German based Internet company, Rocket Internet has unveiled an online classified platform, Vendito for emerging markets. The site which is already live in Senegal, Uganda and Tanzania is expected to go live soon in Nigeria at Vendito.com.ng or Vendito.ng and in Ghana as Vendito.com.gh and Vendito.co.ke in Kenya. The company told the media last week that most of the URLs are not live to the public yet.

According to Rocket Internet, “Vendito is an online classifieds website where people can buy and sell almost anything in their cities, from electronics, cars, real estate to jobs and services. Currently we operate in Myanmar, Asia, under the name of Ads.com.mm which is the largest classified website in the country with more than 150, 000 visits per month. As part of our ambitious goals we recently stepped foot in West and East Africa, first milestones to our inspiring journey.

“Vendito’s mission is to provide a free, easy-to-use, fast and localized website that connects buyers and sellers locally to buy or sell their used items and/or services. Of course Vendito’s ambition is to become the leading general classifieds website in emerging markets.

“Just like OLX’s speech, Vendito says if you have used items you don’t need anymore and are taking up too much space in your house or office Vendito is the place.  Vendito has a similar platform. Just like the former TradeStable which was merged into OLX recently which has looks similar to Gumtree but we think it’s less likely to launch in South Africa soon.”