- conflicts or gaps
- [[{"field": "founded_year", "conflict": "Press and founders cite 2019; YC company page lists Founded: 2020", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/ramani", "https://techcrunch.com/2022/11/23/tanzanias-yc-alum-ramani-raises-32m-to-digitize-cpg-supply-chains-lend-resellers/"]}, {"field": "founders_listed", "conflict": "YC profile lists only Iain and Calvin Usiri; press consistently names Martin Kibet as third co-founder", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/ramani", "https://disruptafrica.com/2022/11/23/tanzanian-retail-tech-startup-ramani-secures-32m-series-a-funding/"]}, {"field": "coo_role", "conflict": "2022 press lists Martin Kibet as COO; current org data lists Joel Usiri as COO and Kibet as Co-Founder only", "source_urls": ["https://techcrunch.com/2022/11/23/tanzanias-yc-alum-ramani-raises-32m-to-digitize-cpg-supply-chains-lend-resellers/", "https://theorg.com/org/ramani/org-chart/iain-usiri", "https://tz.linkedin.com/company/ramani-io"]}, {"field": "employee_count", "conflict": "YC reports 70; LinkedIn ~39; company website claims 80+", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/ramani", "https://tz.linkedin.com/company/ramani-io", "https://ramani.io/home"]}, {"field": "total_funding", "gap": "Exact total and Series A equity/debt split undisclosed; third-party aggregates (~$32.8M, 4 rounds) may omit undisclosed 2021 seed", "source_urls": ["https://techcrunch.com/2022/11/23/tanzanias-yc-alum-ramani-raises-32m-to-digitize-cpg-supply-chains-lend-resellers/", "https://tz.linkedin.com/company/ramani-io"]}, {"field": "geographic_expansion", "gap": "2022 CEO stated Kenya/Uganda expansion shelved until Series B; no Series B or confirmed cross-border launch found in sources reviewed", "source_urls": ["https://techcabal.com/2022/11/23/ramani-raises-32-million-series-a-to-digitise-tanzanias-supply-chain/"]}, {"field": "loan_volume_metrics", "conflict": "Apr 2025 press cites $210M+ cumulative loans; Jul 2025 blog cites 700B+ TZS (~$270M USD at ~2600 TZS/USD) disbursed; metrics may differ by product/period", "source_urls": ["https://techmoran.com/2025/04/10/ramani-expands-its-partnerships-with-tanzania-commercial-bank-to-drive-smb-financial-access/", "https://buildafrica.beehiiv.com/p/the-700-billion-journey-of-ramani"]}, {"field": "14_day_credit_product", "gap": "Announced Nov 2022; no confirmed launch date or traction in later sources", "source_urls": ["https://techcrunch.com/2022/11/23/tanzanias-yc-alum-ramani-raises-32m-to-digitize-cpg-supply-chains-lend-resellers/"]}, {"field": "kibet_martin_current_involvement", "gap": "LinkedIn headline 'working on something new' while still listing Ramani co-founder role; operational involvement unclear", "source_urls": ["https://linkedin.com/in/wkibetm"]}]]
- source urls
- ["https://buildafrica.beehiiv.com/p/the-700-billion-journey-of-ramani", "https://disruptafrica.com/2022/11/23/tanzanian-retail-tech-startup-ramani-secures-32m-series-a-funding/", "https://linkedin.com/in/iain-usiri-78271673", "https://linkedin.com/in/wkibetm", "https://ramani.io/home", "https://ramani.io/home/web/financing", "https://tech-ish.com/2025/04/11/ramani-tanzania-commercial-bank/", "https://techcabal.com/2022/11/23/ramani-raises-32-million-series-a-to-digitise-tanzanias-supply-chain/", "https://techcrunch.com/2022/11/23/tanzanias-yc-alum-ramani-raises-32m-to-digitize-cpg-supply-chains-lend-resellers/", "https://techmoran.com/2025/04/10/ramani-expands-its-partnerships-with-tanzania-commercial-bank-to-drive-smb-financial-access/", "https://theorg.com/org/ramani/org-chart/iain-usiri", "https://trendtype.com/news/tanzanian-digital-supply-chain-platform-ramani-raises-32m-in-series-a-funding/", "https://tz.linkedin.com/company/ramani-io", "https://www.africaprivateequitynews.com/p/tanzanias-ramani-announces-32m-series-a", "https://www.tiif.co.tz/speakers/iain-usiri", "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/ramani"]