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Cameroon’s Taaply Raises $500K To Digitize Business Cards

August 24, 2022

Taaply, a Cameroonian company that first digitised business cards, has announced the launching of a new app and a website upgrade while also announcing a US$500,000 investment round.

Taaply is a digital business card solution that was introduced in 2021 with the goal of reducing carbon emissions in Africa. However, since Disrupt Africa first spoke to the team, the startup has changed, and its new website showcases innovative products that will revolutionise the way that customers share their data while also assisting customers in furthering the digitalization and management of their personal and professional relationships.

Taaply will be able to successfully compete for the growth prospects in the healthcare and health insurance industries, the business stated, thanks to the latest investment, app upgrades, and website enhancements.

“In this way, Taaply hopes to meet the growing demand from both private and business customers for the full range of fixed and mobile healthcare services,” it said.

Taaply is now operating in a number of nations in Africa, Europe, and North America, and it intends to grow beyond the items that are currently on the market.

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Taaply, Cameroonian startup To Digitise Business Cards

January 10, 2021

A Cameroonian startup Taaply has launched an innovative project aimed at digitising business cards in a bid to cut down on carbon emissions in Africa. Initially founded in the United States (US), Taaply relocated to Cameroon in the middle of 2020. The startup has created a plastic card that stores all a user’s business and personal information in one place. That card can be updated as many times as possible, removing the need for paper business cards. Users update their card by downloading and updating the Taaply app on Android or iOS. Taaply already has over 400 paying customers, and plans on moving into more new markets this year.

According to the co-founder and chief executive officer (CEO) of Taaply, Lekel Asonganyi “Africa has a high rate of carbon emissions, with few methods on reducing its carbon footprint, with everything going digital, I believe Africa will benefit tremendously from digitising business cards, thus reducing their carbon footprint and helping the environment.”

The self-funded company is finalising distributor contracts and franchise agreements with a view to offering its product in markets such as Chad, Togo, Nigeria, Kenya, Belgium and Canada in 2021.

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