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Jumia and Pizza Hut Partner to Boost Operational Performance and Last Mile Delivery

May 3, 2019 Company News, Press Releases

Lagos, Nigeria: The Managing Director of Jumia’s food marketplace, Guy Futi has announced an on-demand pizza delivery partnership between Jumia’s food marketplace and Pizza Hut. The partnership is expected to […]

The Rapid Growth of Digital Business in Africa

April 22, 2019 In the News

(Harvard Business Review): The latest technology firm to list on the New York Stock Exchange is not from Silicon Valley but from Africa. Jumia, an e-commerce platform with over 4 […]

15 startups built by Jumia’s first 50 employees

April 17, 2019 In the News

(TechPoint Africa) As the launch of Jumia’s Initial Public Offering (IPO) on the New York Stock Exchange (NYS) inches closer, there have been dozens of stories covering the impending milestone […]

African e-commerce startup Jumia’s shares open at $14.50 in NYSE IPO

April 16, 2019 In the News

(Tech Crunch): Pan-African e-commerce company Jumia listed on the New York Stock Exchange today, with shares beginning trading at $14.50 under ticker symbol JMIA. This comes four weeks after CEO Sacha Poignonnec […]

Jumia, l’« Alibaba africain », entre en fanfare à la Bourse de New York

April 15, 2019 In the News

La plate-forme panafricaine d’e-commerce Jumia a connu sa première cotation à la Bourse de New York ce vendredi 12 avril 2019. Le leader du commerce en ligne en Afrique a […]

„Afrikas Amazon“ begeistert Anleger in New York

April 15, 2019 In the News

Jumia will der größte Online-Händler in Afrika werden. Der Börsenstart an der Wall Street ist geglückt. Das Unternehmen hat aber seinen Sitz in Berlin und Rocket Internet ist mit von […]

Opening Bell: Jumia (NYSE: JMIA) Celebrates First Day of Trading at The New York Stock Exchange (Video)

April 12, 2019 Company News, Videos

Jumia becomes first African start-up to list in New York

April 12, 2019 In the News

E-commerce company dubbed ‘Africa’s Amazon’ valued at more than $1bn (Financial Times:) Jumia, an e-commerce company often referred to as “Africa’s Amazon”, has become the first start-up from the continent […]

Jumia listed on the New York Stock Exchange

April 12, 2019 Company News, Press Releases

Jumia Technologies AG (“Jumia”) (NYSE:JMIA), the leading pan-African e-commerce platform, has officially announced its listing on the New York Stock Exchange. This listing is the result of a team success, […]

Jumia: ‘Africa’s Amazon’ in landmark stock market listing

April 12, 2019 In the News

Shares in Africa’s largest e-commerce firm have debuted on the New York stock market, which could see other tech start-ups on the continent follow suit. (BBC News): Jumia is listing […]

Mastercard and Jumia expand relationship to accelerate e-commerce growth in Africa

March 29, 2019 Company News, Press Releases

Mastercard agrees to become a shareholder in leading e-commerce platform 29th March 2019: Jumia, the leading pan-African e-commerce platform, today announced that Mastercard (NYSE:MA) has agreed, subject to certain conditions, […]

Africa’s Jumia says it focuses on African market, cooperates with Chinese companies

March 27, 2019 Company News, Interviews

KIGALI, (Xinhua) — Africa’s leading e-commerce platform Jumia has said it will be “100 percent Africa” for now and the future, and will not target markets outside Africa, due to […]

Jumia, leader africain de l’e-commerce, veut faire son entrée à Wall Street

March 13, 2019 In the News

L’entreprise pourrait devenir la première société technologique d’Afrique cotée aux Etats-Unis. (Le Monde): Elle avait déjà gagné le titre de première licorne africaine – surnom réservé aux start-up valorisées plus […]

BBC Africa: How Instagram is revolutionizing travel in Africa (Video)

March 7, 2019 In the News, Videos International

Also, Joe Falter gives tips on how to build a successful online business.

Jumia Enlists Andre Iguodala for Some Muscle in Silicon Valley

March 6, 2019 In the News International

(AdWeek) The tech-savvy NBA player will serve as an ambassador for the ecommerce platform in Silicon Valley. Full-time NBA player and part-time tech enthusiast/investor Andre Iguodala is joining African ecommerce […]