Kelvin Umechukwu

Kelvin Umechukwu co-founded Bumpa to give Africa's informal and social-media-driven merchants the infrastructure needed to operate like modern businesses. Its platform brings together digital storefronts, inventory, sales management, payments and other tools for merchants selling through channels such as Instagram and WhatsApp. Partnerships with major technology platforms have helped Bumpa plug directly into where African commerce already happens rather than forcing merchants into unfamiliar channels. Umechukwu belongs on the Borderless 100 because cross-border commerce starts with capable businesses at home. Before a Nigerian merchant can sell internationally, they need the systems to manage inventory, orders, payments and customers and Bumpa is building that back office.