Tesh Mbaabu, Founder of MarketForce

About Tesh Mbaabu

Tesh Mbaabu is the Co-founder and CEO of MarketForce, a Kenyan-based B2B platform specializing in the retail distribution of consumer goods and digital financial services across Africa. He founded MarketForce to empower over 200,000 merchants across five African markets. In February 2022, MarketForce raised a $40 million Series A round.

Tesh Mbaabu at a glance

• Company: MarketForce
• Total raised: $42M
• Latest round: Series A
• Investors: Ken Njoroge, Ten13VC, SOSV Select Fund, Uncovered Fund, Y Combinator, V8 Capital Partners

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