Thejumba.com is a B2B platform that connects real estate developers with construction material retailers for product sourcing. The website provides a simplified way of purchasing construction materials in Africa. The website offers a wide range of products such as cement, steel, sand, and bricks. The website also provides payment options such as Mpesa Paybill and Pesalink or RTGS Equity Bank.
Location: Kenya, Nairobi
Employees: 1-10
Total raised: $4.5M
Founded date: 2022
Investors 1
| Date | Name | Website |
| - | First Chec... | firstcheck... |
Funding Rounds 1
| Date | Series | Amount | Investors |
| 20.02.2023 | Seed | $4.5M | Speedinves... |
Mentions in press and media 5
| Date | Title | Description |
| 19.02.2023 | Jumba, a Kenyan startup simplifying sourcing of construction supplies, raises $4.5M | Less than a year after launch, Kenyan B2B construction tech startup Jumba has secured clients in major regions of the East African country, a tell-tale of the growth it has experienced over the last 10 months. Jumba, which enables construct... |
| 16.06.2022 | Jumba Raises $1Mil Pre-Seed Round to Build Construction Tech in Africa | Share this: Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window)Click to email a link to a friend (Op... |
| 14.06.2022 | Kenya’s Jumba bags $1M to help operators of hardware stores restock seamlessly | The construction industry in Kenya is so big that it is among the few globally that expanded amidst the COVID lockdowns of 2020. And it is not showing any signs of slowdown with the country’s data agency — the Kenya National Bureau of Stati... |
| 21.04.2022 | Kenyan entrepreneurs welcome Google’s product development centre but could struggle to hold on to talent | Share this article: On Monday, April 19, 2022, Google announced the opening of its first product development centre in Nairobi, the Kenyan capital. Over the next two years, Google plans to hire over 100 employees across software engineering... |
| - | Jumba | “Jumba is a construction tech platform that simplifies B2B purchase of construction materials.” |