It’s taken us four installments to set enough context around just some of the operational requirements when building out a business in emerging markets. To recap: Why Distributors Use Pay-As-You-Go framed the question — how does a Pay-As-You-Go solar distribution company actually operate? How Mobile Network Operators Utilize Prepaid Scratch Cards discussed the impedance mismatch between a high-tech product […]

Here at Angaza, we’re used to optimizing our hardware designs to be as small, efficient, and as inexpensive as possible. We are able to add pay-as-you-go (PAYG) state monitoring and communications capability to a manufacturer’s existing printed circuit board (PCB) design for less than a dollar, square inch, and milliwatt of cost. Of course, these […]

As part of Angaza’s human-centered approach to designing solutions for last-mile distribution, we aim to deeply understand the point of view of distributors and their clients. One of the ways we do this is by visiting distributors and the end users to whom they sell life-changing products through the Angaza platform. Recently, we spent a day with Deevabits in western Kenya. Below are observations of their sales agents and clients on how off-grid products have impacted their lives.

Angaza, the leading software provider for last-mile distribution, and Uber Kenya, the leading ridesharing provider in the country, have partnered to offer renewable solar energy solutions to thousands of drivers in the Nairobi region. The collaboration leverages Angaza’s partnership network of leading solar product distributors, whose products will be promoted to thousands of drivers and motorbike […]

Running a product distribution business for consumers in emerging markets is a complex operation with many moving parts, from managing inventory and sales agents to identifying qualified consumers, to managing installment payments. Growing this sophisticated Pay-As-You-Go business model takes considerable strategizing and coordination. Since 2012, Angaza has supported the growth of over 150 last-mile distributors […]

Pay-as-you-go (PAYG) financing for products like solar home systems have been revolutionary to removing financial barriers for consumers, and unlocking new markets for product distributors. To date, PAYG has enabled consumers to purchase more than 119 million solar lighting units worldwide between 2010 and 2017, while granting distributors access to a larger base of customers […]

Pay-as-you-go (PAYG) financing greatly increases access to life-changing products for consumers while providing product distributors with lower financial risks as they scale in emerging markets. The nature of pay-as-you-go loans extend and deepen the relationship between buyer and seller, turning what could be a one-time purchase into a months and even years-long financial and service […]

At Angaza, we’re dedicated to making life-changing products affordable to the world’s one billion consumers in emerging markets. Our customer support team ensures that our last-mile distribution customers receive exceptional and personalized resolutions, every time. In today’s team spotlight, David Baraza, our Technical Customer Support Specialist, describes what he’s learned since joining the Angaza team […]

Our team at Angaza regularly visits our customers to understand their needs so we can better support their success. On a recent visit to western Kenya, we joined up with Mwezi solar, one of our last-mile distribution partners. To make solar products more financially accessible to low-income rural and peri-urban Kenyans, Mwezi solar started selling pay-as-you-go products using the Angaza platform in 2016. Read on below for observations from the trip on how Mwezi solar runs a pay-as-you-go product distribution business.

On April 18, 2019, Angaza CEO Lesley Marincola co-hosted a webinar produced in partnership with the Miller Center for Social Entrepreneurship and Emma Colenbrander, Head of Global Distributor’s Collective to discuss top trends within the last-mile distribution industry. Lesley discussed three emerging trends Angaza has observed by working with over 150 last-mile distribution industry.