of fast growth. Just one month ago, …