He is an entrepreneur passionate about digital innovation, especially in e-commerce, financial inclusion, and USSD technology. His work focuses on streamlining commercial transactions between merchants, suppliers, manufacturers, and retailers, making business interactions more efficient and accessible.

Amein Eskinder (photo) is an Ethiopian computer scientist and tech entrepreneur, best known as the founder and CEO of Taywan, a B2B e-commerce and financing platform.

Founded in 2020, Taywan is a digital solution designed to streamline informal trade and supply chains for merchants, retailers, and kiosks. The platform offers a comprehensive distribution network, connecting manufacturers, wholesalers, suppliers, and retailers—while also providing financing solutions for micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs).

“We are not only empowering MSMEs; instead, we are aiming to create an enabling ecosystem for manufacturers, wholesalers, suppliers, and retailers so that each one of the stakeholders participates in achieving an inclusive and prosperous Ethiopia,” says Eskinder.

Today, Taywan serves 2,500 merchants, 25 agents, 25 importers, and 15 suppliers.

In addition to Taywan, Eskinder is the CEO of Cico, a startup specializing in unified Cash In, Cash Out point-of-sale solutions. Before launching Taywan, he founded HYTHEM Labs in 2017, a software research and development institute, which he led until 2022.

Eskinder holds a computer technician diploma from The Spark Academy in Ethiopia. Between 2021 and 2023, he also worked as a consultant for Hover Developer Services, a tech startup that helps Android developers integrate USSD actions from any mobile operator into their apps.

By Melchior Koba,

Editing by Sèna D. B. de Sodji