Twahir Mohamed
Kenyan founder behind MPost, a digital addressing system that turns a phone number into an official postal address and virtual P O Box. His work is building the addressing rails that logistics, e commerce, banks, and public services can plug into across Africa.
Across many African cities, the biggest barrier to commerce is basic: people have no verifiable address. Homes are not numbered, streets are unnamed, and formal P O boxes are expensive or far away. The result is a daily tax on inclusion.
Twahir Mohamed chose a different route from most startups. Instead of bypassing public systems, he built inside them. With MPost, a mobile number becomes a recognised postal address tied to a post office and code. Mail and parcels can be routed, tracked, and collected or delivered through existing networks.
The bet is simple: if you can solve “where do we find you”, you unlock everything that depends on trust and delivery.
Key Numbers
Latest public operating data for MPost.
Sources: Business Daily Africa on user base (July 2024), Renew Capital note (Dec 2023 to Jan 2024), MIT Solve profile (April 2024), Disrupt Africa on Series A (Dec 2019), TechPoint Africa on Rwanda launch (May 2024).
The Story
From a postal problem to digital infrastructure.
Mohamed’s early exposure to how mail and parcels move in East Africa shaped his thesis. The core issue was not only mapping places. It was linking people to an address that institutions could confirm.
MPost was designed as a bridge. A user registers a mobile number, links it to a zone and post office, and receives a virtual P O Box. The address becomes usable on forms, e commerce checkouts, and KYC workflows.
The strategic move was partnership first. MPost integrates with national postal operators and delivery firms, using their coverage as distribution.
Ventures
Platforms built by Twahir Mohamed.
MPost
Founder and Chief Executive OfficerDigital addressing and virtual postal boxes that make a mobile number a recognised postal address. Integrated with national postal services and last mile partners.
Taz Technologies
Co founderTechnology company behind MPost, responsible for product engineering and integrations with public postal networks.
Contribution to Africa
What changes because MPost exists.
Direct Impact
Structural Impact
- Infrastructure mindset: A repeatable template for countries without street addressing.
- Rails for many sectors: Logistics, finance, and public services share one addressing layer.
- Design for basic phones: USSD keeps access open beyond smartphones.
Impact lens
MPost turns addressing from a slow public works project into a digital utility that scales with existing phones.
Signal
Renew Capital investment note on users and markets (Dec 2023 to Jan 2024). :contentReference[oaicite:5]{index=5}
Business Daily Africa on updated user base (July 18, 2024). :contentReference[oaicite:6]{index=6}
MIT Solve profile on live countries (April 2024). :contentReference[oaicite:7]{index=7}
Disrupt Africa on Series A size (Dec 16, 2019). :contentReference[oaicite:8]{index=8}
TechPoint Africa and Rwanda Post Office on e P O Box launch (May 2024). :contentReference[oaicite:9]{index=9}
Data reviewed November 2025.
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