Marie Behrens, a serial entrepreneur in Mauritius building a pan-African marketplace for beauty and wellness professionals — Lionesses of Africa

What inspired you to start your company?

My drive was the frustration of talented skill-based entrepreneurs that could not find affordable solutions to help them solve their admin and management problems, which eventually pushed them to give up on their dream and look for employment to sustain their livelihood.

What makes your business, service or product special?

Kipepeo is a mobile driven application made to answer the African challenges faced by the wellness and beauty entrepreneurs, be it the payment methods or the communication channels, the App is an affordable tool which provides real-time solutions.

Tell us a little about your team

The team currently consists of myself and a group of advisors in tech, business development, marketing and compliance sectors.

Share a little about your entrepreneurial journey. And, do you come from an entrepreneurial background?

I have been an entrepreneur since 2010 where I built my first beauty salon with an African twist in Dubai. Being the first of its kind in Dubai it was an instant success and motivated me to build more around the country. A few years later I was called to help entrepreneurs build their own successful brands. From then on I knew that this shall be my mission, to help entrepreneurs build their dream.