Asoriba
| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Information and communications technology |
| Founded | 2015 |
| Founder | Patrick Ohemeng Tutu, Jesse Johnson, Nana Agyemang-Prempeh, Saviour Dzage |
| Headquarters | Accra, Ghana |
| Products | Software, mobile app |
| Website | asoriba |
Asoriba is a technology company that provides a web application for church management and mobile application that connects church and worshipers with giving/donation functionality. The headquarters of the company is in Accra, Ghana. It has presence in Nigeria, Kenya and South Africa.
History
[edit]Graduates of the Meltwater Entrepreneurial School of Technology in Accra in 2014, Patrick Ohemeng Tutu, Jesse Johnson, Nana Agyemang-Prempeh, and Savior Dzage had the idea of an application to connect churches and worshipers.[1] In 2015, they founded Asoriba.[2] The name of the company means "child of the Church" in Twi.[3][4] In April 2016, it is one of the top 10 companies selected from 450 companies worldwide by Techstars for a 3-month startup accelerator program.[5] In June 2016, it has 395 partner churches in Ghana, Kenya, South Africa, Nigeria and the United States, as well as 30,000 registered followers.[6] In October 2016, Asoriba became a partner of the Nigerian Interswitch, to allow donations via mobile money transfer.[7] In 2017, it has 1,100 partner churches in Ghana, Kenya, South Africa, Nigeria and the United States, as well as 69,000 registered followers.[8]
Mobile app
[edit]For the worshipers, the application allows access to the account of their churches, and receive text messages, audios or videos, view the agenda and make donations.[9][10]
Software
[edit]For churches, the software allows communication with members and financial management.[11]
Awards
[edit]- 2016: Africa's best start-up, Seedstars Summit Prizes, Switzerland[12]
- 2017: Technology Startup of the Year, Premium Bank Ghana Startup Awards, Ghana[13]
References
[edit]- ^ Laure Belot, Prier, images pieuses au creux de la main, lemonde.fr, France, March 2, 2016
- ^ Maeve Shearlaw, A day in the digital life of Africa, theguardian.com, UK, July 30, 2016
- ^ Laure Belot, Prier, images pieuses au creux de la main, lemonde.fr, France, March 2, 2016
- ^ Darteymedia, Meet These 4 Ghanaian Outstanding Innovators In Tech, darteymedia.com, Ghana, July 26, 2016
- ^ Toby Shapshak, Techstars Announces 10 Startups For First-Ever African Program, forbes.com, USA, April 5, 2016
- ^ Kerry A. Dolan, Africa's Most Promising Entrepreneurs: Forbes Africa's 30 Under 30 For 2016, forbes.com, USA, June 6, 2016
- ^ Folarin Okunola, Digital payments firm has launched a church-focused payment solution Archived 2018-11-22 at the Wayback Machine, pulse.ng, Nigeria, October 26, 2016
- ^ GNA, Asoriba launches church management software, businessghana.com, Ghana, February 3, 2017
- ^ Marvie Basilan, Asoriba: New Church App Changes Course of Religion in West Africa, christianpost.com, USA, May 18, 2016
- ^ Davide Gabriele Bianco, Il rapporto tra Chiesa e tecnologia nell’era dei social network Archived 2018-11-23 at the Wayback Machine, psbprivacyesicurezza.it, Italy, June 21, 2018
- ^ Marvie Basilan, Asoriba: New Church App Changes Course of Religion in West Africa, christianpost.com, USA, May 18, 2016
- ^ Zoe Kleinman, Tech inspired by faith booms in Africa, bbc.com, USA, September 6, 2016
- ^ Ghanaweb, Outstanding startups honoured at the 2017 Premium Bank Ghana Startup Awards, ghanaweb.com, Ghana, July 18, 2017