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MwashAI · AI back office for African SMEs
One WhatsApp number does the paperwork.
Send a voice note or a receipt photo. MwashAI books it, files it and answers your customers in their language.
The problem
Small businesses run on WhatsApp and paper. The tax office went digital.
E-invoicing and fiscalisation are now the rule, and tenders moved online. Books, VAT, tenders and customer chats all land on the owner's phone, after hours.
44MMSMEs in Sub-Saharan Africa
97%Are microenterprises
US$331BSSA MSME finance gap
Source: IFC.
What MwashAI does
Four back-office jobs, handled in one chat.
Bookkeeping
Send a receipt photo or voice note. It's recorded and categorised.
Tax compliance
- Rwanda EBM e-invoicing
- ZIMRA FDMS fiscalisation
- VAT return prep
Tender bids
Help preparing bids on Umucyo (Rwanda) and PRAZ eGP (Zimbabwe).
Customer service
WhatsApp replies in Kinyarwanda, Shona, Ndebele, Swahili, English and French.
How it works
No app to install. Just message it.
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Every day
Send voice notes, receipts and questions
As you work, whenever it suits you.
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Done for you
MwashAI does the rest
It keeps your books, prepares your filings and answers customers.
Planned pricing at launch
Start free, pay as the business grows.
Free
$0
Per month
Growth
$15
Per month
Pro
$49
Per month
Tenders
$29
Per pack, plus success fee
Channel licences Banks, telcos, revenue programmes
Custom
By agreement
Planned pricing at launch, in US dollars
Why now
Compliance rules are tightening. SMEs need help to keep up.
Rwanda
A September 2026 order requires ERP users to integrate with e-invoicing.
Zimbabwe
ZIMRA links tax clearance to fiscalisation.
Targets
From 50 design partners to 1,800 paying SMEs in 18 months.
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Month 3
- Core team hired
- MVP with 50 design-partner SMEs
Target
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Month 6
Paid launch in Rwanda and Zimbabwe.Target
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Month 12
- 600 paying SMEs
- Tax integrations live
Target
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Month 18
- 1,800 paying SMEs
- One channel pilot
Target
Founder
Takudzwa Noel Mwashaenyi (Tkay), Founder & CEO
About 10 years in management consulting, strategy and operations across Southern Africa. Founder of Legacy Technology.
For investors
Raising a US$500k pre-seed round for 18 months of runway.
- Product & AI team
- $250k
- Go-to-market & partners
- $100k
- Compliance & certification
- $50k
- Infrastructure & compute
- $50k
- Reserve
- $50k
- Pre-seed round
- $500k
Use of funds, US dollars.
Contact
Talk to us on WhatsApp or by email.
MwashAI, registered with the Rwanda Development Board, Kigali.