Read the first in our new Follow the Leader series, where we profile entrepreneurs making waves in high growth tech markets around the world. For our inaugural post, we spoke with Alec Oxenford, co-founder of Naspers companies OLX and letgo . Q: What is your role at Naspers... Read more
ShowMax, the internet TV service launched in August 2015, will now be available on connected DStv Explora decoders. This is the fourth new viewing option introduced over the past four months and extends access to subscription video services to an even wider audience. In particular, these new... Read more
SAN FRANCISCO – June 2, 2016 – Udemy , a global marketplace for learning and teaching online, today announced a strategic investment of $60 million from Naspers through its Naspers Ventures division. Larry Illg, CEO of Naspers Ventures, is joining Udemy’s Board of Directors. Udemy... Read more
Today marks a significant milestone for Naspers Ventures. You may have already seen our news on May 11 announcing our first EdTech investment in Brainly. Today, we are delighted to announce our second investment in EdTech: online learning marketplace, Udemy. These first two investments in... Read more
According to the GSMA there will be 5.9bn smartphones in circulation by 2020, at which time 69 percent of all mobile connections will be either 3G or 4G. With around 40 percent of all ecommerce transactions already taking place on mobile the implications are clear: to succeed brands must... Read more
Avito AB (“Avito” or the “Company”), which operates Russia’s largest online classifieds website, Avito.ru, hereby announces non-audited results and key performance indicators for the 1st quarter 2016. In 2016 all revenues were substantially generated from the Avito.ru website. Key... Read more
ShowMax, the internet TV service launched in August 2015, has expanded its footprint to 36 additional countries across sub-Saharan Africa. In total, ShowMax now supplies subscription video on demand services to 65 countries worldwide. 13 May 2016 - ShowMax has officially launched internet TV... Read more