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Top Story: DRIVE100: SKAAP Wants to Eliminate Retail Queues and Turn Every Shopper’s Phone into a Fast Checkout
For decades, one of retail’s biggest frustrations has remained the queue. Whether in a grocery store, convenience store, or pharmacy, the wait between picking up an item and paying for it often feels longer than the shopping experience itself. SKAAP, a mobile scan-and-go checkout startup, wants to rebuild this experience.
The startup, led by CEO and Co-founder Samuel Ayo, wants to replace queues with a seamless, smartphone-enabled checkout journey that takes seconds, not minutes.
In this edition of Techparley’s DRIVE100, where we spotlight Africa’s most promising startups, we explore how SKAAP is eliminating retail queues through mobile self-checkout.
“SKAAP is a mobile self-checkout platform that lets customers scan, pay, and walk out without waiting in line. SKAAP eliminates the queue entirely, and transforms a customer’s phone into their checkout system,” Ayo told Techparley.
Other Tech News Stories You Should Read:
DRIVE100: Meet Andamo Express, Ghana Youth-led Startup that Assures Fast, Affordable Delivery for African Small Businesses. Read now.
DRIVE100: How Dara is Fixing Nigeria’s Cold Chain Logistics System with Technology and Saving Businesses from Costly Losses. Read now.
DRIVE100: Inside Midi Media, the South African Startup Connecting Musicians, Filmmakers and Other Creatives to Brands. Read now.
On Startup Spotlight:
DRIVE100: Meet Edutu, the Nigerian Startup Using AI to Connect Africans to Global Scholarships and Career Opportunities
As navigating scholarships, internships, and career opportunities remains a challenge in Africa. Edutu, a Nigerian edtech startup, is using artificial intelligence to connect African talent with global opportunities tailored to their profiles.
According to Edutu, it aims to be more than a simple information platform. It seeks to become a comprehensive career companion for students and graduates across the continent.
In this edition of Techparley’s DRIVE100, we spotlight Edutu, founded by Nwosu Paul Light, and how it is transforming how African students and young professionals discover, access, and succeed in global scholarships, internships, and career opportunities.
“Edutu uses artificial intelligence to match students and young professionals with scholarships, internships, and career opportunities tailored to their profiles. It simplifies access to verified opportunities, offers personalized guidance, and improves users’ chances of success,” Nwosu told Techparley.
Quadri Adejumo brings you all the details. Read here.
Also Read:
DRIVE100: Nigerian Student-focused EduTransConnect Wants to Turn Chaotic Student Journeys Into Verified, Trackable Travel Pods. Yakub Abdulrasheed brings us the details, here.
Quote of the Day:
“Any sufficiently advanced technology is equivalent to magic.” – Arthur C. Clarke.
Thank you for joining me yet again this evening. Stay safe, and see you tomorrow for the next tech newsletter.
Best, Quadri
