Built for social-first
African commerce
ChatCart was born from a simple problem: buyers discover products on reels, TikTok, Instagram, and status posts, then lose the buying context inside messy WhatsApp conversations.
The Problem We Solved
Social media made local products exciting to discover, but it did not finish the buying journey. Buyers scroll endlessly, ask for seller numbers, move to WhatsApp, repeat product questions, negotiate without context, and hope payment goes safely.
Sellers deal with the other side of that chaos: hundreds of chats, missing product references, repeated price questions, delivery confusion, and no clean path from interest to escrow-backed checkout.
Our Mission
"To turn social discovery into safe, contextual commerce for every African seller."
What We Built
ChatCart combines a full-screen vertical product feed with serious commerce infrastructure. Sellers post video or photo stories. Buyers like, save, comment, DM, ask for price, or buy from the exact item they are viewing.
The chat carries the product preview automatically, checkout can pre-fill local delivery context, and escrow keeps payment tied to the order until delivery is confirmed.
The Stack
React Native
Mobile app
FlashList
Fast vertical feed
Firebase
Backend & database
Paystack
Payments & payouts
Firestore
Real-time chat
Firebase Storage
Video & media