Maad
Jessica Long is a seasoned professional with extensive experience in technology and health systems. As Co-Founder and President of Maad since January 2020, Jessica is modernizing informal retail in Francophone West Africa by supplying food, beverages, and household products to small shops. Prior to Maad, Jessica served as Director of Global Services at Dimagi, where leadership included overseeing project delivery and implementing national-scale digital health platforms for health systems in several West African countries. Jessica's career also includes roles at Idibon as a Senior AI Engineer, contributing to natural language processing and AI applications, as well as key positions at Airbnb, Village Health Works, and various internships with leading organizations such as Microsoft and Stanford University. Jessica holds an MS in Computer Science and a BS in Symbolic Systems from Stanford University.
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Maad
Maad is Francophone Africa's fastest growing B2B e-commerce player. We are modernizing informal retail with digital services for thousands of small shops that sell food, beverages, and everyday household products. Our product offerings target : - Small Retailers: A mobile app that's a one-stop shop for all supply needs. We provide reliable delivery, low prices, and fewer stockouts, alongside delayed payment services to increase retailers' access to working capital - FMCG Brands: The most complete picture of a fragmented consumer market. With our software, Brands can track live presence and market share data. They can also deploy promotion and merchandising services in targeted neighborhoods to increase sales of key products.