Raphael Afaedor

Raphael Afaedor
Born
Raphael Kofi Afaedor

Ghana
Alma materCzech Technical University in Prague
University of New York in Prague
Harvard Business School
Occupations
  • Entrepreneur
  • Business executive
Years active2012–present
Known forE-commerce and technology startups
TitleCo-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.