One number that has it all
Making local economies visible — by choice, not by force. No guessing. No wasted calls. No algorithms. Just
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Customers
Drivers (Bodaboda / Tuktuk)
Businesses
SACCOs
Youth marketers (“Touts”)
Councils & partners
What Angelopp is: a simple USSD menu laid over existing roads, phone numbers, and community groups —
so real services become reachable in the moment they are needed.
Vision
A more vibrant and resilient local economy that can “see itself” — where transport and services are easy to find,
and trust grows from the community upward.
Mission
Use a flat, easy USSD structure to make real availability and real offerings visible —
so customers can act fast, drivers get fair demand, businesses reach nearby buyers, and SACCOs become local knowledge anchors.
Core idea
- Drivers choose when they’re visible. Availability is voluntary.
- Customers choose from who is free now. No “favorite number” monopoly.
- Visibility stays democratic. Better behavior and more consistent pricing emerge naturally.
Why it’s different from Uber/Bolt
- Big apps predict & control. Angelopp surfaces reality.
- Big apps own the rules. Angelopp keeps people in control.
- Big apps centralize power. Angelopp strengthens existing local networks.
Transport-first (smart start)
Transport is the hardest test: speed, availability, trust. If this works, everything else follows —
businesses, services, and community coordination.
Promise
- No location tracking. We work with named places: villages & neighborhoods.
- No hidden agenda. The system listens; people decide.
- Low-tech, high impact. Works on any phone.