February 28, 2018
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...
December 5, 2017
Lazada, other foreign companies, dominate Philippine e-commerce battle
The majority of e-commerce companies in the Philippine’s are local, but...
November 15, 2017
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...
November 10, 2017
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...
October 19, 2017
eBay is having a pretty bad day
eBay is not having a great afternoon after posting a pretty ho-hum third...
August 10, 2017
Indian e-commerce marketplace Flipkart raises US$2.5B from SoftBank Vision Fund
As per a report, with this funding, Flipkart’s largest...
July 25, 2017
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...
May 29, 2017
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...
May 5, 2017
eBay-backed Quikr acquires on-demand home services startup Zimmber for US$10M
The deal will help Quikr accelerate its growth in household services,...
May 3, 2017
Flipkart-Snapdeal marriage is imminent despite differences between investors
Alibaba-backed m-commerce firm Paytm was in the fray to buy out Snapdeal’s...