Afri-inc – Africa Incubator Limited

SENRI BENEFITS

Monitor Field Staff Activities

With GPS function, monitor field staff footprint and working time every moment

Get Close to Customers

Make more interactive and detailed customer database for managers

Quantify Sales Performance

Check number of visits, sales, cash and their targets everyday

Guide Field Staff

Activate field staff with sales targets, route plan, delivery/payment reminder and record review

TEAM

Kentaro Nagai

CEO

Co-Founder. Worked for an international development agency with focus on Africa and a strategic consultant firm prior to join Afri-inc. Graduated the University of Chicago Booth School of Management (MBA)

Yoshinori Sugiyama

CTO

Worked for various venture companies including web-developer, HR. After playing a CTO role in travel related venture, joined Afri-inc as a CTO.

Tomoya Nagata

CFO

Worked for a global VC/PE fund besides years of experience with a strategic consulting firm focusing on growth and innovation strategies. M.S. and B.S. from the University of Tokyo.

Rui Osawa

Sales/Business Development

Majored in BA History and Development in University of London with specifically work on modern Africa, and additionally, experienced as research associates in Centre for Colonialism and Imperialism.

Diana

Sales/Customer Support in Uganda

Olivia

Customer Support/Trainer in Uganda

Jonas

Account Relationship Manager in Kenya

Wycliffe

Sales Executive in Kenya

Erastus

Customer Relationship Executive

SENRI IMPACTS

18-22% # of visit increase

Activity reporting and verification (with GPS) helps active communication within the sales team.

“At weekly sales meeting, we share activity record including number of customer visits and visit reports to guide our field staff” – FMCG Sales Manager

+4,000 reports per week

Our 30+ customers records more than 4,000 customized visit reports with photo every week

“I precisely check visit reports generated by field staff so that I can give them guidance on how we move with each of customers” – Hardware Sales Manager

50,000 + Customer location data

In Kenya and Uganda, more than 50,000 retailer/wholesaler data is registered in SENRI

“One of our objective is to accumulate our primary and secondary customer location so that we can develop long-term sales strategy” – FMCG MD

Paperless & Real time

Our customers switched from pen & paper-based operation to electric and real-time order confirmation and delivery + payment logistics

“We eliminated paper based communication and reduced mistakes and inefficiencies” – Distributor MD

Latest news

Aug 30, 2017: We are open for Internship scheme in Uganda and Kenya

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We are open for Internship scheme in Uganda and Kenya

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We are open for Web engineer internship.

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Dec 21, 2016: CEO spoke at Africa Business Labo -Special- in Tokyo

At 21/12/2016, our CEO, Kentaro Nagai, spoke at 8th Africa Business Labo -Special- in Tokyo, hosted by Africa Quest.com This seminar was presented by 5 Japanese business leaders in Africa including our CEO to introduce their business activities and panel discussion to approximately 130 participants.

Nov 5, 2016: Featured in SOTOKOTO Monthly

Our CEO, Kentaro Nagai, was featured on Africa Business News in SOTOKOTO December 2016 (Released at 05/11/2016).

We are open for Android engineer

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We are open for internship scheme

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Sep 5, 2016: Featured in Nikkei Digital

Our business was featured on “STARTUP X” in Nikkei Digital on 05/09/2016. The article mentioned our contribution to JAPAN FAIR at TICAD VI, our sales management system “SENRI”, and co-operation relationships with Morinaga & Co., Ltd.

Aug 25, 2016: Featured in Nikkei Sangyo Dairy

Our business on SENRI -Sales Management System- was featured in Nikkei Sangyo Dairy on 25/08/2016.

Aug 22, 2016: Participating in booth exhibition “Japan Fair” at TICAD

Afri-inc shall participate in the booth exhibition event “Japan Fair” at TICAD. TICAD will be held in Nairobi, Kenya on 27th and 28th August. Please also refer the booth of Morinaga & Co., Ltd from its website (http://www.morinaga.co.jp/company/newsrelease/detail.php?no=1348)

Jun 28, 2016: CEO spoke at JETRO seminar

At 28/06/2016, Kentaro Nagai CEO spoke about the strategy to Africa a seminar at Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO). This seminar was presented by us and some European and Japanese companies of pioneers to Africa and lecture business activities in Africa to approximately 200 participants from Japanese companies to enter African market.