Marketplace

IBM Broadens Global Software Reach on AWS Marketplace

IBM has dramatically expanded the availability of its software portfolio on AWS Marketplace to 92 countries, the company announced on 6th May. This expansion…

Marketplaces vs. banks: The great business finance debate

Over the last three years, SMEs in South Africa haven’t exactly been dealt the best cards, and on top of these challenges, they’ve still…

Susa Ventures leads $5M seed round to scale Powered By People

Susa Ventures led a $5 million seed round alongside Flexport Fund, Golden Ventures and JVentures that will enable global makers wholesale marketplace Powered by…

South African agri-fintech HelloChoice secures investment from Standard Bank

South African agri-fintech startup HelloChoice has finalised a major investment from Standard Bank following several partnerships. The 25% equity deal with the bank will…

Nigerian startup Sabi reaches 150 000 small businesses, $1.2 billion in sales

Lagos-based startup Sabi has announced it has hit the milestone of over 150 000 small business users on its marketplace platform. Developed and operated…

SpliceWorks platform goes live, aims to match tech startups with corporates

Entrepreneurs looking to sell their tech solutions to corporates can register to join a recently launched online platform. Launched last week by BCX, a Telkom owned company, SpliceWorks aims…

What you need to know about growing your marketplace

If you’re a new startup, or contemplating starting out, odds are you are thinking of creating something as a “two-sided platform.” That is, a…

Designer marketplace Hello Pretty revamps site for mobile-friendly audience

South African designer marketplace Hello Pretty has recently relaunched its website geared for the country’s mobile-friendly designer folk. Head of strategy and social Lee…

Jumia opens up online marketplace in Nigeria to empower offline SMEs

After celebrating its 2nd year anniversary, ecommerce store Jumia Nigeria has now announced the launch of its online Marketplace where third-party merchants can leverage…

Jumia introduces marketplace in Kenya to put local shops online

Hailing from Nigeria, ecommerce outfit Jumia has unveiled its online marketplace in Kenya. The platform allows traditionally offline suppliers to sell their products to…

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