The ecosystem
We build technology that helps people move forward.
Letamo's ventures are not a portfolio of unrelated bets. They are steps on the same ladder and the ecosystem helps participants move from needing opportunity to creating opportunity for others.
The opportunity ladder
From needing opportunity to creating it.
A learner is supported through school and leaves with skills worth paying for. A household needs a service and finds that person, and can trust them because the platform verified them. That provider earns, grows, and eventually employs others who then expand the market further. Security keeps every step of it trustworthy. This is why an education foundation, a services marketplace and a security practice belong to the same mission.
What we believe
Technology should create participation.
- Technology should solve problems.
- Markets should create opportunity.
- Businesses should create value.
- Innovation should improve lives.
- Trust should be earned.
- Growth should be sustainable.
African problems deserve African solutions.
The informal economy deserves digital infrastructure.
People with skills deserve access to opportunity.
Our vision
To build a trusted digital ecosystem that expands economic opportunity across Africa.
We envision a future where Letamo companies operate across multiple sectors of the digital economy services, opportunity, commerce, payments, cybersecurity and future technology.
The Letamo promise
- We will not build technology for technology's sake.
- We will not sacrifice trust for growth.
- We will not pursue markets simply because they are fashionable.
- We will not forget the people our technology is supposed to serve.
What we are building toward
- Companies that matter
- Infrastructure that lasts
- Opportunities that multiply
- Institutions worthy of trust
Trust is our foundation. Opportunity is our purpose. Technology is our instrument.
Something needs to be built.
If you are a founder, operator, business, technology partner, investor or organisation working on problems worth solving, Letamo wants to hear from you.
Build with us