| Date | Title | Description |
| 27.09.2023 | Data snapshot: the largest funding rounds of the decade for Africa agrifoodtech | Data snapshot is a regular AgFunderNews feature in which we analyze agrifoodtech market investment data provided by our parent company, AgFunder.
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| 20.03.2023 | Next Wave: The hard limits of retail digitalisation in Africa
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This essay is a contribution from Chernay Johnson (director of research, DFS Lab).
Africa’s $1.4 trillion retail market is a massive opportunity. The largest raw economic opportunity in serving consumers are those ea... |
| 05.10.2022 | Data Snapshot: African agrifoodtech entrepreneurs and investors are focusing on the supply chain | Data Snapshot is a regular AFN feature analyzing agrifoodtech market investment data provided by our parent company, AgFunder.
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| 12.09.2022 | #TechCEO Meet Onyekachi Izukanne, The Man Behind African Retail Aggregator 'TradeDepot' | Joaquin Victor Tacla, Tech Times 12 September 2022, 02:09 pm
TradeDepot is led by co-founder and CEO Onyekachi Izukanne. With 17 years of expertise in technology and consulting, he is one of the most successful entrepreneurs in Nigeria.
(Ph... |
| 19.08.2022 | Nigerian e-commerce platform, Omnibiz, raises $15 million pre-Series A | Image Source: Omnibiz
Omnibiz, a Nigerian B2B e-commerce company, has recently secured a $15 million pre-Series A investment led by Timon Capital. The raise is structured as a $5M equity and $10M debt investment deal and saw participation f... |
| 14.04.2022 | Tushop secures $3m pre-seed funding to scale affordable community eGrocery in Kenya | Tushop, a female-founded digital platform that aggregates Kenyan consumers into groups to buy groceries more cheaply, has secured $3 million in pre-seed funding.
The investment was led by early-stage investment firm 4DX Ventures. Other inve... |
| 18.03.2022 | African B2B e-commerce platform Wasoko raises $125m in Series B round | Wasoko — the Nairobi-based B2B platform formerly known as Sokowatch — announced this week that it has raised $125 million in Series B funding.
The investment was co-led by Tiger Global and Avenir Growth and also featured new investors VNV G... |
| 23.02.2022 | TradeDepot acquires Accra-based Green Lion as African tech M&A heats up | TradeDepot, a leading B2B e-commerce and embedded finance platform in Africa, on Wednesday said it has acquired Green Lion, a competitor which it describes as the biggest and fastest-growing B2B e-commerce platform in Ghana. The move is mea... |
| 23.02.2022 | B2B marketplace TradeDepot acquires Green Lion to accelerate its growth in Ghana | TradeDepot, a B2B marketplace that connects micro-retailers with distributors and manufacturers of fast moving consumer goods (FMCGs), has acquired Green Lion, its competitor in Ghana, for an undisclosed amount, paving the way for its growt... |
| 04.02.2022 | Q&A: Ignatius Akpabio on TradeDepot’s $110m raise & Africa’s e-commerce surge | 2021 was a remarkable year for venture capital in Africa (well, everywhere, actually.) Startups in Africa raised $4.3 billion, which is more than two and a half times the amount raised in 2020, according to The Big Deal.
B2B e-commerce vent... |
| 31.12.2021 | Innovative Merchant Platform for African Merchants | TradeDepot, Africa’s leading B2B eCommerce and embedded finance platform, has just raised $110 million in an equity and debt funding round to support the delivery of Buy-Now-Pay-Later services to 5 million SMEs retailers and drive further e... |
| 08.12.2021 | TradeDepot, a Nigerian B2B e-commerce startup, has raised $110 million in a Series B funding round | TradeDepot, a B2B e-commerce and embedded finance platform based in Nigeria, has raised US$110 million in an equity and debt Series B investment round to enhance the delivery of buy-now-pay-later services to five million SME retailers throu... |
| 08.12.2021 | Nigeria’s B2B e-commerce fintech TradeDepot raises $110m | TradeDepot, a B2B e-commerce and embedded finance platform based in Nigeria, has raised $110 million in an equity and debt funding round. The company says the funds will support the delivery of buy now, pay later (BNPL) services to five mil... |
| 08.12.2021 | Techpoint Awards 2021: And the nominees are… | Share this article:
[Updated on December 15, 2021]: Payourse requested to be removed as a finalist in The Most Outstanding Crypto Exchange category.
[Updated on December 14, 2021]: The Most Outstanding Logistics Startup 2021 was renamed Mos... |
| 06.12.2021 | TradeDepot secures $110m to expand Buy-Now-Pay-Later to more African retailers | After expanding into financial services last year at the back of a $10 million investment from International Finance Corporation (IFC) and Partech, TradeDepot, a Nigerian B2B eCommerce platform, has now raised $110 million in an equity and ... |
| 06.12.2021 | DEAL: TradeDepot raises $110 million to extend ‘Buy-Now-Pay-Later’ to retailers across Africa | --> -->
TradeDepot, the leading B2B eCommerce and embedded finance platform in Africa has raised $110 million in an equity and debt funding round to support the delivery of Buy-Now-Pay-Later services to 5 million SME retailers and dri... |
| 06.12.2021 | TradeDepot Raises $110M in Series B Funding | TradeDepot, a Lagos, Nigeria-based B2B eCommerce and embedded finance platform, raised $110m in equity and debt funding.
The round was led by the International Finance Corporation (IFC) – a member of the World Bank Group, with participation... |
| 06.12.2021 | TradeDepot raises $110M from IFC, Novastar to extend BNPL service to merchants across Africa | Startups digitizing B2B e-commerce and retail in Africa continue to grab the headlines after the pandemic paved the way for widespread offline retail and commerce disruption.
TradeDepot, a Nigeria- and U.S.-based company that connects consu... |
| 17.07.2020 | Nigeria’s TradeDepot raises $10 million in pre-Series B funding | Aside from oil wealth, much of Nigeria’s economic dynamism stems from bustling, informal retail supply chains that drive megacities like Lagos.
Their informality can be a carnival of free-market capitalism and ingenuity. But the drawback is... |
| 16.07.2020 | After raising $10m, Nigerian e-commerce startup TradeDepot is expanding to financial services | TradeDepot, a four-year-old startup solving supply chain issues in Nigeria’s informal retail market is expanding to financial services.
Shoprite, SPAR, Mr Price, Game, Ebeano and JustRite are some of the biggest retail chains in Nigeria. Th... |
| 15.07.2020 | Nigerian B2B eCommerce platform TradeDepot secures $10M funding | Share this:
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| 14.07.2020 | TradeDepot raises $10m pre-Series B funding for expansion and new financial products | Share this article:
Nigerian B2B eCommerce startup, TradeDepot, has raised a $10m pre-Series B equity round.
The round was co-led by Partech Africa, International Finance Corporation (IFC), Women Entrepreneurs Finance Initiative (We-Fi) and... |
| 14.07.2020 | TradeDepot raises $10m pre-Series B funding for expansion and new financial products | Nigerian B2B eCommerce startup has raised $10m in pre-Series B funding. This comes after its $3m Series A in 2018. The new funding will allow it expand to other African countries and also offer financial services. |
| 14.07.2020 | TradeDepot adds $10 million to add financial services to its supply chain services for African SMBs | Nigeria’s e-commerce startup TradeDepot, which connects international brands to small businesses in Africa, has raised $10 million in a new round of funding to expand its business into financial services and credit offerings for retailers.
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| 14.07.2020 | Nigerian E-commerce Startup, TradeDepot Secures $10 Million in Latest Funding Round | TradeDepot, a Nigeria-based e-commerce startup has raised $10 million in its latest funding round. Partech, International Finance Corp, Women Entrepreneurs Finance Initiative and MSA Capital contributed the sum to fund its plans to venture ... |
| 11.12.2019 | Partech made eight deals in 2019 from its Africa fund, but who did it invest in? | Global investment firm Partech has announced that its Partech Africa fund completed eight transactions this year — including six new deals and two-follow-on investments. But it’s not clear who the fund has all invested in, this year.
The f... |
| 11.12.2019 | Partech made eight deals in 2019 from its Africa fund, but who did it invest in? | Global investment firm Partech has announced that its Partech Africa fund completed eight transactions this year — including six new deals and two-follow-on investments. But it’s not clear who the fund has all invested in, this year.
The fu... |
| 30.09.2019 | Lori Systems officially announces Nigeria expansion | Lori Systems, a Kenya-based logistics startup is formally announcing its expansion into Nigeria, Chief Operating Officer Uche Ogboi, told TechCabal.
Ogboi spoke to TechCabal on the sidelines of the TCMobility Townhall last Friday. Ogboi, wh... |
| 31.01.2019 | Partech closes $143 million fund for African startups | Did you miss a session from GamesBeat Summit 2022? All sessions are available to stream now. Learn more.
Partech, a global investment company with hubs in Paris, San Francisco, and Berlin, has closed its inaugural African fund at €125 milli... |
| 31.01.2019 | Partech closes $143 million fund for African startups | Partech, a global investment company with hubs in Paris, San Francisco, and Berlin, has closed its inaugural African fund at €125 million ($143 million).
The venture capital (VC) firm first announced Partech Africa last January, at which po... |
| 17.12.2018 | Are these the 10 biggest disclosed African tech startup deals of 2018? [Updated] | A whole lot of money. That’s what over 60 African tech startups raised this year.
While not every startup wanted to disclose how much they raised, those that did made quite a packet — over $178-million going on data from 48 venture capital ... |
| 17.12.2018 | Are these the 10 biggest disclosed African tech startup deals of 2018? [Updated] | A whole lot of money. That’s what over 60 African tech startups raised this year.
While not every startup wanted to disclose how much they raised, those that did made quite a packet — over $178-million going on data from 48 venture capital... |
| 28.09.2018 | L’Oréal makes undisclosed investment into Partech Africa fund | French cosmetics giant L’Oréal has made an undisclosed investment into Paris-based global venture capital firm Partech‘s Africa fund.
In a statement last Friday (21 September), L’Oréal executive vice-president for Eastern Europe, Middle Ea... |
| 28.09.2018 | L’Oréal makes undisclosed investment into Partech Africa fund | French cosmetics giant L’Oréal has made an undisclosed investment into Paris-based global venture capital firm Partech‘s Africa fund.
In a statement last Friday (21 September), L’Oréal executive vice-president for Eastern Europe, Middle Eas... |
| 27.04.2018 | Lagos-based startup, TradeDepot raises $3 million in first external seed funding | TradeDepot has reportedly received $3 million in funding from Partech, a venture capital firm specializing in information and communication technologies, and operating in Europe, Paris, Berlin, as well as San Francisco in the US. |
| 27.04.2018 | Lagos-based startup, TradeDepot raises $3 million in first external seed funding | Share this article:
Lagos-based direct-to-store sales and delivery startup, TradeDepot has reportedly received $3 million in funding from Partech, a Venture Capital firm specialising in information and communication technologies, and operat... |
| 27.04.2018 | Term Sheet — Friday, April 27 | MEGA-MONEY
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| 26.04.2018 | Nigerian startup TradeDepot scores big with $3m in funding from Partech | Nigerian web platform TradeDepot has received $3-million in funding from Partech. It’s the global investment firm’s first commitment from its €100-million Africa fund launched earlier this year.
The announcement was made in a press release ... |
| 26.04.2018 | TradeDepot Raises $3M in Series A Funding | TradeDepot, an innovative SaaS platform for FMCG distribution in Africa, raised $3m in Series A funding.
Partech’s recently launched Africa Fund led the round.
The company intends to use the funds for the expansion of its presence in Nigeri... |
| 26.04.2018 | Nigerian startup TradeDepot scores big with $3m in funding from Partech | Nigerian web platform TradeDepot has received $3-million in funding from Partech. It’s the global investment firm’s first commitment from its €100-million Africa fund launched earlier this year.
The announcement was made in a press release... |
| - | Nigerian E-commerce Startup, TradeDepot Secures $10 Million in Latest Funding Round | TradeDepot, a Nigeria-based e-commerce startup has raised $10 million in its latest funding round. Partech, International Finance Corp, Women Entrepreneurs Finance Initiative and MSA Capital contributed the sum to fund its plans to venture ... |
| - | TradeDepot, a Nigerian B2B e-commerce startup, has raised $110 million in a Series B funding round | TradeDepot, a B2B e-commerce and embedded finance platform based in Nigeria, has raised US$110 million in an equity and debt Series B investment round to enhance the delivery of buy-now-pay-later services to five million SME retailers throu... |
