Your customers are already on WhatsApp. Your store should be too.
Sokoleho gives your business a storefront, order management, and payments — all through WhatsApp. No app for customers to download. No chaos in your DMs. We're inviting 10 founding merchants to be part of this from the start.
Reviewed personally · No credit card to apply · 3 months free on approval
The platform
Everything your business needs, connected to where your customers already are.
A storefront inside WhatsApp
Customers browse your menu, view services, and place orders — all without leaving WhatsApp. No app. No friction. Just a link they tap.
One dashboard for everything
Orders, bookings, customer history, staff accounts, analytics, marketing — one place, one login.
Payments that actually work
Powered by Paystack. Online card payments, cash on delivery, pay on pickup — your customer's choice, your money.
25M+
South Africans on WhatsApp daily
0
App downloads required for your customers
7%
Commission locked for your first year
Founding merchant perks
Benefits you won't find anywhere else.
Get in early, get treated well. These perks are yours when you join as a founding merchant.
3 months completely free
Full access to every feature — orders, bookings, analytics, marketing — at zero cost for your first 90 days.
7% commission for your first year
Platforms typically charge 15–30%. As a founding merchant, your rate is locked at 7% for a full year from your sign-up date.
You shape what we build
Direct line to the team. Your feedback goes straight into the roadmap. Founding merchants have input that regular users never get.
Founding Merchant badge
Permanent recognition on your storefront and dashboard. Your customers will always know you were here from day one.
Priority support
You're not a ticket number. Real people, fast responses — and we genuinely care whether your business succeeds.
First on every new feature
Beta access before anything rolls out publicly. You test it, break it, tell us — then everyone else gets it.
The process
From application to live in under 48 hours.
Apply in 2 minutes
Tell us about your business and how to reach you. No lengthy forms, no pitch deck.
We review personally
Every application is read by a real person. You hear back within 1–2 days on WhatsApp.
Go live the same day
Once approved, set up your storefront and start receiving orders — in under 15 minutes.
Apply to be a founding merchant
Two quick steps. We review personally and follow up on WhatsApp.
Tell us about your business
Just 3 quick fields to get started