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Sendbox Raises $1.8 Million Seed to Digitise Deliveries for African SMEs
Sendbox, the Nigerian startup digitising deliveries for e-commerce and social commerce sellers in Africa, has closed a $1.8 million seed round to expand into more African markets, scale its product offerings and hire more talents.
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- Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- e-commerce, scale, startups
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Made in Africa, Sold Around the World: An African E-Commerce Innovator Connects Women Creators with Global Customers
Sub-Saharan Africa is currently one of the world’s smallest e-commerce regions, but as Moulaye Taboure at Afrikrea points out, it has seen 42% year-on-year growth from 2019-2020, and its leading markets are starting to mature, providing a foundation for continued growth. He explores how several factors are aligning to support the e-commerce industry’s continued momentum in Africa, and discusses Afrikrea's efforts to build a platform that enables local sellers – particularly women – to grow their businesses and sell their products worldwide.
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- Technology
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Amazon Launches Its Global Computer Science Education Initiative in India
Amazon will partner with multiple education-focused non-profit organisations to take quality computer education to students of government schools across Karnataka, Delhi, Haryana, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Odisha, and Telangana.
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- Education, Technology
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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- e-commerce, edtech, nonprofits
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Commerce Platform ShopUp Raises $75 Million in Largest Funding Round in the South Asian Market
ShopUp, a startup that is digitizing neighborhood stores in Bangladesh, has raised $75 million in a new financing round that is also the largest in the South Asian market.
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- Investing
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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Indonesian E-Grocer Pasarnow to Expand to New Cities With a US $3.3 Million Funding Led by East Ventures
Pasarnow aims to streamline Indonesia's complicated fresh products supply chain and deliver quality food products to customers through its multi-channel platform
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- Uncategorized
- Region
- South Asia
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- e-commerce
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Village Commerce Startup 1Bridge Raises $2.5 Million From C4D Partners & Others
1Bridge is a village commerce platform that provides a wide range of aspirational products & digital services at the doorsteps of village consumers.
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- Technology
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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- e-commerce
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LoftyInc Capital Launches Third Fund at $10 Million for a More Diverse Portfolio of African Startups
LoftyInc Capital, a pan-African VC firm, announced that it is launching its third fund for tech startups in Africa.
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- Uncategorized
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- e-commerce, fintech, startups, venture capital
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Tendenube Becomes the New Unicorn in Mexico After Receiving an Investment of US $500 Million
The ecommerce platform Trendenube received a new round of investment for 500 million dollars, making it the new unicorn in Mexico
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- Investing
- Region
- Latin America
- Tags
- e-commerce, startups
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