In a relatively rare fundraising move, Nigerian mobility startup, MAX, has raised ₦400 million from a ₦10 billion bond float. The startup wants to deepen vehicle financing and expand its mobility of…
MAX may have launched MAX Keke, a tricycle-hailing service in Lagos
MAX.ng released a tweet on its official account hinting at what might be the launch of a tricycle hailing service called MAX Keke, in Lagos State.…
There’s a new commercial motorcycle startup in Lagos, but it is nothing like Gokada or MAX
You may have noticed some motorcycles with distinctive blue branding, operating along major routes in Lagos. The company, EasyMobility is operating on an entirely different model from established play…
Are Lagos-based motorcycle on-demand companies really illegal?
Motorcycle on demand has gotten popular in Lagos, Nigeria. But are they legal?…
In conversation with Chinedu and Adetayo, MAX founders
Yesterday was a rainy day and I was scheduled to moderate an AMA session with MAX founders, Chinedu Azodoh and Adetayo Bamiro. Knowing how Lagos could be when it rains, my colleagues and I were just a…
MAX acqui-hires Easyappetite to kick off food delivery chain
This article was published in 2016. According to the reports reaching us, hyper-local logistics startup, Metro Africa Express (MAX) has acqui-hired Easyappetite to launch a food delivery arm. By so do…
Metro African Xpress is first African startup to participate at Techstars NYC accelerator programme
One of the latest players in the logistics industry in Nigeria, Metro African Xpress (MAX) has been selected as one of fourteen startups to participate at the Techstars New York City 2015 Fall class. …
MAX on a mission to transform Urban Logistics across Africa
“The life-blood of retail is fulfilment. Africa’s fulfilment infrastructure is weak and presents a huge barrier to growth” – Adetayo The growth of eCommerce on the continent over the past few years ha…