April Newsletter 2021/04
Favo’s community group buying platform in Latin America What is Favo? It is a community group buying platform focused on micro-locations that enables
Tag: Kenya
Ecommerce for rural Africa – The Copia Global way
Copia Global is a B2C ecommerce startup — enabling people in rural and peri-urban areas to purchase products online, without
MarketForce 360 is creating visibility for sales and distribution teams
MarketForce 360 is a Kenyan-based sales and distribution management platform — digitising supply chains and creating visibility for sales and
August Newsletter 2020/02
Yebo Fresh: Township delivery is revving up Yebo Fresh is a food delivery startup servicing Cape Town township customers. The company started
The “ubernisation” of last-mile delivery in Africa
The “ubernisation” of last-mile delivery in Sub-Saharan Africa is taking shape. Traditional carriers and independent transporters still dominate the landscape,
Twiga Foods – solving Africa’s fragmented agriculture markets with technology
With over 20 percent of Sub-Saharan Africa’s GDP coming from agriculture, and more than 60 percent of the population engaged
Kenya’s Sokowatch- redesigning the way small groceries source goods
For any consumer goods company, reaching Africa’s millions of small groceries is a daunting task. With low volume and limited
Unilever and Mastercard’s Jaza Duka – trying to solve the small shop credit dilemma
The life of a micro-retailer is not always easy; high uncertainty with limited resources. Access to financial institutions remains rare,
Small business lessons I learned from Somalis
Piracy, terrorism and tears. The world view of Somalia, as a Somali friend of mine likes to joke. Hollywood’s portray
Outbound transportation issues in Africa
Transportation is Africa presents some unique challenges for any organisation operating in the continent. The high cost of transport is
