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Jump n Pass
Techstars '23Culver City, US · Founded 2022 · 4 employees on LinkedIn · 1 known investors
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Mobile self-checkout solution that enables retailers to offer in-store scan-and-pay functionality, reducing checkout queues and improving customer convenience.
Also known as Jump n Pass US · Kiakia Inc.
Investors · 1
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Company profile
researched Sep 2026Jump n Pass develops a mobile self-checkout platform that lets shoppers scan product barcodes with their own smartphones, pay for their items and leave the store without queuing at a staffed checkout counter. The product is aimed at retail stores and supermarkets, which deploy it to shorten checkout times and reduce reliance on cashier staff.
The company positions the platform as beneficial to both shoppers and retailers: founders have stated it cuts checkout times at stores by 60% to 90%, arguing that faster exits reduce cart abandonment and increase visit frequency. A later US-facing version of the offering is marketed as AI-powered store automation combining AI agents with shopper smartphones.
The company is listed in the Techstars job board under the industries of e-commerce, e-commerce platforms and retail, with a size band of 1-10 employees and a pre-seed stage designation.
Founding story
Founders Tunde Ademuyiwa (Founder & CEO) and Qudus Quadri (Co-Founder & CTO) both studied Engineering at the University of Lagos at around the same time and previously worked together at Wolfparc, a startup that designed and shipped packaging for SME products, where Ademuyiwa was a cofounder and Quadri was Chief Technology Officer. Ademuyiwa had earlier founded Kiakia Print in 2017. They started Jump n Pass to address the cart abandonment and lost sales that slow-moving checkout queues cause for retailers.
Business model
Jump n Pass supplies software to retail stores and supermarkets rather than operating its own retail locations. Its US-facing site markets the offering to merchants with zero upfront costs, zero CAPEX and no setup fees, positioning adoption as an alternative to hiring cashiers.
Traction
Company-published figures for retail deployments cite 60% faster checkouts, a 20% reduction in staff costs, 35% higher cart value, 14% higher revenue per shopper and 99% customer retention; founders have cited checkout time reductions of 60% to 90%. The company is listed as operating with four founders/members and one disclosed pre-seed round.
▸Full profile — market position, technology, go-to-market, geography, history
Market position
An early-stage retail technology company listed at pre-seed stage with 1-10 employees, tracked in the Nigerian startup ecosystem and in the Techstars network, and described by press as attempting to succeed in an area where prior entrants have struggled.
The approach uses shoppers' existing smartphones for barcode scanning and payment instead of installed self-checkout hardware, and is offered to retailers without upfront capital expenditure or setup fees.
Technology
Software that enables smartphone scanning of product barcodes and in-app payment, with a later offering described as using AI agents together with shoppers' smartphones to automate store checkout.
Go-to-market
The company sells directly to retail stores and supermarkets through its websites, which offer sign-up and contact channels, and promotes quantified operational benefits such as faster checkouts and lower staff costs.
Retail stores and supermarkets, and their shoppers.
Geography
Listings place the company in Lagos, Nigeria and Culver City, California, USA; a separate site brands a US-facing offering as "Jump n Pass US".
History
The company was founded in 2022 and by late 2023 was associated with the ARM Labs Lagos Techstars Accelerator, which is listed as lead investor on a pre-seed transaction announced in December 2023 alongside Kaleo Ventures. It was profiled in Nigerian business press in June 2024. The company operates under the corporate name Kiakia Inc. and maintains both jumpnpass.com and a jumpnpass.ai site branded "Jump n Pass US".
Compiled by commissioned research from 7 cited public sources — announcements, filings, and press listed under research sources below.
Key figures
latest reportedCompany-reported or press-reported figures, each dated to when it was claimed — not independently audited.
Timeline · 2
launches, deals, and filingsThe company markets an AI agent and smartphone-based store automation offering positioned with zero upfront costs, zero CAPEX and no setup fees under the Jump n Pass US brand.
A pre-seed transaction of $120,000 announced on 14 December 2023 is listed with ARM Labs Lagos Techstars Accelerator as lead investor and Kaleo Ventures also named among backers.
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Dated company events from announcements, filings, and press; legal rows summarize public dockets and regulator releases.
▸Research sources · 7
primary sources listed
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Frequently asked questions
- What does Jump n Pass do?
- Mobile self-checkout platform letting shoppers scan and pay for items in stores with their own smartphones.
- Who are Jump n Pass's investors?
- Jump n Pass's investors include Techstars.
- Where is Jump n Pass headquartered?
- Jump n Pass is headquartered in Culver City, US.