Business Nigeria: Hotels.ng Raises $1.2m for African Expansion 2 Years After Startup

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Nigeria's largest hotel bookings website, Hotels.ng, has raised $1.2 million to further expand across the continent.

The company successfully got the backing of a number of investors including EchoVC Pan-Africa Fund and Omidyar Network, a venture capital firm launched by eBay founder Pierre Omidyar.

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Founded in 2013 by Nigerian entrepreneur Mark Essien, Lagos-based Hotels.ng aims to provide affordable, safe and convenient online bookings for Nigerian hotels for both tourist and business travelers. It currently has a listing of more than 7,000 hotels in 21 regions across Nigeria and has facilitated up to two million hotel reservations since its inception.

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