Jiji.ng
Classified online ads from real people in Nigeria
Jiji is an African online marketplace that facilitates the exchange of goods and services between buyers and sellers.
Starting in Nigeria, the company expanded to four new geographic regions in 2019. Following an acquisition by OLX, Jiji's monthly audience surpassed 8 million unique users. In 2018, the Jiji app ranked #1 by downloads in the Shopping category among Nigerian Android users, and it currently holds the highest user rating among Nigerian e-commerce apps.
Anton Volyansky, the CEO of Jiji, has been dedicated to creating products that enhance the lives of Africans for over 8 years. His team comprises 800 professionals working collaboratively to improve the lives of millions of people.
Location: Nigeria, Lagos
Employees: 501-1000
Total raised: $21M
Founded date: 2014
Investors 3
Funding Rounds 1
| Date | Series | Amount | Investors |
| 09.12.2019 | Series C | $21M | - |
Mentions in press and media 21
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| 23.04.2024 | Nigeria: How E-Commerce Can Leverage Computer Vision Technol... | The rapid adoption of Computer Vision Technology (CVT) has revolutionized business operations and tr... | allafrica.... |
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| 19.04.2024 | Meet Ojo Wisdom, the teen innovator of Nigeria’s first lapto... | Ojo Wisdom is not your average teenager. When the lights went out at his father’s printing press thr... | venturesaf... |
| 15.03.2024 | 3 Easy Ways To Buy Gift Cards In Nigeria: A Comprehensive Gu... | Have you ever found yourself desperately searching for a place to buy gift cards in Nigeria, only to... | techcabal.... |
| 21.01.2022 | Nigeria’s Oxfordbuildbay wants you to easily own land, no ma... | Share this article: It was with great joy in her heart that she put pen to paper and signed the docu... | techpoint.... |
| 28.06.2021 | Jiji acquires Cars45 as it looks to build a future outside c... | Once heralded as disruptive marketplaces, classifieds are giving way to transactional marketplaces. ... | techcrunch... |
| 03.01.2020 | African Startups that Received Funding above $20Million in 2... | Capital is the power nerve and brain box of every venture. It determines the lifespan of the venture... | techgistaf... |
| 14.12.2019 | Abu-Dhabi fund backs Ukrainian-owned African marketplace | On December 9 the African online marketplace Jiji announced the completion of a $21 million in a Ser... | uadn.net/2... |
| 14.12.2019 | Abu-Dhabi fund backs Ukrainian-owned African marketplace | On December 9 the African online marketplace Jiji announced the completion of a $21 million in a Ser... | uadn.net/2... |
| 10.12.2019 | Jiji raises $21 million as competition with OList grows stif... | Jiji, the Nigeria-based classifieds listing company, has raised $21 million Series C funding from si... | techcabal.... |
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