US-based technology company Pigee has acquired Nigerian logistics platform ShipAfrica as it seeks to build a wider delivery network linking African businesses to global shipping markets.
The deal announced on Wednesday gives Pigee access to ShipAfrica’s network of local carriers, thousands of business customers and established logistics operations in one of Africa’s biggest commercial markets.
Pigee said Nigeria will serve as its first major operating hub in Africa, with plans to use the country as a base for expanding into other African markets.
“Nigeria gives us both scale and an extraordinary base from which to build,” Leroy Lawrence, founder and CEO of Pigee Inc, said.
“ShipAfrica has already done the difficult work of building local carrier relationships, technology and operational capability. Pigee brings international connectivity and a wider logistics technology platform. Putting those pieces together allows us to build something neither company could build as quickly alone,” he added.
The acquisition comes as mergers and acquisitions gain momentum across Africa’s technology sector.
By August 17, 84 technology M&A [merger and acquisition]transactions worth an estimated $11.4 billion in disclosed value had been recorded across the continent’s digital economy. This already exceedes the 68 deals recorded throughout 2025, according to TechCabal Insights.
Pigee’s entry into logistics adds a new dimension to the consolidation wave, as technology companies increasingly look to acquisitions to secure local infrastructure, customers and market access.
Founded in Nigeria, ShipAfrica provides businesses with access to domestic and international shipping and courier services through integrations with local and international carriers.
The company processes more than $5 million in annual Gross Merchandise Value through its logistics platform, serving thousands of businesses and facilitating shipments across Nigeria, Africa and international markets.
Lawrence termed the acquisition as “the first building block” in a broader African logistics network.
“Our ambition is that a merchant should eventually be able to send something across Lagos, across Africa or across the world through connected infrastructure rather than navigating completely separate logistics systems,” he said.
Pigee is thus acquiring an established network of carrier relationships and local operational knowledge that could take years to build organically.
The combination, Lawrence said, would allow Pigee to build infrastructure through which merchants can move goods across Lagos, Africa and the world without having to navigate completely separate logistics systems.
That ambition targets fragmented logistics networks, one of the biggest challenges facing African commerce.
A merchant delivering goods within a city can operate through one courier, use another provider for shipments elsewhere in the country and rely on an entirely different system for international orders.
Pigee wants to connect these networks through software.
Under the acquisition, ShipAfrica will continue operating under its existing brand and leadership, while its technology and carrier infrastructure are progressively connected to Pigee’s wider ecosystem.
ShipAfrica merchants are expected to gain access to additional Pigee technology covering dispatch, routing, international shipping, payments and business operations.
Pigee customers, meanwhile, will gain access to Nigerian last-mile and domestic delivery capacity through the company’s Global Shipping API.
ShipAfrica founder and chief executive Walter Isoko said the deal offers a route to scale beyond Nigeria.
“Together, we have the opportunity to scale significantly faster, expand across more African markets and ultimately build infrastructure that allows businesses in Africa to move seamlessly from local commerce to regional and global trade,” Isoko said.
The acquisition also highlights why local technology companies are becoming increasingly attractive to international players seeking to expand in Africa.
Pigee says its initial integration will focus on ShipAfrica’s carrier infrastructure, followed by investment in live shipment tracking, courier onboarding, automated settlements, merchant tools and additional carrier connectivity.
The financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed.
The deal nevertheless illustrates a changing African technology landscape in which acquisitions are increasingly being used not only to buy software, but also to secure customers, infrastructure and local market knowledge.
