Investor presentation · Confidential
OpenMarket
Africa
The trade coordination layer for Africa’s open markets.
Verified settlement. Demand intelligence. Local hubs, continental reach.
Digital Fusion Labs · October 2026 · openmarket.africa
01 · The problem
Open markets move goods. The tooling has not kept up.
Fragmented by designInformal retail and distribution obscure real demand.
Reconciliation taxRestocking and payment matching are largely manual.
Settlement riskFailed transfers and opaque intermediaries expose cash.
Upstream blindnessManufacturers lack last-mile demand visibility.
OpenMarket Africa · Digital Fusion Labs
02 · The product
Verified trade, coordinated end to end.
A verified-settlement ledger connects retailers, distributors and manufacturers.
OrderRetailers place orders through local market hubs.
VerifyPayment is confirmed through PAPSS rails.
SettleDistributor payout follows verified settlement.
LearnSettled orders add demand intelligence.
3% platform take · 97% distributor payout on verified orders · optional partner logistics
03 · Why now
The policy rails are live. The coordination layer is not.
50 statesRatified AfCFTA as of September 2026.
30+ countriesOn PAPSS, with 200+ institutions.
$230bnForecast intra-African trade in 2026.
~16%Intra-African share of total trade.
Third-party estimates · citations in source PDF
04 · Raise & evidence
From first hubs to proven, repeat trade.
11 merchantsOnboarded.
7 distributorsOnboarded.
3 hubsLive.
$500,000Proposed post-money SAFE · $4.5m cap.
Proposed allocation: 40% go-to-market · 30% product · 20% compliance · 10% operations.
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