Edition 01 — Biashara, without lock-in

    Sell anything.
    Pay nothing until you start winning.

    AI storefront, dashboard, M-Pesa payments, and customer support in one place. Free to start — pay 2,000 KES monthly only after your store crosses 40,000 KES in monthly sales revenue.

    FIG. 01 — pricing● LIVE
    Monthly fee
    $0/month*
    *until the store reaches 40,000 KES monthly sales revenue
    0%
    Setup fee
    2,000 KES
    5% at threshold
    Products
    M-PESA STK PUSHPAYBILL · TILL NUMBERSM-PESA C2BCARD CHECKOUTPAYSTACKAI AGENT · WHATSAPPINSTAGRAM DMBODA DELIVERYGOOGLE CALENDARCUSTOM DOMAINS · BLACKPAPERANALYTICS YA NDANIWATEJA WANAOREJEARATIBA YA DELIVERYFREE UNTIL 40,000 KES MONTHLY SALESKARIBU · WELCOME · MURAHOM-PESA STK PUSHPAYBILL · TILL NUMBERSM-PESA C2BCARD CHECKOUTPAYSTACKAI AGENT · WHATSAPPINSTAGRAM DMBODA DELIVERYGOOGLE CALENDARCUSTOM DOMAINS · BLACKPAPERANALYTICS YA NDANIWATEJA WANAOREJEARATIBA YA DELIVERYFREE UNTIL 40,000 KES MONTHLY SALESKARIBU · WELCOME · MURAHO

    Works with the tools your customers already use →

    M-PESASAFARICOMPAYSTACKEQUITYKCBVISAMASTERCARDWHATSAPPINSTAGRAMGOOGLE CALG4S COURIERSENDY
    § 02Storefront

    A storefront that feels like you. Not another template.

    The AI reads your brand, catalogue, and voice, then builds a storefront that matches how your business already speaks. Whether it is kitenge from Gikomba or coffee from Karen, you get a preview domain or bring your own.

    • AI builds the layout from your products
    • Edit in English or Kiswahili — no code
    • Free preview subdomain (dukalako.blackpaper.app)
    • Bring your own domain — SSL included
    • Self-host when you need full control
    https://maisha-coffee.blackpaper.app
    live preview

    Maisha · Specialty coffee · Nairobi

    Polepole roast.
    Better mornings.

    Single-origin beans roasted weekly in Nairobi and delivered to your door — from Kilimani to Kisumu.

    New
    YirgacheffeKES 1,400
    New
    Kiambu PeaberryKES 1,200
    New
    Kirinyaga AAKES 1,650
    New
    Nyeri House BlendKES 950
    § 03Dashboard

    One operating screen.
    Kila kitu under control.

    Catalogue, categories, team invites, stock, orders, and delivery schedules, all in one dashboard built for East African operators.

    • Bulk import + AI-written product details
    • Invite your team with clear roles
    • Order pipeline and delivery calendar
    • Sync with Google Calendar & iCal
    blackpaper · operator console3 new orders
    Today
    47
    orders
    Week
    312
    orders
    Sales
    KES 184k
    +12% wow
    Order
    Customer
    Channel
    Total
    ·
    #10481
    Wanjiku M.
    M-Pesa STK
    KES 2,450
    PAID
    #10480
    Brian K.
    Equity Card
    KES 4,100
    PAID
    #10479
    Aisha N.
    WhatsApp
    KES 980
    PEND
    #10478
    Otieno P.
    Paybill 522533
    KES 1,200
    PAID
    § 04Payments

    Accept money the
    way customers already pay.

    Native M-Pesa, Paystack, and global cards. Reconciliation, refunds, and receipts are handled, so you can focus on delivery.

    Rail · 01
    STK

    M-Pesa STK Push

    Customers approve from their phones in seconds.

    Rail · 02
    C2B

    M-Pesa Paybill & Till

    C2B reconciliation without spreadsheet work.

    Rail · 03
    VISA

    Card payments

    Visa, Mastercard, and Amex through compliant rails.

    Rail · 04
    PSK

    Paystack & Flutterwave

    African card processing with one toggle.

    RECEIPT · #1048122 APR 2026 · 14:08 EAT
    Yirgacheffe 250g × 2KES 2,800
    Nyeri House Blend × 1KES 950
    Boda delivery (Kilimani)KES 200
    Discount · KARIBU10-KES 300
    TOTALKES 3,650
    Paid viaM-Pesa STK · 254 7•• ••• 412
    Settled toEquity 011••• · T+1
    ✦ asante sana ✦ karibu tena ✦

    Built-in

    Reconciliation, refunds, payouts, and tax breakdowns — no spreadsheet required.

    Every transaction reaches your dashboard with rails, fees, settlement, and customer. One-click refunds. Export whenever you need it — KRA iTax friendly.

    § 05AI Agents

    AI that never sleeps, and does not miss a DM.

    A customer service agent trained on your catalogue, policies, and brand voice. It responds on your store, WhatsApp, and Instagram — in English, Kiswahili, or Sheng — and hands off when a human should step in.

    Storefront chat
    WhatsApp Business
    Instagram DM
    Email triage
    Order lookup
    Kiswahili · Sheng · EN
    AMaisha · Blackpaper Agent live
    Niaje! Looking at the Yirgacheffe — do you ship to Mombasa?
    Yes ☕ overnight delivery to Mombasa is KES 350. Yirgacheffe 250g is KES 1,400. Should I start the order?
    Yes, two bags tafadhali.
    Sawa. Total is KES 3,150 with delivery. Sending STK push to ••412 — approve on your phone 📲
    ✦ STK PUSH SENT · awaiting confirmation
    Reply on WhatsApp →
    § 06Analytics

    The numbers behind your orders.

    Built-in analytics, no GA setup. Traffic, devices, returning customers, and conversion are readable from day one. Nairobi time (EAT).

    Visitors · last 30 dayspeak · 1,418 / day
    MAR 22APR 06APR 22
    Devices
    Mobile82%
    Desktop13%
    Tablet5%
    Returning customers
    38%
    Avg. order
    KES 2,140
    +8.2% wow
    Conversion
    3.4%
    store → paid
    Repeat rate
    41%
    loyalty growing
    AI answered
    612
    chats this week
    § 07Orders & Delivery

    Schedule.
    Sync. Deliver.

    Drag orders into delivery slots, assign your boda or Sendy runner, and sync with Google Calendar, iCal, or Outlook. Customers get automatic SMS reminders.

    • Drag-and-drop scheduling
    • Two-way Google Calendar sync
    • Automatic SMS + WhatsApp reminders
    • Boda assignment + route hints (Nairobi traffic-aware)
    Week 17 · Apr 20 — Apr 26 · EAT5 deliveries
    MON · 20
    10:00
    Wanjiku · bags 2
    Kilimani · boda
    TUE · 21
    14:30
    Brian · espresso kit
    Westlands · boda
    WED · 22
    09:15
    Aisha · subscription
    Karen · pickup
    THU · 23
    16:00
    Otieno · gift box
    Lavington · boda
    FRI · 24
    SAT · 25
    11:00
    Maria · bags 4
    Mombasa Rd · Sendy
    SUN · 26
    § 08Pricing

    Free until 40,000 KES monthly revenue.

    One simple model. No tiers, no seat counts, no surprise invoices.

    Plan A · StartRECOMMENDED
    $0/ month

    Everything below — storefront, dashboard, payments, AI agent, analytics, and delivery. Free until your store crosses 40,000 KES in monthly sales revenue.

    • AI-built storefront
    • Unlimited products and categories
    • M-Pesa STK · Paybill · Paystack · Cards
    • AI customer service agent (Sw/Sheng/En)
    • Free domain preview or your own
    • Built-in analytics
    Start free →
    Plan B · Growthafter 40,000 KES/month
    2,000 KES/ month flat

    Starts only when the store crosses 40,000 KES per month in sales revenue. The charge is 5% of that threshold, i.e. 2,000 KES monthly.

    Monthly sales revenue≥ 40,000 KES
    Charge at threshold5%
    Monthly fee at threshold2,000 KES
    AI customer service agentSw/Sheng/En
    Start paid plan →
    § 09From operators
    I opened the store on Friday. By Monday we had 47 orders, and the AI agent answered WhatsApp while we slept.
    Wanjiru K.
    Founder · Maisha Coffee · Nairobi
    M-Pesa STK works exactly how our customers expect. Reconciliation that used to take a full Saturday now takes minutes.
    Brian O.
    Owner · Sole Studio · Westlands
    Free until we crossed 40,000 KES monthly sales, then 2,000 KES monthly. Hiyo ni fair — it is the one software bill I do not mind.
    Aisha N.
    Founder · Velvet & Vine · Mombasa
    § 10Questions

    Questions people ask every week.

    Plan A is $0/month and includes every feature. We start charging once your store crosses 40,000 KES per month in sales revenue. At that point we charge 5%, which is 2,000 KES monthly at the threshold. No tiers and no seat fees.

    M-Pesa STK Push, M-Pesa Paybill and Till (C2B), Paystack, Flutterwave, and global cards like Visa, Mastercard, and Amex. Everything is routed, reconciled, and refundable from the dashboard.

    Ndio — bring any domain and we will provision SSL. Or use a free preview subdomain like dukalako.blackpaper.app. You can also self-host the storefront when you need full control.

    On your store chat widget, WhatsApp Business, Instagram DM, and email. It uses your catalogue, FAQs, and policies in English, Kiswahili, or Sheng, then hands off when a human should step in.

    Yes — two-way sync with Google Calendar, iCal, and Outlook. Your team and customers receive automatic reminders through SMS and WhatsApp.

    Any time. Products, customers, orders, and analytics are exportable with one click. No lock-in. It also works cleanly with KRA iTax reporting.

    It is built for operators across East and West Africa — Nairobi, Mombasa, Kisumu, Lagos, Accra, Kampala, Dar, Kigali, and Cape Town. M-Pesa, Airtel Money, MoMo, and Paystack are all part of the model.

    ✦ One last thing

    Open today.
    Sell tonight.

    .blackpaper.app
    Claim my store

    ✦ Free to start · No card · 2 minute setup