Kola Market

Kola Market is a full-stack e-commerce and sales platform for African SMEs, built for retailers, wholesalers, and distributors that want more consistent sales, better inventory decisions, and access to product financing.

Key capabilities include:

• Marketplace-based ordering and sales tracking to receive orders, record sales, and manage customers in one place
• Machine learning inventory recommendations that predict profit-maximizing stock levels to reduce overstocking and stockouts
• Product financing tied to sales data, designed to help businesses expand product portfolios based on demand and to support lender decision-making
• Real-time business insights covering best-selling products, stock levels, conversion performance, customer trends, and credit-related data, plus customer engagement via SMS, WhatsApp, and automated ordering

Available on Web, Android, iOS, and WhatsApp.

It targets B2B operators, especially retailers (monthly turnover of $100+) and wholesalers ($1,000+), plus manufacturers and distributors seeking better market penetration.

Notable in Sub-Saharan Africa, the product focuses on digitising sales and inventory workflows and using observed demand signals to de-risk inventory financing; reported metrics include serving 300+ financing customers and achieving a 99% recovery rate on $1.5M+ provided, with operations referenced in Ghana.