Future of Agri trade

About us

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Nile exists to improve the livelihood of farmers and consumers across Africa.

We create digital solutions and logistical networks that are transforming the agricultural value chain - ensuring that transactions are safe, transparent and efficient for farmers.

We believe that food systems are only efficient when farmers can trade effortlessly across borders without many layers of intermediaries. Farmers should also be able to procure inputs at a fair price based on information instantly available to them. At Nile, we believe that technology has the potential to shape the future of agriculture - and we set out on an ambitious journey to build that future.

Central to a farmer’s existence

We are building an ecosystem that enables farmers to trade and transact digitally.

Trade - Nile’s Produce marketplace is a B2B e-commerce platform that makes it easy and safe to trade fruit and vegetables with multiple producers across different regions. Our digital solutions solve issues inherent to food trading, including price discovery, quality verification, payments and traceability.

Transact - Farmers can procure all their farm supplies directly from manufacturers by using Nile's Inputs Marketplace. We also provides input financing solutions based on a farmer’s trading data and regional benchmarking.

Meet the founding team

Louis de Kock

Co-Founder

Son of a vegetable farmer, Louis started his career in investment banking before joining Amazon’s e-commerce teams in EU and US. Louis’s e-commerce experience includes launching Amazon Go’s produce division and managing meat & seafood for Amazon Fresh. His stint at Jumia, Africa’s largest online retailer, provided exposure to cross-border e-commerce in Africa.

Louis is a Chartered Accountant and holds an MBA from University of Oxford.

Eugene Roodt

Co-Founder

Prior to Nile, Eugene worked for J.P. Morgan as an experienced Investment Banker and qualified Chartered Accountant working in London, Sydney, and Johannesburg. He focused on clients and transactions in the Consumer, Retail and Technology space.

During his corporate finance career he helped corporations on numerous transactions including mergers & acquisitions, IPO's and fundraising.

Rick Kleinhans

Co-Founder

A software developer by trade, Rick is passionate about building companies and has spent his entire career either as a founder, or an early employee, at various startups. Most recently he helped Luno grow from a 15 person team into a global brand serving more than 5 million customers, in more than 40 countries. Alongside fintech his experience also includes time in travel, e‑commerce, and enterprise SaaS systems.

About us

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Central to a farmer’s existence

Meet the founding team

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