softship

Ethiopian developers have no real way to monetize their skills locally — platforms like CodeCanyon or Gumroad require foreign credit cards and don't support Ethiopian payment systems. Meanwhile, local businesses needing software have no trustworthy place to find it, relying instead on scattered Telegram and Facebook groups full of scam risk and no buyer protection. Ethiopian developers who've built tools or SaaS products have no way to sell them or get paid locally. Local businesses and individuals searching for affordable software have no safe place to find it. SoftShip solves this with local payments powered by Chapa, running entirely in Ethiopian Birr via mobile money or bank transfer. It gives developers a real storefront — a professional space to list and sell products, replacing scattered social media posts. Built-in trust comes from seller KYC, buyer-seller messaging, and reviews, replacing social media guesswork. And it's local-first by design, with full bilingual support in Amharic and English. It's economic infrastructure — giving Ethiopian developers a sustainable way to earn from their skills, and giving local businesses faster, safer access to the software they need, keeping value circulating within the local economy.