This episode of The Trajectory Africa features Kelvin Umechukwu, Founder and CEO of Bumpa, a company that provides sellers with the tools needed for digital commerce, inventory and sales management, and customer engagement. Kelvin explains how Bumpa helps businesses by aggregating and integrating functions like inventory and order management, payments, and messaging, so they can get what they need in one place. He also shares how Bumpa’s network of partnerships embeds it more deeply into customer workflows—solidifying retention and network effects without needing to "own" every piece of the stack. 

[00:00] - Introduction: the problems you choose define you
[06:34] - Bumpa’s value proposition, products and customers
[15:43] - Evolution of Bumpa’s customer segments and product roadmap
[27:30] - Bumpa’s business model
[42:26] - First principle for building in digital commerce

Recommendations:

• Chasing Outliers: Why Context Matters for Early Stage Investing in Africa. A report I co-authored on VC investing in Africa. 

Connect on social media:

• Kelvin Umechukwu on LinkedIn and @tushgeek on X
• Bumpa on LinkedIn and @getbumpa on X
• The Trajectory Africa on LinkedIn and @trajectoryafrica.bsky.social on Bluesky
• Tayo Akinyemi on LinkedIn, X, and @TayoAkinyemi.bsky.social on Bluesky