Africa’s Tech Growth Stories: Gozem

Founded in 2018, Gozem is Africa’s leading super app, offering on-demand transportation, delivery, commerce, and financial services across several West and Central African countries. We spoke with Raphael Dana, Co-Founder & Co-CEO, about how Gozem was created, what drives its success, and its vision for shaping Africa’s digital future.

Can you tell us how Gozem was created and what inspired its founding?

Gozem was born from a simple observation: in many African cities, everyday services that people rely on—transportation, payments, logistics—were fragmented, unreliable, or simply inaccessible to a large part of the population. At the same time, Africa was becoming one of the most mobile-connected regions in the world, with millions of people adopting smartphones as their primary gateway to the digital economy.

We saw an opportunity not just to build a mobility company, but to create a digital platform that solves real, everyday challenges at scale. From the start, Gozem was designed as an ecosystem—a super-app that connects mobility, commerce, and financial services into one seamless experience.

Our ambition has always been to build technology that creates both convenience for users and economic opportunity for our partners. That dual impact—simplifying daily life while increasing income potential—remains the core inspiration behind Gozem today.