Zambia: Chisepo Chirwa Facilitates the Acquisition of Construction Materials

By : Melchior Koba

Date : mardi, 28 mai 2024 13:15

As an experienced entrepreneur, he has demonstrated his skills and expertise in the information technology and services sector. He has led ambitious projects and provides innovative solutions to the current challenges facing Africa.

Chisepo Chirwa (photo) is a Zambian computer scientist and entrepreneur. He is the co-founder and CEO of Bosso, a startup leveraging technology to facilitate construction.

Founded in 2022, Bosso offers an online platform where future homeowners can find all the products and services needed to build their homes. By partnering with manufacturers, hardware stores, developers, and contractors, Bosso aims to make housing more affordable in Africa.

The company also collaborates with financial institutions to help clients secure funding. It provides several options, including "buy now, pay later," traditional mortgages, and a "save now, build later" approach.

Before Bosso, Chirwa co-founded the mobile application Z’POS in 2016, which allows users to record their business transactions to easily track their company's performance. Initially the startup's COO, he served as CEO from 2018 to 2019.

Chisepo Chirwa holds a bachelor's degree in computer science from the University of Greenwich, London, earned in 2012. He was awarded the Mandela Washington Fellowship in 2021, completing business management training at Clark Atlanta University.

Between 2012 and 2015, Chirwa was a network marketing professional with Forever Living Products International Company. There, he established distribution and sales teams across Southern Africa for various health and beauty industry products.

Melchior Koba

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