Built by someone who shipped 20+ cars across continents.
AFRIKARS exists because every diaspora buyer has the same nightmare story — wired money to a stranger, prayed it'd arrive, and got burned. We're fixing that.
A trustworthy bridge between continents.
Africans have always bought cars from overseas — through cousins, agents, brokers, group chats. The market is huge (estimated $49B annually) and entirely informal. We're bringing transparency, escrow protection, verified inventory and real-time tracking to a process that's been opaque for decades.
Our north star: a buyer in Lagos, Accra or Nairobi should be able to purchase a Toyota Highlander in Houston with the same confidence they'd buy a phone on Jumia.
What we stand for
- Escrow on every transactionFunds released only after delivery.
- Verified inventoryTitle checks, inspections, real photos.
- Transparent pricingNo surprise duty, port or clearing fees.
- End-to-end logisticsFrom driveway to your door, tracked.
The problem we're solving
Every buyer faces three things: trust, transparency, and logistics. We tackle all three.
Trust gap
Buyers wire thousands of dollars to people they've never met, with no recourse if something goes wrong.
Escrow holds the money. Released only on confirmed delivery.
Hidden costs
Sticker price is just the beginning — duty, CISS, clearing, port, shipping can double the cost.
Our calculator itemizes every fee in USD and Naira before you commit.
Logistics chaos
Different agents for each leg, no tracking, weeks of uncertainty about where your car actually is.
One platform. End-to-end coordination. Real-time status tracking.
The Founder
Shipped 20+ cars across continents — for family, friends, friends-of-friends. Watched every type of failure mode. Decided to fix it.
Founder's note
I grew up watching uncles, aunts and cousins ship cars from the US and UK back home. By the time I'd helped on my fifth shipment, I'd already seen three friends get scammed and one car arrive without an engine.
The problems were always the same — too many middlemen, no real verification, and a wire transfer that vanished the moment something went wrong. Yet despite all this, the market keeps growing. People keep buying cars overseas because it's still cheaper and the inventory is better.
AFRIKARS is what I wished existed when I was wiring my first $14,000 to a stranger in New Jersey at 2am. Verified dealers. Escrow. Itemized costs. Tracking from pickup to port to your driveway. It shouldn't be a leap of faith — it should just be commerce.
— Founder, AFRIKARS
Join us in fixing this.
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