PressOne Africa

PressOne Africa is a pioneering cloud-based communication platform designed to empower small and medium businesses across Africa with sophisticated voice communication tools. Founded in 2021, the company offers a virtual phone system that allows entrepreneurs to monitor customer interactions, track calls, and analyze conversations to drive sales and enhance customer satisfaction. By providing affordable and user-friendly solutions, PressOne Africa aims to democratize access to world-class communication infrastructure, enabling businesses to compete effectively in their respective markets.

The company’s services include business phone numbers, call management, voice over IP (VoIP), and integration with customer relationship management (CRM) systems like Pipedrive. With a focus on professionalism and efficiency, PressOne Africa helps businesses transform every call into a meaningful touchpoint, fostering customer loyalty and business growth. The platform has gained traction among over 2,200 businesses, particularly in sectors like insurance, stock trading, and customer service, where clear and reliable communication is critical.

PressOne Africa has been recognized for its innovation, participating in the 2023 ARM Labs Lagos Techstars Accelerator and securing $720K in funding from investors like Ventures Platform, Voltron Capital, and Techstars. The company also sponsors events like Lagos Startup Week 2024, reinforcing its commitment to supporting Africa’s entrepreneurial ecosystem. Its developer program, launched in 2024, provides APIs and SDKs to foster innovation in voice communication solutions, further expanding its impact.

PressOne Africa was founded in 2021 by Mayowa Okegbenle, Opeyemi Shokunbi, and Unoma Adeyemi, who identified a gap in accessible, high-quality communication tools for African entrepreneurs. Mayowa, with over 15 years of experience building enterprise software, previously co-founded Precurio, a collaboration tool used globally. Opeyemi, with a decade at Nestlé Nigeria as Technology Operations Lead, brought deep technical expertise in IT infrastructure. Unoma contributed extensive experience in cloud business development, rounding out the leadership team’s capabilities.

The idea for PressOne Africa emerged from the realization that many small businesses in Nigeria and across Africa relied on personal SIM-based phone numbers, which lacked visibility into customer interactions. This limited their ability to maintain service quality and grow. Inspired by the success of cloud-based phone systems in developed markets, the founders set out to create an affordable, scalable solution tailored for African entrepreneurs. After launching a beta in June 2022, PressOne Africa quickly gained traction, with hundreds of businesses participating to refine the platform.

To help small business owners build long-lasting businesses by providing world-class communication tools that enhance customer relationships and drive growth.

To enable tomorrow’s most successful and beloved brands in Africa to unlock deeper, more personal relationships with their customers through innovative voice communication solutions.

• Customer-Centricity: Listening deeply to customers to deliver solutions that meet their needs.
• Innovation: Continuously advancing technology to empower businesses.
• Accessibility: Democratizing access to sophisticated tools for businesses of all sizes.
• Reliability: Providing robust and dependable communication infrastructure.
• Collaboration: Fostering teamwork within businesses and across Africa’s entrepreneurial ecosystem.