B2B E-commerce Startups Rise Among Africa’s Fastest-Growing Companies

May 15, 2024

A notable trend is emerging in an increasingly coveted list of the fastest-growing companies across Africa: the ascent of B2B e-commerce startups. Financial Times’ (FT) annual rankings offer a window into this narrative, showcasing the endeavour and remarkable growth trajectory of these ventures amid economic flux. In FT’s latest list: Africa’s Fastest Growing Companies 2024, Nigeria-based

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Kenya’s Kyosk is a digital distribution platform for small retail outlets, farmers

September 18, 2023

Kenyan startup Kyosk has developed a digital-first, data-led distribution platform that revolutionises the way small retail outlets, farmers, and their communities in Africa connect with high-quality and affordable goods and services through digitised value-chains. Founded in 2019, Kyosk enables shops and eateries to order conveniently and receive deliveries within 24 hours, while its last-mile deliveries to hard-to-reach communities

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Kyosk’s Approach To Digitizing Corner Shops

September 18, 2023

We caught up with Kyosk’s Chief Product and Technology Officer, Gavin Harvett, as he talked through the Kyosk journey   Most people know them as corner shops; in some parts of Africa they’re referred to as Mom and Pop shops; in East Africa they’re called Kiosks. These are the shops that are closest to where you

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Kyosk Digital Services Uganda connects over 20,000 traditional retailers

September 18, 2023

Kyosk Digital Services Uganda has celebrated the end of its first financial year by announcing its expansion to new locations, highlighting its growth and impact on the traditional FMCG sector in Uganda, which is the first phase in revolutionising the retail landscape. As Kyosk continues to grow and expand, it aims to empower the communities in

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Mitsui invests in B2B Retail Digital Platform Kyosk

September 18, 2023

A Japanese firm, Mitsui & Co. Limited, has invested in an African Business-to-Business (B2B) digital platform, Kyosk Global Holdings, which leverages smartphone penetration in the African continent to link suppliers and traditional retailers. Mitsui said it invested in Kyosk because it sees huge potential in the company as a conduit to reach the African consumer market

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mTek With Partners To Provide Insurance To Over 100,000 Dukas- (Another title can be suggested to connect with Kyosk)

September 18, 2023

Despite employing over 80 percent of the Kenyan workforce, the informal retail sector is underinsured and faces a myriad of insurable risks. Insurance platform mTek, Kyosk.app and Fin, a focused fintech platform have unveiled a partnership to provide insurance covers to over 100,000 Kenyan dukas. mTek Chief Executive Officer Ms. Bente Krogmann said that mTek would

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Unlocking Growth Through Reinvention In The Digital Age

September 18, 2023

Developers now have the possibility to not only create a direct link between informal retail outlets, FMCGs, and their distributors – but also on the other side of the coin, FMCG, and distributors, also have a clearer picture of their product’s coverage in the market. Added to that, by working directly with FMCGs and their distributors,

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Unlocking E-commerce Growth in Digital Era

September 18, 2023

As the e-commerce and tech industry thrives in a new reality, it faces new possibilities with new opportunities on the horizon. The level of uncertainty is rising because of quick changes in technology, regulations, and consumer demand. But for those in the sector that embrace innovation, rethink their service capabilities, and spur development, the prospects are

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Unlocking eCommerce Growth Through Accelerated Reinvention in the Digital Age

September 18, 2023

As African countries increasingly embrace the expansion of digitization and products producing more access to the newer Internet of Things (IoT) technologies – one thing is clear, reinvention is possible for any sector. Being digitally driven, the proficiencies of kiosk.app enables recorded data to predict what will sell for dukas and advise owners on what they

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Radio Interview: Raphael Afaedor Co-Founder and CEO of Kyosk.app. :- Kyosk.app in Tech.

September 18, 2023

As a digital first and data-led distribution platform, kyosk.app has introduced digital tools and data to solve the problem that has been difficult to solve for many corporate institutions because of the expensive process in micro-targeting. The platform has managed to solve the movement of FMCG goods to local traditional retailers, opening up to other service

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Insurers now targeting ‘dukas’ with digital covers

September 18, 2023

Insurance firms are now leveraging on technology in an effort to reach non-formalised business ventures with affordable covers. Despite employing over 80 percent of the Kenyan workforce, the informal retail sector is underinsured despite a myriad of risks including business interruption, theft, and damage to property, cyber-attacks, and loss of stock. This, coupled with the lack

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From Stockrooms To Stalls: The Role of Digitization in Africa’s Informal Supply Chain

September 18, 2023

Africa has a vibrant informal sector characterized by buzzing street vendors sprawled across major cities, mom-and-pop stores tucked into narrow arcades, and hawkers peddling anything from soft drinks to electronic devices on the roadside. These budding entrepreneurs are the cornerstone of the continent’s economy. They are deeply embedded into local communities where they contribute to poverty

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Harnessing the power of partnership and collaboration across the tech ecosystem

September 18, 2023

Changes in the global environment are generating opportunities for companies to build advantage by creating loosely coupled networks or ecosystems. Ecosystems are larger, more diverse, and more fluid than a traditional set of bilateral partnerships or complementors. By leveraging ecosystems, companies can deliver complex solutions while maintaining their business focus. Discuss key fundamentals to unlock ecosystem

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Tech Company, Kyosk Digital is building the future of informal retailers

September 18, 2023

Kyosk, a tech-led company that connects informal retailers and other similar outlets directly to fast-moving consumer goods companies is transforming Uganda’s retail system and is expected to positively impact the economy. The digital platform, founded in Kenya by technopreneur Raphael Afaedor opened its offices in Uganda in April 2022 and became fully operational in July to

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