Tunisian 3D Startup Onboard Raises 175K

Onboard, a Tunisian startup that transforms the customer support experience offered by manufacturers, using intelligent 3D manuals, has raised $175K from Kepple Africa Ventures, as well as other renowned entrepreneurs including Ahmed Hentati and Karim Jouini.

Onboard co-founders, L-R: Safwen Bouali, Cherif Redissi and Amine Troudi
Onboard co-founders, L-R: Safwen Bouali, Cherif Redissi and Amine Troudi

The fundraising will allow Onboard to develop the solution and facilitate its expansion in the French and European markets.

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Founded by Safwen Bouali, Cherif Redissi and Amine Troudi at the end of 2019, Onboard is a SaaS platform that allows manufacturers to create quality support experiences for their consumers. Say goodbye to confusing paper textbooks, archaic support systems, call centers and old-school textbook creation software.

Onboard allows manufacturers to create 3D manuals in minutes, to share them with their customers instantly. This will allow consumers to view these manuals from any device. They are able to ask questions, and receive “visual” answers. If necessary, they can open a ticket. Manufacturers therefore have the opportunity to manage customer feedback and reported incidents in a single place. No need to acquire several solutions in order to overcome these problems.

Onboard has raised a total of $ 250K in “Seed Funding” from several accelerators, including Flat6Labs Tunis, to invest in technology and talent development. 

By this investment, the startup unveils version 1.0 of its SaaS platform, available in public access this week with a range of features, a smooth customer experience and optimized support.

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The startup is rapidly evolving in the French and European markets. Currently, Onboard is based at Station F, in Paris, in the largest startup campus in the world, but also accelerated with Zendesk, a behemoth in terms of CRM and customer support. Onboard also has the confidence of partners like Microsoft and La FrenchTech. The client portfolio is growing rapidly with the recent addition of GP Industrie.

Onboard operates in the customer experience management market, which projects annual growth of 17.7% between 2020 and 2027. 97% of manufacturers believe that 3D technology will revolutionize their processes, whether in sales or in manufacturing training.

Charles Rapulu Udoh

Charles Rapulu Udoh is a Lagos-based lawyer who has advised startups across Africa on issues such as startup funding (Venture Capital, Debt financing, private equity, angel investing etc), taxation, strategies, etc. He also has special focus on the protection of business or brands’ intellectual property rights ( such as trademark, patent or design) across Africa and other foreign jurisdictions.
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