<aside> đź’ˇ Kapu ****is on a mission to bring down the cost of everyday living & save consumers in Africa $1 billion.
By building the most relevant B2C e-commerce model for for Africa’s urban low income households.
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Meet Kapu : E-commerce for Africa’s Mass Market
The average household in Kenya spends 40% of income on groceries (compared to 6% in the US). We think this is unfair. Models that brought efficiency to retail in Developed Markets are gaining limited traction in Africa (supermarkets, e-commerce 1.0). They are not suited to how customers spend: little, often, and close to home.
This is what makes Kapu different and relevant. By building on traditional shopping behaviours, we believe Kapu will change the $800B retail market and distribution landscape across the Continent. And more importantly, materially increase disposable income for consumers. This is a BIG opportunity!
Kapu launched in 2022. Today, we proudly serve over 100,000 households per month in Nairobi. By ****operating the lowest cost to serve model we can profitability offer customers a full range of groceries, at lower prices & delivered close to their homes. And we’re just getting started…
Our founding team has deep experience in e-commerce in Africa and has worked together for years, creating the best team globally to execute this model. With intentional company culture (Kapu DNA) at the core, we have built a rock-star team and delivered a product that customers already love.
Our Seed round included support from leading European and US investors (firstminute capital, Giant Ventures, Founders Collective), top African Family Offices, and world class entrepreneurs. Kapu was also proud to be named on the 2023 Impact100 - an annual list of the world's most promising impact startups.
Are you inspired to tackle one of the biggest problems on the Continent - bringing down the cost of everyday living? Kapu is seeking an ambitious and mission-driven Commercial Associate to join our growing team and help save consumers in Africa $1 billion.
The Commercial Associate/Jr. Pricing Analyst will own the day to day execution of all commercial operational tasks to support the Commercial Team. The successful candidate will be an excel wizard and task master, who can analytically debunk data using tools to drive key commercial insights. She/he will thrive in an environment that values speed, ownership and performance. And be ready for challenge - fast growing, young businesses are hard.