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Bosso

Africa · Ecommerce / Retail

Diligence memoA one-page analyst read on Bosso — recommendation, valuation, rhythm, risks.
$400K
Total raised · real
1
Rounds
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-Seeda 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
Avg between rounds
Capital velocity
2.1 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
Modeled next raise
$640K
Modeled next size est.range $416K$1.0M
Last step-up
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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