ZAFARIOS

Wiase Nyinaa Sukuu Ahwɛsoɔ Nhyehyɛe

Yɛrebɔ Mmɔden Abom

Victor Zugah
CEO & Okannifo

Sika a Wɔde Agu Mu Ho Nsɛm

Wiase nyinaa sukuu ahwɛsoɔ nhyehyɛe: mobile-first, ɛyɛ adwuma wɔ berɛ a intanɛt nni hɔ, CSR sika akyɛde, ne nkɛntɛnso ho amanneɛbɔ a ɛda adi pefee.

~300M
K-12 students in emerging markets (TAM)
UNESCO UIS (2022)
Context
Region-adjusted pricing / year
Adapted to local purchasing power
10%
Marketplace commission (books, airtime, vouchers)
Zafarios model

Ɔhaw ne Ano Aduru

Ɔhaw

Nwomasua Nnwinnade a Wɔakyekyɛ Mu

Asuafo de WhatsApp, krataa, ne apps a ɛda akyi di dwuma. Nhyehyɛe baako a ɛka nwomasua, nkitahodi, ne nkɔso ho nsɛm bom nni hɔ.

Digital Nneɛma a Ɛho Hia a Ɛsu

Akyerɛkyerɛfo nni nnwinnade a wɔde yɛ adwuma a wɔde ma, nsɛmmisa ho nhwehwɛmu, ne abisade. Sukuu nya ɛho haw wɔ digital nsakrae ne asuafo ho nyansahyɛ mu.

True Differentiators

Features competitors lack or bolt on badly

01 — Transport & Driver Operations

Dedicated driver role, routes, pickup/drop-off tracking, parent notifications

02 — Boarding & Accommodation

Rooms, roll calls, gate passes, boarding incidents — no Excel needed

03 — Role-Based Access Model

6+ operational roles: driver, bursar, warehouse, auditor — not just "admin"

04 — Zones & Location Awareness

Map-based visualization for transport, multi-campus, safety boundaries

Platform Overview

Admin Dashboard — Real-time school operations

Zafarios Admin Dashboard

Unified view: attendance, finance, communications, analytics

Role-Based Interfaces

Each user sees only what they need

Teacher view

Teacher

Parent view

Parent

Student view

Student

See It In Action

Full platform walkthrough

Recording from front.zafarios.com — actual production platform

Dwa Ho Nhwehwɛmu

Dwa Kɛseyɛ Ntotoeɛ

Germany: ~11M asuafo (Dwa a wɔahyehyɛ dedaw)

Nwomasua mfiridwuma a wɔagye atom dedaw. Sika a wɔde tɔ nneɛma a ɛkɔ soro.

Ghana + Nigeria: ~56M asuafo (Botae SAM)

Aman a wɔka Borɔfo yiye. Smartphone a ɛreyɛ kɛse. Mobile money a wɔagye atom.

Sub-Saharan Africa: ~250M asuafo (TAM)

Dwa kɛse a wobetumi anya. Nnipa a wɔde mobile di kan. Intanɛt a ɛreyɛ kɛse.

Dwa Mu Kɔ Hokwan

Seesei Tebea:
Akansifo a wɔwɔ hɔ: ~2M asuafo. Zafarios botae (mfe 3): ~600k asuafo. Dwa a wɔnnyee: ~53.4M asuafo

Dwa Su:
Mobile phone a wɔde di dwuma pii (80%+). Intanɛt a ɛreyɛ kɛse. CSR ayɔnkofa hokwan. Aban nwomasua dwumadie

Sika Ho Nhwɛsoɔ Anim

Sika a Ɛrebɛba Nkɔso

~300M
K-12 students in emerging markets (TAM)
UNESCO UIS (2022)
Context
Region-adjusted pricing / year
Adapted to local purchasing power
10%
Marketplace commission (books, airtime, vouchers)
Zafarios model

Sika a Ɛbɛba Nkyekyɛmu (Afe 3)

€3.5M Sika a wɔtua berɛ biara
500k wɔn a wɔde di dwuma × €0.25–2/bosome mfinimfini

€2M CSR ayɔnkofa
25+ wɔn a wɔboa × €5–10k/afe mfinimfini

€500k Marketplace commission
10% on €5M annual transactions

€200k B2B white-label solutions
Enterprise partnerships

Nkɔso & Sika a Wɔde Agu Mu Kosi Seesei

Wɔn a Wɔbɛsɔ Ahwɛ a Wɔasi So Dua

2,650
Asuafo a Wɔbɛsɔ Ahwɛ a Wɔasi So Dua
3
Sukuu a Yɛne Wɔn Reyɛ Adwuma
12+
Sukuu a Yɛaka Wɔn Ho Asɛm
Presbyterian Boys' Secondary School, Legon (Ghana) — 800 students
St. Augustine's College, Cape Coast (Ghana) — 650 students
Federal Government College, Lagos (Nigeria) — 1,200 students

Sika a Wɔde Agu Mu Kosi Seesei

~900 nnɔnhwerew

Berɛ a wɔde yɛɛ programming

Efi July 2024

≈ €45,000

Ɛbo (Junior Dev DE ~€50/nnɔnhwerew)

Ɛyɛ pɛ sɛ Germany nwomasua adwuma

≈ €90–100k+

Ɛbo sɛ wɔbɛsesa (agency)

Backend, frontend, ne nneɛma a wɔde bom nyinaa

Kuo & Asiane

Kuo Titiriw

Victor Zugah — Okannifo & CEO
- Mfiridwuma & Nwomasua nimdeɛ wɔ Afrika mu
- EdTech ne mpɔtam hɔ nkɔso ho osuahu dedaw
- Emerging markets experience

Development Team
- Frontend, backend, ne mobile developers
- Mpɔtam hɔ dwa ho nimdeɛ ne amammerɛ ntease a ɛmu dɔ
- Mfiridwuma dwumadie ne dwumadie nkɔso


Afotufo Bagua

Nwomasua Nhyehyɛe
- Asoeɛ panyin a wɔadi kan
- Nwomasua nhyehyɛe animuonyamfo wɔ Afrika dwa mu

NGO Akannifo
- Mpɔtam hɔ nkɔso adwumayɛfo
- CSR ayɔnkofa ne nkɛntɛnso susudua ho osuahu

Telco Ayɔnkofa
- Mobile money nhyehyɛe animuonyamfo
- Nkitahodi nneɛma afotufo

Sika a Wɔde Gu Mu & Dodoɔ
- EdTech wɔn a wɔde sika gu mu a wɔhwɛ aman a ɛrenyini mu
- Emerging market startup experience

Sika a Wɔde Bɛdi Dwuma

€500k Sika a Wɔde Bɛdi Dwuma Nkyekyɛmu

Dwumadie Nkɔso — €250k (50%)

Kuo ntrɛwmu, nneɛma nkɔso, mobile apps

Nneɛma & Adwumayɛbea — €100k (20%)

Server, hosting, adwumayɛbea nhyehyɛe, nneɛma

Dwa Dwumadie & Ayɔnkofa — €100k (20%)

Wɔn a wɔde di dwuma anya, CSR ayɔnkofa, sukuu nkɔ

Mmara & Sika a Wɔakora — €50k (10%)

Mmara a wɔdi so, IP banbɔ, prɛko sika

Akansi Ho Nhwehwɛmu

Wiase Nyinaa vs Ɔmantam Ano Aduru

Ano AduruƐbo/Osuani/AfeOffline MmoaAman a Ɛrenyini Mu
Google Classroom€48-96LimitedNo
Moodle€36-144BasicNo
uLesson (Nigeria)€5-12LimitedYes
M-Shule (Kenya)€2-6SMS/USSDYes
ZafariosContext*Full PWAYes

10-20x ɛyɛ mmerɛw sen wiase nyinaa akansifo a ɛyɛ papa wɔ offline dwumadie mu

Mfiridwuma & Nhyehyɛe

Nnɛyi, Dodoɔ a Wobetumi Ayɛ Stack

Frontend

SvelteKit, PWA, Offline-first

Backend

Node.js, PostgreSQL, Redis

Nneɛma a Ɛho Hia

Docker, AWS, CDN

Nneɛma a Wɔde Bom

Video Conferencing, Email Marketing, Workflow Automation, Mobile Money

Mfiridwuma Mfaso Titiriw

Offline-First PWA
Ɛyɛ adwuma wɔ berɛ a intanɛt nni hɔ

Mobile Money Nneɛma a Wɔde Bom
Mpɔtam hɔ sika tua akwan

Intanɛt a Ɛyɛ Brɛoo a Wɔayɛ Yiye
Nnyigyei firi, slides nkutoo

Kasa Pii Mmoa
EN + mpɔtam hɔ kasa

Asiane Nhwehwɛmu & Ano Sie

Asiane Titiriw & Yɛn Ano Aduru

Dwa Gyedie Asiane

Risk: Slow school adoption

Mitigation: Freemium model, CSR partnerships, pilot schools

Nkitahodi Asiane

Risk: Poor internet infrastructure

Mitigation: Offline-first PWA, SMS/USSD bridges

Akansi Asiane

Risk: Large players entering market

Mitigation: Mobile-first design, local partnerships, 10-20x cheaper

Mmara Asiane

Risk: Data privacy regulations

Mitigation: GDPR-compliant, local data storage

Sika a Wɔde Gu Mu Nhyehyɛe & Nkitahodi

Sika Akwan

Nea Wɔpɛ: €500k Seed Round
- Bosome 24 berɛ a wɔbɛyɛ kɛse wɔ aman 3 mu
- Du sika a wɔnya so
- Sika a wɔde bɛdi dwuma: 50% dwumadie, 20% nneɛma, 20% dwa dwumadie, 10% mmara/sika a wɔakora

Foforɔ: €70k Lean Pilot
- Bosome 12 sɔhwɛ ne sukuu 20
- Hwɛ dwumadie nhwɛsoɔ + CSR ayɔnkofa
- Sie sika wɔ asuafo 1,000 a wɔyɛ adwuma so


Sika a Wɔde Gu Mu Nhyehyɛe

Pre-money ɛbo: €400–500k

Equity: 15–20% ma €500k sika a wɔde gu mu
- Wɔn a wɔde sika gu mu banbɔ a ɛyɛ nea wɔtaa yɛ
- Bagua ananmusifo ma wɔn a wɔde sika gu mu a wɔdi kan
- Nsɛm ho hokwan ne amanneɛbɔ


Nkitahodi

Portrait of Victor Zugah

VICTOR ZUGAH

CEO & Okannifo
ZAFARIOS — Yɛrebɔ Mmɔden Abom