About Paurtal

We're building the operating system
for Africa's WhatsApp economy

Two billion people use WhatsApp. In Africa, it's not just messaging. It's how business gets done. Paurtal gives every business the infrastructure to operate, grow, and scale through the platform their customers already live on.

Started with a simple observation

In Cameroon, a shop owner manages orders via WhatsApp. In South Africa, a salon books appointments through group chats. Across Africa, millions of businesses run entirely on WhatsApp. But they're doing it manually.

No CRM. No order tracking. No analytics. Just endless scrolling through chat history trying to find that one customer's order.

Paurtal was built to change that. Not by replacing WhatsApp, but by turning it into a complete business operating system. Every conversation connected to orders, payments, customer data, and growth tools.

We started in Douala, Cameroon. Today we serve businesses across Africa and beyond.

Paurtal
Our values

What drives us

Africa first

We build for how business works here. Mobile money, local languages, local market dynamics. Not Silicon Valley assumptions adapted for Africa.

Simplicity wins

A shop owner in Douala should be able to set up Paurtal in minutes. If it needs a manual, we haven't built it right.

Customer obsession

Every feature starts with a real business problem. We spend more time talking to customers than writing code. That's by design.

2
Markets (Cameroon, South Africa)
500+
Businesses onboarded
6
Product modules
24/7
AI-powered support
Leadership

The team behind Paurtal

Small team. Big vision. Building from Africa for the world.

KN

Kizito Nkemeni

Founder and CEO

Cameroon / South Africa
TN

Tumi Nkemeni

Co-founder and COO

South Africa
AI

Engineering

AI and Platform Team

Remote
Where we operate

Two markets. One mission.

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Cameroon

Douala. Where Paurtal was born. Serving businesses across Central and West Africa.

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South Africa

Johannesburg. Our growth engine for Southern Africa and beyond.

Join us

Want to build the future of
business in Africa?

We're always looking for people who believe WhatsApp is more than a messaging app.