Kapu

Kenya - Nairobi

• 05/12/2022
• Seed
• $8,000,000

Consumers in Africa spend a staggering 46% of their income on their grocery basket. When such a large proportion of their income is spent on food, there is very little disposable income left to spend on education, savings or investments. This is a huge blocker to social mobility in Africa.

Kapu is on a mission to reduce the cost of living and save consumers in Africa $1 billion over the next 10 years. To achieve this goal, Kapu is building the most relevant B2C e-commerce model for the majority of urban consumers in Africa.

Kapu launched in 2022 and was founded by an experienced team and is backed by leading African families & top global investors.

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Sam ChappatteFounder

Kenya - Nairobi

Previously I was a Exec at Jumia - leading the business in Kenya, New Retail initiatives across the Group & launching 6 African markets (Ghana, Cameroon, Senegal, Algeria, Tanzania, Uganda)

I started my career at the Boston Consulting Group, where I was part of the Africa Practice & focused on Retail & Digital.

I Chair the Digital Business Committee @ KEPSA (Kenya Private Sector Alliance) and a Member of YPO, Nairobi Chapter

I am passionate about Africa - it's people, wild places & the potential to build big impactful businesses

LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/samchappatte/