TRIBE is an AI-powered financial and commerce platform that helps African individuals and small businesses manage money, sales, customers, and everyday business activities through simple conversations on WhatsApp and the web.
TRIBE did not begin with an idea for an AI company. It began with a problem I kept seeing everywhere I went.
While studying at the Catholic University of Cameroon in Bamenda, the Anglophone crisis disrupted school for a period, and I decided to take a temporary job as an MTN sales agent. The work took me through different communities, from Bamenda and Santa to the predominantly French-speaking city of Bafoussam.
That experience gave me my first real look at how many small businesses in Cameroon survive every...
Achievements
We have built the majority of TRIBE's core technology while largely bootstrapping the company.
Our web platform and conversational AI infrastructure are already functional and available for testing. Users can interact with TRIBE through conversational...
Business Impact
TRIBE is still preparing for its wider commercial launch, so I prefer not to exaggerate the impact we have already achieved. However, creating economic opportunity has been part of the model from the beginning.
Our earlier affiliate pilot involved...
Future Goals
Our immediate ambition is to successfully launch TRIBE in Cameroon and prove that conversational technology can become a practical interface for finance and commerce.
Over the next stage, we want to onboard thousands of businesses and consumers, complete...
Investment or Sponsorship Use
Investment or sponsorship would primarily be used to move TRIBE from product development into commercial launch and early growth.
The first priority is completing payment and financial API integrations, including the infrastructure required for reliable...