Ounje exists so that running low on cash never means running low on food. We’re building the most trusted way for salary earners to stock their kitchens — and repay with dignity.
In 2024, a colleague of mine skipped lunch for a week. Not because she earned little — she earned well — but because her salary, like most in Lagos, landed on the 25th, and the days before it were lean. Food was the first thing to go.
We realised the problem wasn’t income. It was timing. Food prices have more than doubled since 2020, and even steady earners feel the squeeze in the back half of the month. Credit existed everywhere — for phones, for gadgets, for cash — but never for the one thing that matters most.
So we built Ounje: a food market with credit built in. Shop your staples today, repay automatically when your alert lands. Zero interest. One honest fee. No one should ration food while waiting on a salary they’ve already earned.
Five principles that decide how we build, who we hire, and how we treat the people who trust us with their kitchens.
We build what doesn’t exist yet. Food credit was nobody’s playbook — so we wrote our own.
Every fee, date and term is shown plainly. No fine print, no surprises on payday.
We’ve felt the squeeze. Every decision starts with the customer counting days to payday.
We carry problems end to end — from a missed delivery to a mis-set repayment date.
We’re a tight crew of operators, engineers and designers across Lagos — obsessed with delivery speed, fair credit, and never letting a customer down on payday.
Want to help make sure no one rations food while waiting on a salary? We’re hiring across Operations, Engineering and Customer Success.
Stock your kitchen today and pay when payday lands. Download Ounje to get started.