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Wakanow.com Limited

http://www.wakanow.com/

Last activity: 15.02.2023

Tags:AfricaTechAgencyOnlineTechnologyTravel

The leading online travel agency in West Africa, based in Nigeria.

Member count: 201-500

Total raised: $80M

Founded date: 2008

Investors 1

Date	Name	Website
-	The Carlyl...	carlyle.co...

Funding Rounds 2

Date	Series	Amount	Investors	Deal News
21.12.2018	-	$40M	The Carlyl...	techpoint....
21.12.2018	-	$40M	The Carlyl...	venturebur...

Mentions in press and media 21

Date	Title	Description	Source
15.02.2023	Wakanow restructuring continues – Olubayode Okubanjo announc...	The Board of Directors and Management of Wakanow has appointed Mr. Olubayode as the Group Chief Fina...	techcabal....
18.01.2023	Wakanow Restructures For Global Expansion TechCabal’s 2021 ...	Bayo Adedeji and Adenike Macaulay repositioned to lead the charge Wakanow is defining the future in...	techcabal....
07.10.2022	Huge relief for travelers as Kalabash enters the aviation se...	Kalabash, a new entrant into the rapidly expanding BNPL fintech space, has unveiled Pay Small Small™...	techcabal....
26.10.2020	“No investor fires the guy making them money.” — Bayo Adedej...	Share this article: Obinna Ekezie and Ralph Tamuno founded Wakanow, an online travel agency, in 200...	techpoint....
06.05.2020	Amidst near-zero bookings, travel company Wakanow plots ‘vid...	Adebayo Adedeji, the CEO of Wakanow, the online travel agency, has a front row seat to the crash. I...	techcabal....
21.12.2018	Wakanow raises $40m, one of the highest single rounds by a n...	Wakanow, an online travel agency focused on West and East Africa, has secured a $40 million mega inv...	techpoint....
21.12.2018	Nigeria’s Wakanow secures $40m investment from The Carlyle G...	In what is one of the biggest disclosed deals this year, Lagos-based online travel company Wakanow.c...	venturebur...
21.12.2018	Wakanow raises $40m, one of the highest single rounds by a n...	Share this article: Wakanow, an online travel agency focused on West and East Africa, has announced...	techpoint....
21.12.2018	Wakanow Secures Whooping $40million Fund from Carlyle Group	Wakanow has confirmed that it has closed an investment fund from the Carlyle Group – Carlyle Sub Sah...	techgistaf...
21.12.2018	Nigeria’s Wakanow secures $40m investment from The Carlyle G...	In what is one of the biggest disclosed deals this year, Lagos-based online travel company Wakanow.c...	venturebur...
28.08.2017	Kenya ranks highest in Africa in broadband internet speeds ...	Here’s everything interesting in African technology today. Not subscribed? Click here to get this go...	techcabal....
10.07.2017	8 Tips to Building the Best Advisory Board for Your Company	Having an advisory board with people who have been there, done that, can help you avoid a lot of mis...	tech.co/ne...
05.04.2017	What you should know about accelerating your startup in Nige...	Share this article: Editor’s Note: This article is not intended to paint incubator/acceleration hub...	techpoint....
10.01.2017	10 Ways Artificial Intelligence Can Simplify Your Business	In early 2016, the creators of Siri revealed their latest artificial intelligence assistant, Viv, me...	tech.co/ne...
25.01.2016	13 Steps To Take Before Your Business Ventures Abroad	While exciting, expanding your company internationally comes with a host of risks and challenges. Fr...	readwrite....
14.09.2015	For Nontechnical Hires, How Much Stock Is Enough?	Guest author Scott Gerber is the founder of the Young Entrepreneur Council. In an early-stage start...	readwrite....
31.08.2015	How To Keep Employees Excited About Working At Your Startup	Guest author Scott Gerber is the founder of the Young Entrepreneur Council. In the beginning stages...	readwrite....
27.07.2015	Want To Keep Customers? Integrate Tech With A Personal Touch	Guest author Scott Gerber is the founder of the Young Entrepreneur Council. It’s hard to do persona...	readwrite....
15.04.2015	21 Nigerian Tech CEOs at the Top of Their Game	Techcabal takes a look at 21 of the country’s tech entrepreneurs who are at the top of their game an...	techcabal....
30.03.2013	Examining The Role Of Tech Startups In Africa’s Development...	The new Facebook will come out of Africa! Ok, no. Maybe? I read a piece somewhere on why the next F...	venturesaf...
-	Wakanow Secures Whooping $40million Fund from Carlyle Group	Wakanow has confirmed that it has closed an investment fund from the Carlyle Group – Carlyle Sub Sah...	techgistaf...