TunaKua

Escrow-backed LPO financing

CONTRACT FINANCING | TANZANIA

Turn a Local Purchase Order into working capital.

TunaKua connects SMEs holding verified LPOs with investors who fund them. Every shilling sits in escrow until delivery is confirmed, and settlement follows one fixed, auditable distribution order.

  • Verified buyers and suppliers
  • Escrow held funds
  • Automated settlement
Finance professional reviewing live financing and settlement data

Funds released only on verified delivery

Escrow protected financing

Currency
TZS
Minimum ticket
10,000
Investor return
10%
Platform fee
3%

What we do

Our Services

Approved purchase order document with a verification seal

LPO financing

Verified purchase orders converted into working capital, with credit review before anything is published.

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Investors contributing into one shared funding pool

Investor marketplace

Approved projects funded by investors from TZS 10,000 upward, with live funding progress on every project.

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Funds held in a locked escrow vault

Managed escrow

Capital held in segregated escrow and released to suppliers against verified delivery milestones.

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Settlement and reporting

Deterministic payout order on buyer payment, plus role-aware reports and CSV exports for every party.

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Payments we accept

Fund and get paid the way you already bank

Deposits into escrow, supplier disbursements and settlement payouts all move through licensed Tanzanian mobile money services, commercial banks and card networks, settled in TZS.

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Modern approach and sustainable results

Why Choose Us?

TunaKua combines local underwriting judgement with financial infrastructure that leaves an audit trail behind every shilling. The figures below are placeholders until verified reporting numbers are supplied.

30+

Years of combined trade-finance expertise

400+

Purchase orders financed to completion

1,500+

Registered investors funding projects

500+

Corporate buyers and institutions

How a project moves

The lifecycle is enforced in the database, not the browser. Statuses only advance when the required party performs the required action.

  1. Purchase order document approved with a verification sealStep 1

    Submit the LPO

    A borrower uploads the purchase order and supporting documents. Compliance verifies the business and the issuing corporate buyer.

  2. Investors placing contributions into one shared funding poolStep 2

    Investors fund it

    Approved projects are published to the marketplace. Investors contribute from TZS 10,000 upward until the requested amount is covered.

  3. Funds held in a locked escrow vaultStep 3

    Escrow holds the money

    Funded capital moves into a dedicated escrow account. Supplier payments are released against verified milestones only.

  4. Repayment split into separate payout sharesStep 4

    Settlement on payment

    When the corporate buyer pays the invoice, the ledger distributes principal, investor return, platform fee, management fee and finally the borrower's profit.

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Verified participants

Businesses are checked against BRELA and TRA records, individuals against NIDA, with manual compliance review as the fallback.

Funds held in a locked escrow vault

Escrow by default

Investor capital never touches an operating account. Escrow movements are recorded as double-entry ledger lines.

Repayment split into ordered payout shares

Deterministic settlement

Principal, then investor return, then platform fee, then management fee, then borrower profit. Always in that order.

Partner with us

Financing an order takes more than one party

Corporate buyers, financial institutions, suppliers and guarantee partners each make contract financing work in Tanzania. Tell us where you fit and we will shape the commercial terms around it.

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Corporate buyers

Issue purchase orders to suppliers who can actually deliver, and settle invoices through one verified channel.

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Banks and mobile money

Move escrow funding, disbursements and payouts on licensed rails with full transaction records.

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Suppliers and distributors

Get paid directly for goods released against a financed purchase order, without waiting on the borrower.

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Development and guarantee partners

Extend first-loss cover or concessional capital to widen the pool of SMEs that qualify for financing.

What people say about working with us

Client Testimonials

We had the order but not the cash to deliver it. TunaKua funded the supplier directly and we kept the contract without giving up equity.

Amina Mvungi

Managing Director, general supplies SME · Dar es Salaam