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Twiga lays off 21% of its in-house employees, changes operations model

Kenyan B2B e-commerce agritech, Twiga has introduced an independent agent model against its trade development representatives (TDRs) of which 211 were laid off representing 21% of its over 1000 employees. With this new framework, the erstwhile company sales representatives can attend to various work offerings – enabling different streams of income.

Kenya based Twiga embarks on commercial farming with the launch of Twiga Fresh

Kenya based Twiga embarks on commercial farming with the launch of Twiga Fresh

In sub-Saharan Africa, 90% of retail is informal, highly inefficient and characterised by layers of intermediaries. To curb this, Twiga, a B2B ecommerce startup is launching Twiga Fresh, a new subsidiary, through which it will farm and distribute its own agricultural produce to traders. The Kenyan startup says it has

Kenyan agri-tech startup Twiga secures $50m funding for expansion

Kenyan agri-tech startup Twiga secures $50m funding for expansion

Twiga, a Kenyan B2B agritech startup has announced the close of a $50 million Series C round, to drive its expansion in East Africa and other neighboring countries. The startup had previously secured $30 million in a Series B round and $10.3 million in a Series A round. According