JABU (YC S21) is a B2B marketplace and last-mile distribution partner, offering tech-enabled, route-to-market development and merchandising for FMCG brands in undeveloped areas while helping unbanked businesses grow through efficient delivery, an affordable product basket, inventory management, and credit facilities.
Headquartered in Windhoek, Namibia, we are reinventing the way retailers in the informal sector order, stock, and receive supplies for their shops in Southern Africa.
We're HIRING! Join our growing team. Be part of something big.
Headquartered in Windhoek, Namibia, we are reinventing the way retailers in the informal sector order, stock, and receive supplies for their shops in Southern Africa.
We're HIRING! Join our growing team. Be part of something big.
Location: Namibia, Khomas, Windhoek
Employees: 51-200
Phone: +264 81 315 1306
Total raised: $18.2M
Founded date: 2020
Investors 3
| Date | Name | Website |
| 09.01.2024 | Y Combinat... | ycombinato... |
| - | Prodigio... | prodigioca... |
| 15.09.2021 | Afore Capi... | afore.vc |
Funding Rounds 2
| Date | Series | Amount | Investors |
| 01.06.2022 | Series A | $15M | Tiger Glob... |
| 06.01.2022 | Seed | $3.2M | - |
Mentions in press and media 10
| Date | Title | Description |
| 05.04.2023 | Here is what southern Africa’s YCombinator alumni are up to TechCabal’s 2021 Year-End report Success! | YCombinator is undoubtedly one of the most prestigious accelerator programs in the world. Having taken in its first batch of startups in 2005, the California-based accelerator has gone on to onboard 4198 startups, with Africa making up 86 o... |
| 29.09.2022 | Data snapshot: Launch Africa, Flat6Labs Cairo lead Africa agrifoodtech investment | Investments in African agrifoodtech startups reached record heights in 2021, according to AgFunder’s inaugural Africa-focused report in collaboration with BII and FMO. But who were the key investors driving the $482.3 million invested in 20... |
| 27.05.2022 | JABU, a last-mile distribution e-commerce retail platform in Namibia, has raised $15 million in a Series A round of funding | JABU, a Namibia-based B2B e-commerce company, has raised $15 million in a Series A round led by Tiger Global. Other investors in this growth round include Box Group, Knollwood, and D Global Ventures. According to the company, businesses can... |
| 25.05.2022 | Namibian B2B e-commerce retail platform JABU raises $15M led by Tiger Global | More venture capital keeps trooping into Africa’s B2B e-commerce retail, a space where startups are digitizing informal trade to get thousands of merchants to operate more efficiently. This time, it’s a startup that was in the news this Jan... |
| 25.05.2022 | Namibian B2B E-Commerce Retail Platform JABU Raises $15m Led By Tiger Global | More venture capital keeps trooping into Africa's B2B e-commerce retail, a space where startups are digitizing informal trade to get thousands of merchants to operate more efficiently. This time, it's a startup that was in the news this Jan... |
| 18.03.2022 | African B2B e-commerce platform Wasoko raises $125m in Series B round | Wasoko — the Nairobi-based B2B platform formerly known as Sokowatch — announced this week that it has raised $125 million in Series B funding. The investment was co-led by Tiger Global and Avenir Growth and also featured new investors VNV G... |
| 07.01.2022 | JABU, a Namibian e-commerce startup, raises $3.2 million in a seed round | JABU, a Namibian startup with backing from the venture capital firm YC, has obtained a $3.2 million investment for its B2B e-commerce and retail operation. The seed round was led by Afore Capital, with participation from Y Combinator, FJ La... |
| 07.01.2022 | Namibia's Jabu raises $3.2M | B2B ecommerce startup Jabu has raised $3.2 million in seed funding, TechCrunch reported. Participating backers included Afore Capital, Y Combinator, FJ Labs, Quiet Capital, Kli Capital and Pareto Capital, as well as angel investors. Jabu fo... |
| 06.01.2022 | YC-backed Namibian startup JABU gets $3.2M for its B2B e-commerce and retail play | Namibian business-to-business e-commerce startup JABU confirmed to TechCrunch that it has raised a $3.2 million financing round. The seed round, which was closed last year, welcomed investors such as Afore Capital, Y Combinator, FJ Labs, Qu... |
| - | JABU, a last-mile distribution e-commerce retail platform in Namibia, has raised $15 million in a Series A round of funding | JABU, a Namibia-based B2B e-commerce company, has raised $15 million in a Series A round led by Tiger Global. Other investors in this growth round include Box Group, Knollwood, and D Global Ventures. According to the company, businesses can... |