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).
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.
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.