Wakanow
 Official logo | |
Type of site | E-commerce |
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| Founded | 2008 |
| Headquarters | Lagos, Nigeria |
| Area served | Worldwide |
| Key people |
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| Industry | Internet |
| Employees | 700+ |
| Subsidiaries | Oya, Destinations Africa |
| Website | Wakanow |
| Alexa rank |  1,752 (July 2015[update])[1] |
| Launched | 2008 |
Wakanow, an online travel agency company based in Nigeria, provides both local and international travel solutions for customers. Wakanow has operations in Nigeria and Ghana, a presence in Dubai, London, and is expanding to Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania.[2] Though the company started out in 2008 as Zeeptravel, full operations began for Wakanow during the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa.[3]
History
Wakanow was founded in February 2008 by former NBA player Obinna Ekezie and partner Ralph Tamuno. In 2015, Wakanow acquired online bus ticketing company, Oya.com.ng from L5 Labs.[4] In mid-2015, Wakanow launched “Pay Small Small”, which allows customers to pay for any of the company’s products in installments.[5] In December 2015, Wakanow announced the creation of Destination Africa, a television documentary that highlights the top 21 countries in Africa.[6]
Investment
Wakanow received an early undisclosed amount of funding from venture capital investors, Tiger Global, in 2010.[7] In August 2014, African Capital Alliance also announced that it had received an undisclosed amount of investment in Wakanow. African Capital Alliance is an independent private equity firm with access to a $400 million equity fund.[8]
Awards
- Nigeria50 Fast Growth Award (2013)
External Links
References
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- ↑ "Wakanow.com Site Info". Alexa Internet. Retrieved 13 July 2015.
- ↑ "NBA star's second act in Africa". CNBC. 16 Dec 2013. Retrieved 11 July 2015.
- ↑ "ndaniTV interviews Wakanow CEO, Obinna Ekezie". ndani TV. 11 September 2012. Retrieved 11 July 2015.
- ↑ "Wakanow acquired Oya.com.ng for $2.5 million, it turns out". techpoint.ng. Retrieved 2017-01-03.
- ↑ "Travelling just got easier as Wakanow introduces installment payments for trips". Pulse. 1 July 2015. Retrieved 11 July 2015.
- ↑ Newspapers, The Guardian. "Destination Africa: Wakanow Shows Africa To The World". www.ngrguardiannews.com. Retrieved 2016-02-15.
- ↑ "The journey to Wakanow: How one tech company is making it happen – quietly and steadily (YNaija Long Read)". YNaija. 4 January 2014. Retrieved 13 July 2015.
- ↑ "ACA Invests In A Leading Online Travel Agency". African Capital Alliance. Retrieved 13 July 2015.
