Sokowatch Raises $125M in Series B Funding
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(Bloomberg) -- U.S. private equity firms Tiger Global and Avenir Growth Capital led a funding round for Kenyan e-commerce platform Sokowatch at a $625 million valuation, which the firm will use to expand into new markets.
The Nairobi-based B2B company that connects informal retailers to manufacturers has raised $125million and rebranded to Wasoko.
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