Wasoko
- 16/03/2022
- Series B
- $125,000,000
Wasoko is transforming communities across Africa by revolutionizing access to essential goods and services. By connecting small shops to the digital economy, we fix inefficient supply chains and provide services that were previously unavailable. Wasoko aims to provide everything a retailer needs, no wholesalers or banks necessary.
Thousands of retailers across Kenya, Tanzania, and Rwanda use Wasoko's mobile ordering and delivery service to receive the goods they need as quickly and cheaply as possible while also accessing growth financing for the first time.
- Industry Manufacturing
- Website https://wasoko.com/
- LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/wasokoglobal/
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Daniel YuFounder
Entrepreneur and software developer with extensive personal and professional experience working and traveling across 65+ countries, primarily in emerging economies (East Africa, Middle East, Central America, Brazil, Southeast Asia, China). I embrace opportunities to explore markets and develop the network and cultural knowledge to effectively launch new technology-driven businesses. Conversational or better in eight languages: English (native), Mandarin, Swahili, Arabic, Spanish, Cantonese, Portuguese, and French.
I am the founder and CEO of Wasoko, a tech company transforming the $600 billion market of essential goods sold through mom-and-pop stores in Africa through on-demand ordering, delivery, and financing. Backed by Tiger Global and other leading investors, I am based in East Africa with ultimate responsibility over all our business serving tens of thousands of merchants across Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda, and Uganda while partnering with leading manufacturers including Unilever and Procter & Gamble.