Raphael Afaedor
Raphael Afaedor | |
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| Born | Raphael Kofi Afaedor Ghana |
| Alma mater | Czech Technical University in Prague University of New York in Prague Harvard Business School |
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| Years active | 2012–present |
| Known for | E-commerce and technology startups |
| Title | Co-founder at Jumia, Supermart.ng and Kyosk Digital Services |
Raphael Kofi Afaedor commonly referred to as Raphael Afaedor, is a Ghanaian technology and e-commerce entrepreneur, known for his work in African digital commerce and retail infrastructure. He co-founded Jumia Group in 2012, and served as its CEO until 2014. In 2014, he co-founded Supermart.ng, an online grocery and consumer goods platform in Nigeria, where he served as CEO until 2019. In 2019, Afaedor co-founded Kyosk Digital Services, a Nairobi-based e-commerce and technology company focused on digitizing informal retail trade in Africa, and served as CEO until 2025.
He began his career as a software engineer at Monster.com in 2004 before moving into product management and later investment management at Goldman Sachs in London in 2008. From 2009 to 2011, he held senior commercial roles at Notore Plc.