Buy together. Prove reliable. Pay less.

Group buying and verified trade performance for Africa's commodity buyers.

Join your first group buy How it works

Our mission

To give Africa's commodity buyers the tools to compete.

The largest traders get the best terms because they have scale, direct supplier relationships and a track record that banks recognise. Hakika brings that scale and that record to independent buyers. Better prices are where it begins.

One cargo, many moving parts

A grain cargo works when price, finance, documents, storage and lifting line up at the same time. When they do not, a vessel waits at around USD 20,000 a day, and suppliers and banks price that risk into every contract, whoever performs.

  • 01There is no shared record of who performs.
  • 02A strong track record stays in a buyer's own files. It cannot be shown to a new supplier or bank.
  • 03So good performance goes unrewarded. Hakika changes that.

How it works

1

Buy together.

One vessel, several buyers, several suppliers quoting against it. Each member keeps its own contract, permit, bank and allocation.

2

Prove reliable.

Members meet clear conditions before joining and are scored during the cargo, using the terminal's and the bank's own records.

3

Pay less.

Good performance earns money back, a place in the next buy and, in time, better finance terms. Against a miller's margin, a few dollars a tonne is a large share of the profit.

What we do

Now

Hakika GroupBuy

Pooled purchases for members that meet the conditions, with an established trader as seller.

Next

Hakika Finance

Your group-buy record, taken to banks for better terms. Hakika arranges and verifies. It does not lend.

Later

Hakika Services

The people, process and technology that help a buyer keep performing.

Clear rules, the same for every member

The gate. A member joins a cargo once its company file, import permit and finance are in place.
The score. Each cargo is scored on contract discipline, readiness at arrival, lifting on time, and payment on time.
The reward. Members pay a small amount per tonne into a performance reserve and a mutual fund. Good performers get their reserve back, the reduced purchase price and first call on the next buy.
Our own fee goes in first. On the first cargoes Hakika puts half of its fee into the mutual fund. We carry the first loss, before any member.

Your score is private. You see it, and you decide who else does. There is no public ranking.

Who it is for

Buyers

Mid-sized and large millers who want terms that reflect how well they perform.

Suppliers

Qualified, finance-ready counterparties and a full cargo, with destination risk reduced.

Banks

A verifiable record of how financed grain turns into cash.

Where we are

Hakika is preparing its first group buy: wheat into Mombasa, arriving in early 2027. We are speaking with millers, suppliers, the terminal and banks. If you buy, sell or finance grain into East Africa, we would like to hear from you.

Talk to us
Mombasa port terminal

Join us

We are building the team: experts in agricultural risk and trade finance, and AI engineers who want to build a platform around how commodity buyers already work.

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Questions

Is my score public?
No. Only you see it, and you decide who else may.
Does Hakika buy or sell grain?
No. An established trader is the seller. Each member has its own contract.
Does Hakika lend money?
No. Banks lend. Hakika helps members show banks a verified record.
Who holds the reserve and the fund?
The seller or a blocked bank account. Never Hakika.
Which commodities?
Wheat first. The model applies to any bulk commodity that is shipped, financed and stored.