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Social Commerce
The Global African Commerce Infrastructure Leader
Launched in 2016, our startup ANKA (meaning « Ours » in Dioula) offer services to sellers of African products on a global scale. ANKA.africa is a multi-channel Software-As-A-Service (SaaS) solution, which our first and most famous component is Marketplace.anka.africa, the world leading marketplace for all things « Made OF Africa ».
To simplify, Marketplace.anka.africa is one of the sales channel in ANKA, that our sellers can use and buyers know us for. Yet, ANKA is larger than Afrikrea.com, as we help businesses sell alsoon their storefronts, messaging or social media channels from an unified platform.
In a nutshell, here are few numbers to represent our footprint:
- Each month 1 200 000+ visits and over a million $ in transactions;
- Each week 7500+ new products;
- Each day 1200+ messages exchanged between buyers and sellers;
- 80% of our sellers are women, contributing to more than 10000 jobs in Africa already.
The all-in-one global SaaS solution for African businesses to sell omnichannel, ship better and get paid locally
The only payment solution in the world for receiving payments in Africa from abroad (Mobile Money, Visa Card, Mastercard, Bank transfer, etc).
Boost your sales and visibility by offering your products to 1 million visitors per month on our marketplace & social media.
Ship your packages anywhere in the world at the lowest prices on the market. 40 to 80% cheaper depending on volumes and countries.
20K+
shops in 46 African countries.
1M+
monthly visitors.
N°1
African exporter with DHL.
10 TONS+
of shipments per month from Africa.
$50M+
in transactions in 175 countries.
5M+ entrepreneurs are looking for a better way to sell
ANKA sellers operate in mature markets, serving the biggest global diaspora with cheaper products, better quality and experience than they can find anywhere else.
Sellers Personas
Exporters
Dropshippers
Our buyers represent an existing €10B/year market
30% of our buyers
Black Americans and Caribbean
Potential consumers size: >85M
Avg. Basket Value: €91-113
30% of our buyers
Others with links to Africa
Potential consumers size: 31M
Avg. Basket Value: €70
40% of our buyers
Diaspora of African origins
Potential consumers size: 10M
Avg. Basket Value: €60-98
Empowering underrepresented entrepreneurship
80%
Are female
entrepreneurs
3
Avg employees
per company
9
Jobs indirectly
contributed in
Africa
45%
Employ mostly
women
25%
Employ women
only
Africans with worldwide experience
Our team of 40 heroes of 20 origins work remotely over 4 continents,
and have built their craft with companies such as:
Moulaye TABOURÉ
CEO
After optimizing and auditing processes all over the world for PwC and Alstom, Moulaye acquired and nurtured the 2M+ engaged followers and a community of buyers.
Kadry DIALLO
COO
Kadry started his career as a senior Planning engineer for transport projects for Siemens and EDF. He then federated the sellers community from 10 to 20,000 in 100+ countries.
Luc B. PERUSSAULT DIALLO
CTO
Our 3rd co-founder has 20+ years experience in marketplaces and e-commerce which processed millions of transactions daily. Luc designed & built our platform from scratch and keeps improving it everyday.
97% satisfaction
Discuss with designers
Payments in 3 times
Secured transactions