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Bosso

Africa · Ecommerce / Retail

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$400K
Total raised · real
1
Rounds
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Latest step-up
Top 40%
Sector rank · raised
Pre-Seed
Latest stage · inferred · Fri May 31 2024 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

Bosso looks under-valued against its niche peers and is at-risk on financing cadence.

Synthesized from the figures below est. — every claim rests on a number shown on this page. Valuation uses the retail sector profile.

Analyst read est. — computed against this company's niche peers in the same era. Inputs shown; not a quoted figure.

Under-valued
  • Modeled value is 0.34× the median modeled value of Pre-Seed Ecommerce / Retail companies in 2022–2024 (6 peers) — value vs value, same stage and era.
At-risk
  • Last raise 2.1 yr ago; this sector typically re-raises about every 12 months.
  • Past due for a raise versus sector cadence — watch for distress or a bridge.
Where it sits in Ecommerce / Retail

Bosso is one of 123 Ecommerce / Retail companies tracked from Africa. By capital raised it ranks mid-pack (ahead of 61% of sector peers), and mid-pack by modeled valuation est..

Ranking is computed against this company's own sector cohort — reported capital is fact; valuation tiers are modeled.

Zambian startup Bosso, a cutting-edge construction e-commerce platform aimed at delivering solutions for the African construction and building sector, has raised a US$350,000 pre-seed round of funding to further develop its platform and add new features.

Zambian startup Bosso, a cutting-edge construction e-commerce platform aimed at delivering solutions for the African construction and building sector, has raised a US$350,000 pre-seed round of funding to further develop its platform and add new features.

ecommerce/retail

As reported in public records reported — not modeled.

ZM
Jurisdiction
Amount raised vs valuation, by round

Solid bars are reported offering amounts reported; hatched bars are the modeled post-money valuation est. — both on one shared scale so you can read raise-vs-worth at each round directly. Use the toggles to overlay data labels and the niche-peer / market average value lines.

Amount raised · realModeled valuation · estCumulative funded · real
$0$500K$1.0M$1.5M$2.0MPre-Seed · 2024-05-31 Raised $400K (real) Modeled valuation $1.1M (est)$400K$1.1MPre-Seed2024

The line shows cumulative reported funding over the period; + labels show new capital added between points when there is room. Toggle on-bar figures, plus the niche-peer and market averages, to read this company against its cohort. Benchmarks are modeled medians.

Financing ladder & sequence gaps
Pre-Seed$400K · 2024

Stages are modeled from round size (public records carry no series label). Ladder is contiguous — every modeled rung has a record.

Modeled valuation trajectory
$1.1M
Base estimate est.
$240K
Conservative case
$3.7M
Upside case
$2.2M
Modeled post-money

Round size and date are reported; the stage label is inferred from round size (latest is Pre-Seed — a round under $1.0M). Valuation is modeled from stage benchmarks scaled by the retail sector profile. Directional, not a quoted figure.

Not enough modeled valuation points to chart a trajectory.

Model inputs · modeled:benchmark-stage-stepup-v1
18%
Dilution assumption
Implied ownership sold in the financing.
27%
Survival probability
11% low · 50% high
1.32×/yr
Annual markup
1.78×/yr upside case
2.1 yr
Elapsed time used
2.1 yr actual, capped for stale marks
retail
Sector profile
Adjusts growth and survival by industry.
Financing rhythm
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Avg between rounds
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Capital velocity
2.3 yr
On record since
2024
First round
1
Rounds on file
How it compares to the market

Benchmarked against 123 companies in Ecommerce / Retail. Each bar is a median (the middle company, not an average — outliers don't skew it). Two yardsticks: real money raised (reported on Form D) and modeled value (our estimate est.). These are whole-sector medians across all stages, except the per-stage row.

Total raised — vs sector median (real $, all stages)▼ 0.1× of median
This company$400K
Sector median$2.7M
Latest round — vs other Pre-Seed rounds in sector (real $, this stage)▼ 0.4× of median
This company$400K
Sector median$989K
Modeled value — vs sector median (estimate, all stages)▼ 0.1× of median
This company$1.1M
Sector median$12.4M

Raised more than 61% of sector peers (real $). Modeled value above 58% of peers (estimate).

Niche peers — same stage & era

A tighter cohort than the sector chart above — only companies at the same stage (Pre-Seed) that last raised in the same ~3-year era, ranked by modeled value est. (not money raised). This is the exact set the analyst read compares against, so a like-for-like cohort is what makes "over/under-valued" meaningful. This company ranks #6 of 6.

This companyCohort peer
$100K$1.0M$10.0M$100.0M$100K$1.0M$10.0MCapital raised (log)Mazaya · Pre-Seed Raised $5.0M · modeled $21.1M (est)Gahez · Pre-Seed Raised $2.0M · modeled $10.3M (est)Elloe · Pre-Seed Raised $1.0M · modeled $4.8M (est)Hoods · Pre-Seed Raised $350K · modeled $1.4M (est)Drest · Pre-Seed Raised $336K · modeled $1.2M (est)Bosso (this company) Raised $400K · modeled $1.1M (est)Bosso
CompanyStageRaised · realValue · estvs peer med.
MazayaPre-Seed$5.0M$21.1M6.78×
GahezPre-Seed$2.0M$10.3M3.31×
ElloePre-Seed$1.0M$4.8M1.54×
HoodsPre-Seed$350K$1.4M0.46×
DrestPre-Seed$336K$1.2M0.39×
Bosso this companyPre-Seed$400K$1.1M0.34×
Full financing history

Stage is inferred from round size est., not reported on the filing — a round's dollar size maps to a bucket: Pre-Seed <$1.0M · Seed $1.0M–$4.0M · Series A $4.0M–$15M · Series B $15M–$40M · Series C $40M–$100M · Series D+ $100M–$400M · Growth/Late >$400M.

StageAmount · realAnnouncedPost-money · estValue · estConf.
Pre-Seed$400K2024-05-31$2.2M$1.1M45%
What happened at each round

Step-up, pace versus the sector's normal cadence, and revenue/exemption moves — read straight from the reported round facts reported.

  1. Pre-Seed$400K2024-05-31
    • First recorded raise — entered as Pre-Seed.
Intelligence
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Modeled next raise
$640K
Modeled next size est.range $416K–$1.0M
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Last step-up
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Capital velocity

Predictive signals are modeled est. from this company's own cadence and step-up, plus sector benchmarks — directional, not advice. Peer set and a CSV export live in your analyst workspace.

Registry & provenance

Bosso is an official record sourced from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). U.S. data is aggregated from SEC Form D filings.

United States
Country of record
ZM
Jurisdiction
Similar companies

Nearest neighbours across the whole database — matched on sector, stage and capital scale, and on shared operators (officers or directors named at both companies in public filings). A discovery shortlist, not a valuation cohort — verify before acting, the same way modeled figures are directional.

CompanySectorStageRaised · realValue · estWhy similar
HoodsEcommerce / RetailPre-Seed$350K$1.4Msame sector · same stage
DrestEcommerce / RetailPre-Seed$336K$1.2Msame sector · same stage
WuiltEcommerce / RetailPre-Seed$535K$3.8Msame sector · same stage
DressCodeEcommerce / RetailPre-Seed$250K$1.5Msame sector · same stage
OrderStorm Ecommerce, Inc.Ecommerce / RetailPre-Seed$222K$1.7Msame sector · same stage
AfricaSokoniEcommerce / RetailPre-Seed$995K$7.8Msame sector · same stage
AfrikreaEcommerce / RetailPre-Seed$1.0M$7.8Msame sector · same stage
ElloeEcommerce / RetailPre-Seed$1.0M$4.8Msame sector · same stage
Frequently asked
How much funding has Bosso raised?
Bosso has raised approximately $400K in disclosed capital across 1 recorded financing round, aggregated from public filings.
What is Bosso's estimated valuation?
Provath's modeled valuation for Bosso is approximately $1.1M (modeled range $240K–$3.7M). This is an algorithmic estimate derived from round sizes and same-niche peers — not a quoted or reported figure.
What funding stage is Bosso at?
Bosso's latest modeled financing stage is Pre-Seed. Its most recent recorded round closed around Fri May 31.
What does Bosso do and where is it based?
Bosso operates in the Ecommerce / Retail sector, based in Africa. Zambian startup Bosso, a cutting-edge construction e-commerce platform aimed at delivering solutions for the African construction and building sector, has raised a US$350,000 pre-seed round of funding to further develop its platform and add new features.
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