Rwazi is a market intelligence platform that collects and provides actionable data from developing markets to help companies drive revenue and expand. Founded in 2021 by Joseph Rutakangwa and Eric Sewankambo, the startup is based in Mauritius and has a presence in 40+ countries across Africa, Asia, and South America.

Rwazi co-founders; Eric Sewankambo and Joseph Rutakangwa (L-R)

The startup collects on-ground data on consumer buying patterns, prices, and preferences through a network of 20,000+ qualified data collectors known as “mappers”, which it then serves to for-profit, non-profit, and government organizations in a wide range of industries, including healthcare, consumer goods, automotive, education, finance, agriculture, energy, transportation, and media.

Rwazi’s unique advantage is its large and growing network of mappers spread across urban and rural areas in developing countries. Its platform provides near real-time insights for effective decision-making on expansion, investments, distribution, new product/service offerings, and reaching target audiences by collecting data from thousands of locations and consumers on a daily basis.