PressOne Africa, a startup offering a unique product that lets entrepreneurs monitor all business calls on the go, has closed a $600,000 pre‑seed round. The round was led by Ventures Platform, with participation from Voltron Capital and a group of notable angels.
Founded by May Mayowa Okegbenle and Opeyemi Shokunbi, PressOne delivers world‑class reporting and call monitoring to help entrepreneurs extract maximum value from every customer call. Through the PressOne app, business owners can monitor all customer phone conversations made by staff or team members from anywhere, just like large companies do.
With the $600,000 pre‑seed round now complete, Chief Commercial Officer Unoma Adeyemi says, “We have only just scratched the surface. We want business owners to run their businesses more efficiently with peace of mind. When entrepreneurs know their customers are well taken care of and they can monitor business call conversations from anywhere, they can do more. Our goal is to see entrepreneurs grow their businesses through better customer communication without losing their peace.”
According to CEO Mayowa Okegbenle, while there has been much innovation around messaging, the primary channel for building new customer relationships and closing transactions remains phone calls. Customer‑centric businesses thrive because they listen. In practical terms, the solution will benefit entrepreneurs whose businesses receive many customer calls, giving them insight into interactions between customers and staff and empowering corrective action to boost sales and prevent churn.
Ventures Platform Founding Partner Kola Aina added, “We are excited to back PressOne. We believe the most compelling technology solutions on the continent will empower small and medium businesses with tools and services that reduce churn, increase user bases, and grow revenue. When we first met Mayowa Okegbenle and Ope Shokunbi, we were immediately struck by their technical expertise and their singular mission to enable businesses to listen to their customers.”
CTO Opeyemi Shokunbi emphasized the platform’s purpose: “We built our solution to democratize the complex technology of owning a business phone number, allowing entrepreneurs to manage all customer interactions on a single platform, share one business number with team members, receive multiple calls simultaneously on the same number, and do so from multiple devices anywhere.” PressOne gives entrepreneurs greater control and insight into customer engagement, helping increase satisfaction and retention rates.
PressOne launched its beta in June 2022, with hundreds of entrepreneurs participating to refine the solution. Visit www.pressone.africa to get started, with subscriptions beginning at ₦1,499 per month.
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