VOOM Seeks $400,000 to Digitize West Africas Auto Parts Trade : TechMoran
Summary
VOOM is raising $400,000 in pre-seed funding to digitize West Africa’s fragmented auto parts trade. The company runs a Ghana-focused vertical marketplace that replaces informal WhatsApp-based transactions and physical market visits with structured search and vendor discovery. It has already onboarded 359 verified vendors, recorded 394 buyer-vendor conversations this month, and built 880 listings. VOOM also plans to expand into additional francophone West African markets and use AI and transaction data to create future revenue products.
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$400.0K
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Date
June 17, 2026
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Investors
WhatsApp
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Company
voomparts.com
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