I was born and raised in Kampala, the capital of Uganda, a small East African country. In 2014, I graduated from high school and founded my first startup. Just a short walk down the road from where I lived, another small startup was taking off. The startup was Safeboda, a ride-hailing app.
Key takeaways
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Super apps are apps with many mini-apps within them. They are popular in many Asian countries including China and India, and amass millions of monthly active users
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In Africa, a few startups especially ride-hailing platforms, have started mimicking super apps by incorporating other services in their apps but are yet to make a major impact
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With low-end smartphones and unaffordable internet, Africa might be the perfect stop for super apps. The startups building the super apps could benefit from the data they collect and become monopolies.
Its drivers stood out with their orange helmets and vests.
