RAN was born from a simple frustration — why do Nigerian small business owners still manage billions of naira in a paper notebook?
Nigeria has over 39 million SMEs — the backbone of the economy. Yet most of them operate entirely off the books: no receipts, no stock counts, no profit visibility. They work hard but can't grow because they don't know their numbers.
RAN exists to change that. By making record-keeping as easy as sending a WhatsApp message, we help Nigerian business owners understand their business, grow with confidence, and build towards financial inclusion — one sale at a time.
We talked to hundreds of Nigerian traders, shop owners, and entrepreneurs. Three problems kept coming up.
Mama Chidi's provision store in Aba turned over ₦800,000 a month — but she couldn't tell you if she was profitable. Stock walked out, suppliers overcharged, and staff skimmed from the till. Without data, you can't defend your business.
QuickBooks, Sage, and Odoo are powerful — but they assume you have an accounting degree. Nigerian market traders don't have time for "journal entries" and "debit/credit" reconciliation. They need something that speaks their language.
FIRS is digitising tax collection. SMEs who can't produce records will face penalties. But compliance starts with simply recording what you sell. RAN builds the habit of record-keeping and generates tax reports automatically from day one.
We're a small team of Nigerians with big ambitions — engineers, designers, and former business owners.
Former market trader turned software entrepreneur. Built his first app to manage his father's hardware store in Ibadan. Now on a mission to give every Nigerian business owner their own CFO.
Full-stack engineer and AI specialist with 8 years building fintech products. Led engineering at two Y Combinator-backed Nigerian startups before co-founding RAN. Lagos-born, Lagos-proud.
Product designer with a passion for making complex things feel simple. Spent 2 years in the field interviewing traders in Kano and Lagos markets. Every pixel in RAN reflects a real user insight.
We're hiring! — Join us in building financial tools for the next 100 million Nigerian business owners. See open roles
These aren't just words on a wall. They shape every product decision, every hire, and every conversation with our users.
Every feature we build solves a real problem for a real Nigerian business owner. Not a hypothetical enterprise customer.
No hidden fees. No jargon. No surprises. We tell you exactly what we do with your data, and we price our plans clearly in Naira.
If a market woman in Aba can't use it without training, we've failed. We remove every unnecessary step, every confusing word, every wasted tap.
We build for Nigerian internet speeds, Nigerian phone models, the Naira, Nigerian tax laws, and the way Nigerians actually do business.
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