eBay acquires e-commerce platform Qoo10.jp to expand its presence to Japan

Global e-commerce major eBay is already an investor in Qoo10, which...


Lazada, other foreign companies, dominate Philippine e-commerce battle

The majority of e-commerce companies in the Philippine’s are local, but...


Africa Roundup: Lori Systems wins BFX Africa, Andela raises $40M, Jumia lends to SMEs, Safaricom launches incubator

 Logistics transportation company Lori Systems won best of show at...


With all this talk about blockchains and crypto, how does the solopreneur and gig economy benefit?

Solo entrepreneurship has shaped the gig economy so far, but will decentralised...


eBay is having a pretty bad day

 eBay is not having a great afternoon after posting a pretty ho-hum third...


Indian e-commerce marketplace Flipkart raises US$2.5B from SoftBank Vision Fund

As per a report, with this funding, Flipkart’s largest...


Microsoft in talks to pump up to US$100M into Indian cab-hailing company Ola

Earlier there were reports that Japanese telecom and Internet giant SoftBank was...


Intuit founder Scott Cook built a US$35B company. This is what he knows about when to listen to criticism

With more than US$2 billion in assets and an investment portfolio that includes...


eBay-backed Quikr acquires on-demand home services startup Zimmber for US$10M

The deal will help Quikr accelerate its growth in household services,...


Flipkart-Snapdeal marriage is imminent despite differences between investors

Alibaba-backed m-commerce firm Paytm was in the fray to buy out Snapdeal’s...