Betastore gets $2.5M to solve stockouts, financing challenges for informal retailers in West and Central Africa - TechCrunch

Betastore eyes Ghana, the DRC and Cameroon markets after raising $2.5 million in pre-series A funding from 500 Global, VestedWorld, and Loyal VC.

About 80% of household retail in sub-Saharan Africa is delivered through informal channels, which perennially face several challenges like stockouts, leading to an instability in earnings and a lack … [+4690 chars]

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