Winner Oyekunle Oyebanjo/ Founder of Nile
BuildingFounder & CEO • Lagos, Nigeria • 2023 - Present

NILE

THE BUSINESS OS FOR AFRICA.

African businesses do not need another bloated Silicon Valley SaaS. They need an operating system that accepts payment on spotty 3G, syncs across WhatsApp and physical stores, and does not require a tech degree to operate.

NILE showcase
VERIFIED METRICS
1,500+Businesses PoweredVerified active merchants
₦200M+Merchant GMV ProcessedAcross retail and digital
85,000+Orders GeneratedCompleted checkouts
14,000+Products CreatedActive catalog items
THE BOTTLENECK

The Real Nigerian Commerce Bottleneck

Most African commerce happens on Instagram, WhatsApp, and in physical markets. But selling through DMs is chaotic, manual, and unscalable.

  • •Merchants spend hours confirming bank transfers and sending account numbers via DM.
  • •Inventory desynchronizes between physical shops and social channels, causing double-selling.
  • •High cart drop-off rates on mobile because international checkout software is too heavy and slow.
  • •Zero automated customer retention: merchants lose repeat buyers the moment they close the chat.
WHAT WE BUILT

One Unified Operating System

Nile replaces eight messy tools with a single fast, mobile-first operating system designed specifically for African trade.

Instant Storefront Creation

Deploy a high-converting, lightning-fast store in less than 5 minutes without code.

Ultra-Low Latency Checkout

Optimized payment flows that succeed even on slow cellular connections.

Automated WhatsApp & SMS Order Alerts

Instant order confirmations and tracking sent directly to the customer’s preferred channel.

Multi-Location Inventory Sync

Centralized stock management across in-store walk-ins and online orders.

FIELD PROOF

Customer Reality

Luxe Fragrance Co.4.2x monthly order volume

“Nile took our DM order chaos and gave us an automated machine. Checkout speed tripled our conversions.”

Retail Merchant, Lagos
Oshodi Fashion Hub99.4% payment confirmation rate

“We stopped losing money on unconfirmed transfers. Nile verified payments instantly.”

Multi-channel Apparel
OPERATING LESSONS
  • 01.Distribution beats beautiful products every single time.
  • 02.Nigerian merchants don’t care about technology buzzwords; they care about whether money entered the bank account.
  • 03.If your checkout requires more than 3 steps on mobile, 60% of African customers will abandon the cart.
WHAT'S NEXT

The Next Horizon

Deepening our banking APIs, localized shipping courier automation across 36 Nigerian states, and cross-border settlement for West Africa.

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