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Pitch

AfroPioneer is a startup based in Cameroon. Our mission is to change the online advertising landscape in Africa! Major African companies don’t advertise online. Why would they when we hardly visit our African websites? Statistics have shown that most African internet users use facebook. Unfortunately with about 120 characters and a small picture facebook ads are not suited for selling products from major companies. No animations, no flash no interactivity and worse, most users don’t even see them.
That’s where we come in, bringing interactivity to advertising through apps with local content. We specialize in facebook application development and know how to reach that local audience advertisers have a hard time reaching i.e. through ad space in our apps or a branded app that will engage users with your brand.
We believe that advertising doesn’t stop when users go offline. Viral marketing gadgets are part of our advertising vision.
We have recently launched KmerBlagues; a local joke application for Cameroonians. It’s an app where they can share local jokes as well as post them to their walls for non app user friends to read. It is a perfect example of how local content draws in people of a region and local advertising (or sponsoring) from major local companies.

Bill Zimmerman posted a comment in the venture AfroPioneer: 6 months, 1 week ago

Outstanding pitch, Mohamed!
Taka Victor Asobo gave a thumbs-up to the venture AfroPioneer 7 months, 2 weeks ago
Princewill Nforchu gave a thumbs-up to the venture AfroPioneer 8 months, 2 weeks ago
Mohamed Felata posted a comment in the venture AfroPioneer: 11 months, 2 weeks ago

we had a good first month gathering 2000+ users. I think it shows the concept works. We are currently working on a second app but this time getting ads from the start. Thanx for all the support!
Mohamed Felata posted a comment in the venture AfroPioneer: 1 year ago

we just crossed the 1000 user mark on our first app and that’s just after 14 days with limited marketting! just luvn it
Jean M. YENGA gave a thumbs-up to the venture AfroPioneer 1 year ago
Al Banda gave a thumbs-up to the venture AfroPioneer 1 year ago
Helen Ngoh gave a thumbs-up to the venture AfroPioneer 1 year ago
Bill Zimmerman gave a thumbs-up to the venture AfroPioneer 1 year ago
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