2022: The Year in Review
Every year we like to do a recap of what each month looked like for us, and considering 2022 seemed so much better than anyone expected, it’s only befitting to keep this tradition going....
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Meet Dianah Mutagoma: Our Devoted People and Culture Business Partner for Uganda and Rwanda
Dianah Mutagoma joined MarketForce on 1st June 2022 to take on the People and Culture Business Partner role where she currently serves our Rwanda & Uganda markets. Work experience Having previously worked for some...
Kenya’s Tesh Mbaabu wins People’s Choice Award and $250,000 grant in Africa Business Heroes Prize
Over the weekend in Johannesburg, South Africa, our Co-founder and CEO bagged the People’s Choice Award and 1st runner-up at the just concluded Africa’s business Heroes (ABH) Prize Competition. Africa’s Business Heroes (ABH) Prize...
MarketForce Customer Service Month
At MarketForce, our most important focus is our merchants. While we train and remind staff throughout the year that exceptional customer service is the MarketForce way, we also took time to enjoy special activities...
A JOURNEY OF RELENTLESS AMBITION: Top 40 Under 40 Men 2022
Africa is a beautiful continent that has amazing possibilities for the future! While that’s the case, it lacks many opportunities and chances for young people to express their genius. That is where Tesh and...
MarketForce Wins 2022 Inclusive Fintech 50 (IF50)
MarketForce Wins 2022 Inclusive Fintech 50 (IF50) Having come a long way from raising $2m pre-series to $40m series A, MarketForce is excited to announce that we are winners in this year’s Inclusive Fintech...
MarketForce raises $40M Series A to scale up the super app for Africa’s informal merchants
Nairobi, Kenya – Today, MarketForce, the Nairobi-headquartered B2B platform for retail distribution of consumer goods and digital financial services in Africa, announces the closing of a $40 million Series A round, the largest Series...
MarketForce targets 1 million merchants in Cellulant Partnership for digital financial services expansion into 5 new markets in Africa
Nairobi, Kenya – MarketForce, the B2B retail and financial services distribution platform today announced a strategic partnership with Cellulant, a Pan-African payments company, to extend the availability of RejaReja retailer ‘super app’ to over...
MarketForce welcomes FMCG distribution veteran Arthur Bourekas as Chief Commercial Officer
MarketForce, the Kenya and Nigeria-based B2B platform for retail distribution of consumer goods and digital financial services in Africa, is pleased to announce the appointment of Arthur Bourekas as the Chief Commercial Officer, effective...
Harambeans Prosperity Fund Co-invests $100,000 in MarketForce alongside two Harambean-led funds
The Harambeans Prosperity Fund– a donor advised investment vehicle formed through the Harambe Entrepreneur Alliance’s network of prominent families and corporations co-invested $100,000 in Y Combinator Harambean venture MarketForce. The investment was made alongside...