TeX and FasterCapital Partner to Scale QUEPP and Aselar Across Africa
Gaborone, Botswana & Dubai, UAE - Sep 05, 2025
Technology Extreme (TeX) and FasterCapital today announced a strategic partnership through FasterCapital’s EquityPilot program to accelerate commercialization of TeX’s QUEPP and Aselar products across Botswana and regional markets, leveraging funding, mentorship and go-to-market support to seize urgent public-sector and SME digitalization opportunities.
Market opportunity & problem statement Public service inefficiency and manual operations remain major constraints across sub-Saharan Africa: long queues in government offices, inconsistent citizen experience and limited digital tools for small and micro enterprises. At the same time, demand for digital transformation and affordable AI-driven business tooling is growing. This creates a clear white space for human-centered, scalable solutions that reduce citizen wait times and automate basic business functions—areas where incumbents have been slow to adapt.
Startup solution & differentiation TeX (Technology Extreme) offers two complementary products designed for impact and rapid adoption. QUEPP (Queue-less Planning Program) is a tokenized, slot-booking system proven to cut waiting times by up to 90% and reduce congestion in public service centers. Aselar is an AI-driven business management suite that automates bookkeeping, inventory and digital receipts across channels (URL, SMS, WhatsApp, cross-browser APIs). TeX’s human-centric design, low-bandwidth optimization and localized deployment model give it a defensible advantage in emerging markets. Early pilots and municipal conversations in Botswana indicate strong demand and promising conversion potential. (See: https://tex-botswana.netlify.app)
FasterCapital partnership value Through the EquityPilot program, FasterCapital will provide structured capital, technical mentorship, product validation support and access to a global investor and partner network to accelerate TeX’s product-market fit and fundraise. FasterCapital’s selective criteria prioritize startups with scalable technology, market traction and sound unit economics—validation that underpins this collaboration. The program will help TeX refine go-to-market playbooks, secure pilot contracts, and prepare for a targeted $1M USD raise to support regional expansion and product enhancements. (See: https://www.fastercapital.com)
Executive quotes “Harnessing human-centric AI to solve practical public and SME problems is precisely the type of scalable, impact-driven innovation we back,” said Hesham Zreik, investment lead at FasterCapital. “TeX combines strong local insight with pragmatic technology—this partnership will help convert proven pilots into repeatable regional deployments.”
“We started TeX to build technology that sustains people and communities,” said Dufeld Masego Ramatlapeng, founder and CEO of TeX. “Partnering with FasterCapital via EquityPilot gives us the mentorship, capital and market access to accelerate QUEPP and Aselar so governments and small businesses can reclaim time and productivity.”
Growth trajectory & near-term plans Over the next 12 months TeX will complete municipal pilots, expand Aselar customer onboarding for small retailers, and finalize its $1M funding round with FasterCapital support. The company plans phased rollout across Southern Africa in 2026, prioritize API integrations with local payment and telecom providers, and scale operations to serve both government and private-sector channels.
About Technology Extreme (TeX) Technology Extreme (TeX) is a Botswana-registered startup building human-centric software, robotics and energy solutions to empower people and organizations. Founded by Dufeld Masego Ramatlapeng, TeX’s mission is to “build technology that sustains and assists humanity rather than replacing it.
About FasterCapital FasterCapital is an early-stage investment and incubation firm that provides funding, technical resources and market acceleration programs (including EquityPilot) to technology startups worldwide. FasterCapital pairs capital with hands-on mentorship and a global partner network to help founders scale from pilot to market.
