Truppr
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Social tool connecting people to fitness events to encourage regular exercise.
Also known as Truppr
Investors Β· 1
Company profile
researched Aug 2026Truppr is a social fitness platform that connects users to sporting and fitness activities and to other people taking part in them. Through mobile apps for iOS, Android and Windows, as well as a web version, users can browse a list of local sporting events, sign up for them, create their own events, message other participants and read fitness content aggregated from the company's blog. The app was also designed to serve as a place to find and book sports venues in cities around the world.
The product was conceived around the difficulty of maintaining a team-sport-based exercise routine when travelling or relocating: finding teammates and venues in unfamiliar cities. Alongside the app, Truppr ran organised offline activities, including a recurring TrupprRUN 5K series, group walks, hikes and outdoor trips, and instructor-led workout camps in Lagos, and offered running and workout gear through a Truppr store.
Founding story
Truppr was co-founded in 2014 by Bosun (Olatunbosun) Tijani, co-founder and CEO of Nigeria's Co-Creation Hub. Tijani, who played football twice a week for fitness and had lived in five cities over ten years, said he repeatedly struggled to keep the routine because of the difficulty of finding teammates and venues while on business trips or in new cities, and built Truppr to address that problem.
Business model
Truppr operates a free consumer app that aggregates amateur sporting and fitness events, complemented by organised offline events such as the TrupprRUN 5K and branded merchandise sold through a Truppr store. It was incubated and funded by the Co-Creation Hub.
Sources indicate sales of running and workout gear through a Truppr store; other revenue streams are not detailed.
Traction
In its first four months the company reported more than 7,500 users, about 55 new users per day, 343 events, and 78% of active users participating in three to five events per month.
Latest developments
Blog activity from 2016 documents Truppr member trips, such as a group weekend at Erin Ijesha, and a televised fitness camp in Yaba, Lagos.
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Market position
Positioned as an African-origin consumer technology venture with global availability, backed by the Co-Creation Hub ecosystem in Lagos and aiming to be recognised among globally relevant startups emerging from Africa.
Combines discovery of local amateur sporting events with matching to fitness partners and the booking of sports venues in a single app, rather than tracking individual workouts.
Technology
Consumer mobile applications for iOS, Android and Windows plus a web app. The interface centres on four tabs: a reverse-chronological list of sporting events, a message inbox, a feed aggregating posts from the Truppr blog, and a user profile holding events and event invitations, with event creation and search functions.
Go-to-market
Distribution through mobile app stores and the web, supported by organised community events (5K runs, group walks and hikes, fit camps), user spotlights and fitness content on the company's blog and social channels, and awareness campaigns targeting mass adoption across Africa in its first year.
Amateur sports players and fitness enthusiasts, including people travelling for business, on holiday or newly relocated who need local training partners and venues; in practice, largely users in Lagos and Abuja plus some in the UK.
Geography
Nigeria-based, with early usage concentrated in Lagos and Abuja and some users in the United Kingdom; the app is available globally with an initial adoption focus on Africa.
History
The app was in beta and already in use by fitness enthusiasts in Lagos, Abuja and parts of the United Kingdom before its official global launch was announced in August 2014. Within its first four months it reported over 7,500 users and 343 events. Through 2015 and 2016 the company ran the TrupprRUN 5K series and other member activities in Lagos, publishing user spotlights, training tips and fitness articles on its official blog.
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Key figures
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Timeline Β· 4
launches, deals, and filingsTruppr promoted a televised work-out session in Yaba, Lagos, led by a US-certified instructor.
The company organised a recurring TrupprRUN 5K event, with a 20 June 2015 edition themed 'Run with a buddy'; participants signed up via the Android, iOS and Windows apps.
Truppr is incubated and funded by the Co-Creation Hub (CcHUB) and has benefited from the Tony Elumelu Foundation early stage grant for technology ventures.
Truppr moved from beta testing, where it was already used by fitness enthusiasts in Lagos, Abuja and parts of the UK, to an official global launch, with apps available on Google Play, the App Store, Windows and the web.
Dated company events from announcements, filings, and press; legal rows summarize public dockets and regulator releases.
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primary sources listed
- Truppr - YouTubeyoutube.com Β· web
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Frequently asked questions
- What does Truppr do?
- Truppr is a Nigerian social fitness app for finding, organising and joining amateur sporting events and workout partners.
- Who are Truppr's investors?
- Truppr's investors include Co-Creation Hub (CcHUB).