uAfrica.com, a South African e-commerce technology company, has raised $1.5 million ($15.5 million) from bidorbuy.com, and Andy Higgins, MD of the company.<\/p>\n
uAfrica.com provides multi-channel cloud based eCommerce services to SMEs across Africa and has been operating in the eCommerce space since 2004.<\/p>\n
Andy Higgins, founder and former MD of bidorbuy.co.za, joined the team in 2012, following which, the company rebranded as uAfrica.com in order to facilitate a broader focus on all aspects of e-commerce.<\/p>\n
Higgins, together with uAfrica.com\u2019s director of technology, Jaco Roux, will continue to lead the company forward, focusing on e-commerce facilities that speak to the local market and meet the local need.<\/p>\n
Jaco Jonker, CEO of online bidding platform, bidorbuy.co.za, said: “We made the business decision to partner with the leading e-commerce experts, uAfrica.com, in order to\u00a0 help deliver these specialised services, including multiple channels, to online retailers. This is also fundamental to the future eCommerce growth within the bidorbuy channel.”<\/p>\n
uAfrica said it has new products in development and plans to expand further into Africa.<\/p>\n
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