Rwazi
Company

Last deal

$200K

Amount

Grant

Stage

17.04.2023

Date

3

all rounds

$8M

Total amount

Financing round

General

About Company
Rwazi is a market intelligence platform that provides actionable data from developing markets to help companies drive revenue and expand.

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founded date

01.01.2021

Number of employees

Company Type

For Profit

Last funding type

Grant

IPO status

Private

Description

Rwazi combines technology and a network of over 20,000 qualified data collectors spread across 40+ countries in Africa, Asia, and South America to collect data on who is buying what, for how much, from where, when, and why. They serve customers in various industries, including healthcare, consumer goods, automotive, education, finance, agriculture, energy, transport, and media. Rwazi's mission is to make data accessible to facilitate effective decision-making for for-profit organizations, non-profit organizations, and government agencies. They are the first and only company in the world with a large and growing network of mappers spread across urban and rural areas all over sub-Saharan Africa, South America and Asia.
Legal Names

Legal name

Rwazi, Inc.
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People

Founders
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Joseph Rutakangwa
Joseph Rutakangwa

Joseph Rutakangwa

Rutakangwa is the Founder and CEO of Rwazi, a market intelligence platform that provides companies with actionable data from developing markets to help them drive revenue and expand. He has received several awards including the Southern Africa Startup Awards for Brave Founder of the Year and a nomination for the Global Startup Awards' People's Choice. Apart from his work at Rwazi, Rutakangwa advises several early-stage startups such as Eco-Blocks, a UNDP-endorsed startup based in Mauritius that produces artificial coral reefs, and Ecopads, a US-based startup providing eco-friendly sanitary pads. He believes that creating gig work is the most effective approach to reducing unemployment in developing countries.

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Rwazi
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Joseph Rutakangwa

Employee Profiles
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Eric Sewankambo

Eric Sewankambo

Co-Founder, Chief Operating Officer

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Joseph Rutakangwa

Founder, Chief Executive

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