Nigeria: billionaire Zhang Lei backs Kenya’s Lori Systems

Nigeria: billionaire Zhang Lei backs Kenya’s Lori Systems

Operating a digital platform to match supply and demand for transport services, the company founded in 2016 is looking to grow in West Africa with a $20m funding round.

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            ▪ Nigeria: billionaire Zhang Lei backs Kenya’s Lori Systems

▪ Operating a digital platform to match supply and demand for transport services, the company founded in 2016 is looking to grow in West Africa with a $20m funding round.

https://www.africabusinessplus.com/en/800529/nigeria-billionaire-zhang-lei-backs-kenyas-lori-systems/

Nairobi-based start-up Lori Systems was established in 2016 and has recently added some heavyweight Chinese investors to its funding round. These are headed by the giant Hillhouse Capital Group (JD.Com, Tencent etc.), founded by billionaire Zhang Lei, and Crystal Stream, an early-stage fund co-founded by Wang Mengqiu, a former executive at Baidu Tech.

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