Africa-Born Rwazi Raises $12M to Scale Real-Time AI Decision Platform

STARTUP VENTURE CAPITALJuly 23, 2025 at 9:33 AM UTC

TLDR

Rwazi, an African-born AI market intelligence startup, has raised $12 million in Series A funding to scale its simulation engine and AI-powered decision copilot
The platform helps global brands access real-time, zero-party consumer data to better understand purchasing behavior across markets
The funding will deepen Rwazi’s simulation capabilities, expand its global data infrastructure, and improve the copilot’s ability

Rwazi, an African-born AI market intelligence startup, has raised $12 million in Series A funding to scale its simulation engine and AI-powered decision copilot. The platform, founded in 2018 and originally based in Mauritius, helps global brands access real-time, zero-party consumer data to better understand purchasing behavior across markets.

Rwazi’s mobile and web apps allow local consumers to share insights on what they’re buying, how much they’re paying, and how they use products, both online and offline. The data helps enterprises fine-tune pricing, positioning, and product decisions in real time.

Co-founder and CEO Joseph Rutakangwa said the funding will deepen Rwazi’s simulation capabilities, expand its global data infrastructure, and improve the copilot’s ability to recommend next-best actions across business functions. “Gut calls are expensive,” Rutakangwa noted. “This raise lets us put real-time clarity in the hands of decision-makers.”

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Key Takeaways

Rwazi is betting on a shift from reactive analytics to predictive action. Its AI copilot isn’t just a reporting tool—it’s a recommendation engine built on real-time consumer behavior across emerging and developed markets. For global brands navigating fragmented demand, fluctuating prices, and supply chain uncertainty, this type of visibility is critical. By positioning itself as a decision infrastructure layer, Rwazi is moving beyond traditional market research to offer always-on, zero-party data pipelines. The $12 million round underscores investor confidence in its model—one that scales across geographies and industries. As Africa’s digital economy grows, and global firms seek hyperlocal insights at speed, Rwazi’s ability to connect household-level behavior to boardroom decisions could redefine how strategy is built from the ground up.

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