Our story

The Founder.

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Malcolm Makoni, Founder & CEO of Evidara

Malcolm Makoni

Founder & CEO, Evidara

Harare-born. Built for growing SMEs everywhere.

I did not learn business from a textbook. I learned it before sunrise, watching my mother count stock by the light of a paraffin lamp in our tuckshop.

I saw the dual-currency headache up close — USD one day, bond notes the next, now ZiG. I watched debts get written into exercise books until pages tore and nobody could confidently say who owed what.

That is why Evidara was built differently: not as a Silicon Valley clone, but from real conversations with shop owners, operators, and traders who needed records they could trust — records strong enough to support funding, supplier credit, and growth.

Evidara is not a side project.

It is a promise.

A promise that small business owners — wherever they trade — deserve tools built by people who understand the same early mornings, stock counts, network-busy days, and pressure of keeping a business alive. Born from Zimbabwean SME realities. Built for growing businesses everywhere.

The chapters

A working timeline.

  1. 2026 — Present

    Founder & CEO, Evidara

    Building verified business records for growing SMEs — designed for credit-readiness, supplier confidence, and proof of trading history.

  2. 2018 — 2026

    DHL Express / PWC — Data Analyst

    Years of data, operations, reporting, and business systems experience shaped the discipline behind Evidara.

  3. 2022 — 2024

    Built first prototype in Harare

    The idea became real through conversations, testing, and local business pain points.

  4. 2005 — 2021

    Tuckshop days & early learnings

    The foundation: stock counts, customer debts, cash pressure, and everyday survival in small business.

For Zimbabwe. By Zimbabweans.

That is not a slogan. That is the only way this works.

What we believe

A few things we won't bend on.

Local-first

Your data lives on your phone. Cloud sync is opt-in, encrypted, and used only to restore on a new device.

Quiet design

A good business app gets out of the way. We design for the moment between customers — fast, calm, unfussy.

Transparent pricing

Free forever for the core app, with paid tiers starting at $12/month. No surprise fees, no data sold, cancel anytime. See our pricing page for current tiers.

Build with us.

Whether you want to use Evidara or contribute to it — start here.

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