MallForAfrica

https://www.mallforafrica.com/

Last activity: 11.06.2020

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Mall for Africa is an app that allows you to shop online in Nigeria and other African countries. This allows individuals in Africa shop directly from the US and UK sites and have them shipped to Nigeria/Africa.

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Overview

Location

Nigeria, Lagos

Employees

51-200

Founded date

2011

Mentions in press and media 23

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Jun 1, 2020	Africa Roundup: DHL invests in MallforAfrica, Zipline launches in US, Novastar raises $200M	Events in May offered support to the thesis that Africa can incubate tech with global application. Two startups that developed their business models on the continent — MallforAfrica and Zipline — were tapped by international interests. DHL ...
May 27, 2020	DHL acquires stake in Link Commerce developed by MallforAfrica	DHL has acquired a minority stake in Link Commerce, a turn-key e-commerce company that grew out of MallforAfrica.com — a Nigerian digital-retail startup. Link Commerce offers a white-label solution for doing online-sales in emerging markets...
Feb 6, 2020	Africa’s Fastest Growing Tech Hub Faces New Hurdles With Travel Ban	Based in Nigeria, Jumia, an online retail company, became the first African tech startup to IPO on the NYSE last year. PIUS UTOMI EKPEI/AFP via Getty Images Africa has a rapidly growing tech sector with Nigeria situated as its unofficial hu...
Sep 9, 2019	DHL expands Africa eShop online retail app to 34 countries	DHL has expanded its DHL Africa eShop business to 13 additional markets, upping the presence of the global shipping company’s e-commerce platform to 34 African countries. DHL went live with the digital retail app in April, bringing more tha...
Jun 4, 2019	Africa Roundup: Jumia’s post-IPO earnings, Gokada’s $5.3M raise, Facebook’s fake-news purge, Joe Montana’s fintech investment	Jumia held its first post-IPO earnings call and weathered a short-sell assault in May, with Wall Street showing confidence in the Pan-African e-commerce company. On the numbers, key takeaways were that Jumia’s Gross Merchandise Value (GMV) ...
May 28, 2019	DHL brings Africa eShop to 20 countries in a competitive nod to Jumia	DHL is expanding its DHL Africa eShop business to 9 additional markets, upping the presence of the global shipping company’s e-commerce platform to 20 African countries. DHL went live with the digital retail app in April, bringing more than...
May 2, 2019	Africa Roundup: Jumia’s IPO, DHL launches Africa e-Shop, Cathay’s $168M VC fund, ConnectMed acquired	The biggest news in a month of weighty African headlines was Jumia listing on the New York Stock Exchange. After filing SEC IPO docs in March, the Pan-African e-commerce company’s shares began trading on the NYSE April 12, opening at $14.50...
Apr 11, 2019	DHL launches Africa eShop app for global retailers to sell into Africa	DHL is launching an e-commerce app called DHL Africa eShop for global retailers to sell goods to Africa’s consumers markets. The platform goes live today and brings more than 200 U.S. and U.K. retailers — from Neiman Marcus to Carters — onl...
Nov 13, 2018	Announcing the agenda for TechCrunch Startup Battlefield Africa	We’re bringing Startup Battlefield back to Africa on December 11, and we’re excited to announce our jam-packed agenda that highlights the best and brightest startups in the region. For months we’ve been poring through hundreds of applicatio...
Nov 5, 2018	Venture capital and the blockchain will be the talk at Startup Battlefield Africa	TechCrunch Startup Battlefield returns to Africa next month, and we have an agenda chock-full of interesting panels and our premier startup competition. Joining us in Lagos, Nigeria on December 11 for a couple of those aforementioned panels...
Aug 24, 2018	How Is Technology Helping Cross-Border Logistics In Africa?	The transport and logistics segment is generally a fragmented one by nature anywhere in the world. From the factory to the front door, there is a myriad of players in multiple segments in between. Freight forwarding, intra-continental shipp...
Aug 2, 2018	MallforAfrica goes global, Kobo360 and Sokowatch raise VC, France explains its $76M fund	Jake Bright Contributor Jake Bright is a writer and author in New York City. He is co-author of The Next Africa. More posts by this contributor African fintech startup Chipper Cash raises $30M backed by Jeff Bezos Nigeria’s Autochek raises ...
Jul 13, 2018	MallforAfrica and DHL launch MarketPlace Africa global e-commerce site	Jake Bright Contributor Jake Bright is a writer and author in New York City. He is co-author of The Next Africa. More posts by this contributor African fintech startup Chipper Cash raises $30M backed by Jeff Bezos Nigeria’s Autochek raises ...
Sep 8, 2017	Africa Roundup: eBay expands, Google CEO visits Lagos, Ghana enters space	Jake Bright Contributor Jake Bright is a writer and author in New York City. He is co-author of The Next Africa. More posts by this contributor African fintech startup Chipper Cash raises $30M backed by Jeff Bezos Nigeria’s Autochek raises ...
Aug 22, 2017	eBay opens U.S. platform to Africa with MallforAfrica.com partnership	Jake Bright Contributor Jake Bright is a writer and author in New York City. He is co-author of The Next Africa. More posts by this contributor African fintech startup Chipper Cash raises $30M backed by Jeff Bezos Nigeria’s Autochek raises ...
Jul 23, 2017	VOOMNOW EXPANDS INTERNATIONAL SHOPPING FOR NIGERIANS	This Nigerian startup was founded by Samuel Joseph just last month. VoomNow is a platform that provides its users with assisted shopping with companies outside of Africa. Samuel Joseph explained that roughly 60 percent of Nigerians were una...
Nov 7, 2016	CaribShopper partners with MallForAfrica.com as part of an expanding retail network	Taking a model that’s worked well in Africa, CaribShopper launched earlier this year with a service that lets shoppers across the island nations of the Caribbean shop online at U.S. stores and buy items in their local currency. In recent mo...
Jul 6, 2016	Africa Roundup: eBay expands, Ushahidi upgrades, Africa Internet Group rebrands	Jake Bright Contributor Jake Bright is a writer and author in New York City. He is co-author of The Next Africa. More posts by this contributor African fintech startup Chipper Cash raises $30M backed by Jeff Bezos Nigeria’s Autochek raises ...
Jan 18, 2016	The Potential Problems And Profits For Netflix In Africa	Jake Bright Contributor Jake Bright is a writer and author in New York City. He is co-author of The Next Africa. More posts by this contributor African fintech startup Chipper Cash raises $30M backed by Jeff Bezos Nigeria’s Autochek raises ...
Jan 8, 2016	Got Extra Space in Your Luggage? Shypmate Wants You to Make Money With it	If you have ever had to be the “transporter” or “carrier” for a family member or friend in Nigeria who has bought things from an international store, then you will agree it’s not easy. What with the extra luggage, not to talk of all the tro...
Feb 23, 2014	U.S. Investments Surge For African Tech Entrepreneurs	From the largest technology companies to early stage investors, American high tech companies and venture capitalists are increasingly supporting startups across the African continent. Whether it’s the 16 mobile apps in Botswana that Jim Goe...
	VOOMNOW EXPANDS INTERNATIONAL SHOPPING FOR NIGERIANS	This Nigerian startup was founded by Samuel Joseph just last month. VoomNow is a platform that provides its users with assisted shopping with companies outside of Africa. Samuel Joseph explained that roughly 60 percent of Nigerians were una...

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FAQ about MallForAfrica

When was MallForAfrica founded?

MallForAfrica was founded in 2011.

What has the press written about MallForAfrica?

Parsers VC has collected 23 articles mentioning MallForAfrica, among them “Africa Roundup: DHL invests in MallforAfrica, Zipline launches in US, Novastar raises $200M” (Jun 1, 2020) and “DHL acquires stake in Link Commerce developed by MallforAfrica” (May 27, 2020).

Is MallForAfrica still active?

Yes, MallForAfrica is active; its latest activity on Parsers VC dates from Jun 11, 2020.