Collective fraud intelligence for African supply chains
African supply chain businesses are increasingly victimized by surging cyber fraud as they adopt digital procurement and mobile payments without adequate protections.
SafeguardNet lets procurement teams anonymously report fraud incidents and bad suppliers. The platform aggregates this data into a shared intelligence network that delivers real-time risk scores for any vendor or transaction. Each participating business gets significantly better protection as the network grows.
Supply chain operators, procurement managers, and SME owners in African businesses implementing digital payments and procurement
True network-effect defense — the first platform where African SMEs collectively defend themselves against fraud rather than fighting it in isolation.
collaborative
Report fraud events without revealing company identity
Real-time vendor risk score based on collective intelligence
Searchable database of vendors with community trust scores
Get alerted when transacting with high-risk vendors reported by others
See your own fraud exposure and internal analytics
Reward system (discounts) for companies that contribute quality reports
Quarterly public reports on emerging fraud tactics
Check vendor risk directly from existing accounting systems
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| name | text | Yes |
| is_anonymous_contributor | bool | No |
| created_at | timestamp | No |
Relationships:
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| org_id | uuid | Yes |
| vendor_name | text | No |
| fraud_type | text | No |
| severity | int | No |
| description | text | Yes |
| created_at | timestamp | No |
Relationships:
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| normalized_name | text | No |
| risk_score | int | No |
| report_count | int | No |
| last_updated | timestamp | No |
Relationships:
/api/reportsSubmit new anonymized fraud report
/api/vendor-riskGet current risk score for a vendor
/api/network-insightsFetch aggregated fraud trends (public)
20 vendor checks/month
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| Month | Users | Conversion | MRR | ARR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month 1 | 180 | 11% | $495 | $5,940 |
| Month 6 | 1,250 | 17% | $5,312 | $63,750 |
Join Africa's first collaborative supply chain defense network. Share intelligence anonymously. Get better protection as the network grows.
Seed the network by offering 6 months free to 25 carefully selected medium-sized logistics and manufacturing companies across 4 countries in exchange for initial high-quality reports. Leverage relationships with industry associations (e.g. East Africa Business Council) to host invitation-only roundtables. Create a 'Founding Member' badge and recognition program to encourage early participation and social proof.
Global data
Extremely expensive and limited coverage of informal African suppliers
Hyper-local, community-driven, affordable data from actual African procurement teams
Strong e-commerce fraud protection
Not built for B2B supply chain or African context
Designed specifically for African procurement fraud patterns and anonymous collaboration
Strong network effects — value increases exponentially with each additional participating business, creating a data moat that is extremely difficult for newcomers to replicate
Trust in supplier relationships has collapsed due to rising digital fraud at the exact moment when mobile and digital procurement adoption has reached critical mass across African SMEs.
Chicken-and-egg problem — need critical mass for useful data
Seed with 25 founding members who commit to regular reporting and offer strong incentives for first 100 contributors
Potential liability around shared data accuracy
Clear disclaimers, anonymization, and 'for informational purposes only' language reviewed by legal counsel
Success: At least 75% say they would participate and contribute monthly
Success: Minimum 80 reports collected and 70% of seed users renew
Success: Reach 400 total organizations with healthy monthly reporting rate
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