Africa Internet Group (AIG), the leading
internet group in Africa, has moved its office to Yaba,
housing six of its ventures in Nigeria - Easytaxi, Lamudi, Carmudi, Hellofood, Kaymu
and Jovago.
Since inception in 2012, AIG has expanded to 26 countries and
has created 71 companies in different verticals namely online retail, online
marketplace, food ordering, car classifieds, real estate classifieds, taxi
hailing, online travel agency and P2P lending marketplace.
In Nigeria, AIG’s network of companies
include leading brands - Kaymu, a secure online marketplace where
buyers and sellers meet to obtain the best deals for products; Easytaxi a mobile app that connects
drivers and passengers; Hellofood,
an online and mobile platform where people can order food for delivery from the
most popular restaurants in the city; Lamudi,
an online real estate marketplace; Carmudi,
an online vehicle marketplace; Jovago an online hotel booking service and Jumia an online retail store.
Yaba, a popular area in the Lagos
metropolis, houses a cluster
of banking, educational and technology institutions.
Yaba
has grown to become Nigeria’s e-commerce hub attracting a nest of technology
and start-up companies, earning it the name, Nigeria’s Silicon Valley.
The move is one of AIG's efforts to contribute to making
Yaba the next technological hub in Africa by building tight links to boost the
entrepreneurship drive in the area and securing strategic partnerships to grow
the ecosystem.
The company which is backed by three global experts in
e-commerce and African markets, Millicom, MTN Group, and Rocket Internet, has a
huge commitment to driving entrepreneurship in Africa.