Prisca Magori, the Co-founder and CEO of Smart EFD (Electronic Fiscal Device) and Calvin Usiri, the Co-founder and CTO (Chief Technology Officer) of Ramani, have been named in the Africa Forbes 30 under 30 class of 2024.

Prisca Magori, a petroleum engineer, driven by her passion for entrepreneurship, developed the module with her colleague, Hashim Kingu, a software developer. Smart EFD was built in order to help businesses flourish while abiding by tax laws and regulations.

With Smart EFD, businesses can easily issue electronic receipts using smartphones, laptops,  computers, and POS devices and is seamlessly integrated into the Tanzania Revenue Authority (TRA) system. With it’s headquarters in Dar es Salam, Smart EFD has over 5000 active users, most of whom are small and medium scale business owners.

Calvin Usiri who has garnered vast experience working in the US as a software engineer, co-founded Ramani with the help of his brother, Iain Usiri, who serves as the company’s CEO, and their friend Kibet Martin, who oversees the company’s finances.

Ramani was launched in 2019 and has grown to become one of the leading enterprises in Africa’s tech space, bringing structure in the continent’s supply chains by providing point-of-sale, inventory management and procurement of software for micro-distribution centers.

Ramani aims to fix what it calls a “broken system” as it aims to address the challenges of data transparency in Africa’s consumer-packaged good’s supply chain worth over $1 trillion. With well over 150 million investment capital in East Africa, Ramani continues tom provide solutions to a growing business landscape in the region.

This is the 10th anniversary of Africa’s 30 under 30 list. The list includes influential figures from various sectors ranging from tech, sports e-commerce fashion and entertainment.