Africa Internet
Group (AIG), the leading internet group in Africa, has moved its
office to Yaba, housing six of its ventures in Nigeria
- Easytaxi, Lamudi, Carmudi, Hellofood, Kaymu and Jovago.
Since inception
in 2012, AIG has expanded to 26 countries and has created 71
companies in different verticals namely online retail, online marketplace, food
ordering, car classifieds, real estate classifieds, taxi hailing, online travel
agency and P2P lending marketplace.
In Nigeria,
AIG’s network of companies include leading brands - Kaymu,
a secure online marketplace where buyers and sellers meet to obtain the best
deals for products; Easytaxi a mobile app that connects drivers
and passengers; Hellofood, an online and mobile platform where
people can order food for delivery from the most popular restaurants in the
city; Lamudi, an online real estate marketplace; Carmudi,
an online vehicle marketplace; Jovago an online hotel booking service and Jumia an
online retail store.
Yaba, a popular
area in the Lagos metropolis, houses a cluster of banking, educational and
technology institutions.
Yaba has grown
to become Nigeria’s e-commerce hub attracting a nest of technology and start-up
companies, earning it the name, Nigeria’s Silicon Valley.
The move is one
of AIG's efforts to contribute to making Yaba the next technological hub in
Africa by building tight links to boost the entrepreneurship drive in the area
and securing strategic partnerships to grow the ecosystem.
The company which is backed by three global experts
in e-commerce and African markets, Millicom, MTN Group, and Rocket Internet,
has a huge commitment to driving entrepreneurship in Africa.
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