Acid Tech

ACID Tech Africa is an anti-counterfeit intelligence platform for manufacturers in Kenya, designed to track individual product units from factory to consumer verification and surface counterfeit risks in real time.

Key capabilities include:

• Product and batch registration that generates unique QR codes and USSD codes per batch, with print-ready downloads for packaging.
• Consumer verification through USSD (*384*001#), QR scan, WhatsApp, or SMS, returning an instant genuine or fake outcome; the platform also supports consumer rewards (airtime or M-Pesa) as described on the website.
• AI counterfeit detection that scores each scan (0–100) using location, velocity, and behavioral signals, helping identify suspicious activity and counterfeit hotspots.
• Operational and regulatory tooling including a real-time dashboard with scan outcomes and risk scores, plus evidence packages, recall support, import and customs tracking, and tax compliance intelligence.

Available on Web, with consumer interactions supported via USSD, QR, WhatsApp, and SMS.

It is built for a B2B2C workflow, serving manufacturers as the primary customers, consumers who verify items in-market, and regulators who access incidents through dedicated portals.

Notable in the Kenyan context, the website states the platform is live in Kenya, is onboarding 10 manufacturer pilots with free setup and no commitment, and includes regulatory portals for KEBS, KRA, DCI, PPB, and ACA (website claims).