Ramani was founded by Iain Usiri, Calvin Usiri in 2020.

Who are Ramani's investors?

Ramani's investors include 3cubed Ventures, The Raba Partnership, Y Combinator, Flexcap Ventures, Future Africa, Goat Capital, Hustle Fund, Launch Africa Ventures and 2 more.

How much funding has Ramani raised?

Ramani has disclosed $10.1M raised across 1 round.

Where is Ramani headquartered?

Ramani is headquartered in Dar es Salaam, TZ.

Ramani

YC W20

Dar es Salaam, TZ · Founded 2020 · 70 employees · Hiring · 10 known investors

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Deep Nisharunlockedknows Iain Usiri · together at Stanford University (overlapped)

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Ramani provides a mobile application that enables salespeople in African supply chains to manage inventory, log customer information, and document sales activities.

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Founders & leadership· Y Combinator alumni (W20)

Ramani was founded in 2020 by Iain Usiri and Calvin Usiri.

Iain Usiri in 𝕏FounderIain Usiri is a Y Combinator W20 founder building software for distributor operations and team management.

Calvin Usiri inFounderCalvin Usiri has worked as an enterprise software developer at Capgemini North America and holds a double degree in economics and computer science from Trinity University.

William Kibet MartinNamed on SEC filing

Board

Andrew Vigneault inBoard directorGeneral Partner at Flexcap Offshore

Investors · 10

3cubed VenturesSan Francisco

The Raba PartnershipCape Town · $50K – $5M

Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K

Flexcap VenturesreportedDelray Beach

Future AfricareportedLagos · $100K – $500K

Goat CapitalreportedSan Francisco

Hustle FundreportedSan Carlos · $150K

Launch Africa VenturesreportedTrianon · $10K – $300K

Musha Venturesreported · 2 sourcesSeattle · $25K – $500K

Village GlobalreportedCovina · $100K – $500K

Reported raises · per SEC filings

Form D private placements

$10.1M disclosed across 1 round · 2022

▶$10.1MraisedAug 2022 · 32 investors · Other Technology

Rule 506(b)

Officers, directors & promoters on the filing

Calvin UsiriDirector
Andrew VigneaultDirector
William Kibet MartinDirector
Iain UsiriExecutive Officer, Director

Offering amount: $13.8M
Amount sold: $10.1M
First sale: Jul 2022
Incorporated: Corporation, Delaware, 2019
Federal exemptions: 06b

Full filing on SEC EDGAR ↗

Source: SEC EDGAR Form D. Amounts as filed; amended filings shown once at their latest values.

In the news

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Tanzania’s Ramani fintech closes $32m series A round - Ventureburnventureburn.com · Nov 2022

YC-backed Tanzanian startup, Ramani, raises $32 million Series A | TechCabaltechcabal.com · Nov 2022

Tanzania's YC alum Ramani raises $32M to digitize CPG supply chains, lend resellers • TechCrunchtechcrunch.com · Nov 2022

Frequently asked questions

What does Ramani do?: Ramani provides a mobile application that enables salespeople in African supply chains to manage inventory, log customer information, and document sales activities.
Who founded Ramani?: Ramani was founded by Iain Usiri, Calvin Usiri in 2020.
Who are Ramani's investors?: Ramani's investors include 3cubed Ventures, The Raba Partnership, Y Combinator, Flexcap Ventures, Future Africa, Goat Capital, Hustle Fund, Launch Africa Ventures and 2 more.
How much funding has Ramani raised?: Ramani has disclosed $10.1M raised across 1 round.
Where is Ramani headquartered?: Ramani is headquartered in Dar es Salaam, TZ.