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Growth Proposal · Settlo Technologies

From stuck in scaling to a system that scales itself

Turn the leads you already pay for into activated, paying merchants. 200 a month, without adding headcount.

Prepared forMichael Roman, CEO
DateSeptember 2026
800 leads a month 200 paying merchants Same spend · fixed handoff
The Diagnosis

You are not short of demand. You lose merchants before the trial.

4,125+
merchants already run their business on Settlo
800
Meta leads a month, about 172 a week
60–65%
of free trials become paying. The trial works.
~10%
of leads become paying. This is the leak.

The loss happens between the lead and the trial, in a handoff that is fully manual on WhatsApp. In your words: "the problem is now conversion rate."

The Leaky Bucket

The problem is not demand. It is the bucket.

Where a month of Meta leads goes
Hover a stage. Trials derived from your 60 to 65% trial conversion.
The leak
~670

of 800 leads a month never reach a trial.

Every one of them has already cost you ad spend. Fixing this one step is worth more than any new channel.

The Lever

More leads is not the lever. Conversion is.

Paying merchants a month, from the same 800 leads
At different lead to paying conversion rates. Illustrative.
The lever
25%

turns the same 800 leads into your 200 merchants.

No extra ad spend. Buying your way there at today's 10% would take about 2,000 leads a month.

Test The Assumption

Do not take our number. Move it yourself.

Lead to paying conversion

The share of your 800 monthly leads that become paying merchants once the handoff is automated. You are at about 10% today.

Drag to change10%
10%30%

Fixed input: 800 leads a month at today's spend. Target: 200 paying merchants a month.

Paying a month
80
Extra vs today
+0
Toward the 200 target
40%

At 10%, the same lead flow reaches 40% of the target.

How We Measure

Measured on paying merchants, not chats.

01 Ad click Meta and Google 02 WhatsApp or page Click ID captured 03 AI qualifies Lead and source to your CRM 04 Trial to paying First transaction logged 05 Optimise On paying merchants The paying-merchant signal goes back to Meta and Google (Conversions API and offline conversions) so the algorithms find more merchants who pay, not more people who chat.
01
Ad click

Meta and Google

↓
02
WhatsApp or page

Click ID captured

↓
03
AI qualifies

Lead and source to your CRM

↓
04
Trial to paying

First transaction logged

↓
05
Optimise

On paying merchants

↺ The loop. The paying-merchant signal goes back to Meta and Google, so the algorithms find more merchants who pay, not more people who chat.
Cost per activated merchant, reported weekly
GA4-validated, not platform vanity numbers
Baseline agreed from your CRM in week 1
01
The Plan

An engine that runs
whether you are there or not

Your words. We build it, plug it into the CRM you are launching, and hand you a repeatable flow of activated merchants, not a pile of raw leads.

The Framework

Four moving parts. One loop that compounds.

Settlo growth engine 01 Attract 02 · priority Convert 03 Retain 04 Refer

Attract

Meta for story, Google for intent, retargeting to stay present.

Convert Priority

Speed-to-lead, WhatsApp AI qualification and guided onboarding.

Retain

Reminders, renewals and win-backs, automated off your CRM.

Refer

A partnership network that brings merchants in for you.

Where We Fit

We plug into what you are building. We never replace it.

Nubia engine · we build and run Ads and creative Landing pages WhatsApp AI and receptionist Automation and reminders Tracking and dashboard Sales scripts and training Settlo · yours, we plug in Settlo app and POS onboarding, product, setup Your CRM single source of truth launching this month Payments (PSP) cashless, end to end What you get Activated, paying merchants Cost per merchant, weekly Your team works ready leads
Nubia engine · we build and run
Ads and creativeLanding pagesWhatsApp AI and receptionistAutomation and remindersTracking and dashboardSales scripts and training
↓
Settlo · yours, we plug in
Settlo app and POS

onboarding, product, setup

Your CRM

single source of truth, launching this month

Payments (PSP)

cashless, end to end

↓
What you get
Activated, paying merchantsCost per merchant, weeklyYour team works ready leads

Leads, source and stage flow into your CRM through its API, so your IT keeps control. Built multi-region and multi-currency ready for next year's expansion.

Convert · The Priority

Catch every lead. Walk it to a live account.

Under a minute, day or night

Every Meta and Google enquiry gets an instant reply, including after hours and at overflow.

AI qualifies in Swahili and English

It asks what your best rep asks, then scores the lead. A person cannot work 10,000 chats. This can.

Only ready merchants reach sales

Hot leads arrive briefed with setup booked. The rest are nurtured automatically.

An honest split on the 35% who drop the trial: we automate guided onboarding and reminders. Product simplicity and in-person setup stay with your team.

Open the live funnel concept ↗
The WhatsApp Engine

Official, compliant and cheap to run. Made real.

Official business number on Settlo's own account, with the verified badge
Meta-approved provider, connected directly to your CRM
Approved message templates for follow-ups outside the chat window
Opt-in and privacy by design: merchants choose to be contacted
Human takeover at any moment: your team can step into any chat
Running cost
<$200

a month, estimated at today's volume, billed at cost.

Under Meta's current pricing, replies inside a click-to-WhatsApp ad conversation are free for 72 hours and follow-up templates cost cents each. Confirmed with the provider before launch.

Your Sales Team

Your team closes. We hand them warm, scored leads.

Amina Cosmetics
Kariakoo · via Meta · 09:16
Hot
BusinessRetail shop, 1 branch
ProductsAbout 400 lines
PainStock going missing
TrialStarted, setup booked 14:00
Best callToday, afternoon
Fit score 86 / 100 · illustrative lead

Scripts in Swahili and English

Openers, demo flow and an objection bank built from your best calls.

Weekly coaching on the numbers

Every rep sees their own lead to paying rate on the dashboard.

Training for sales and support

Two sessions at kick-off, then monthly refreshers.

You asked whether the leak is lead quality or your team's skill. This fixes both.

Attract · S.C.A.L.E.

Be where the merchant is. On purpose.

Meta · story

Create the demand

Reels and stories that surface the pain merchants do not yet see, plus proof from merchants already on Settlo.

Google · intent

Capture the ready ones

A capped test on high-intent searches first. We scale it only if cost per activated merchant beats Meta.

Retargeting

Stay present

Follow warm merchants across platforms so Settlo looks like the category leader it is.

Systemise → Create → Acquire → Learn → Expand

Tanzanian ad costs are still low. That window will not stay open.

Retain · Activate

Keep them, and reach those who do not know yet.

Automated off your CRM · today this is manual
Day 0Welcome, setup booked, first steps on WhatsApp Day 1First-sale nudge and a two-minute how-to Day 3Check-in, and a human call if they are stuck Day 6Trial-ending offer and upgrade path 5 days pre-renewalReminder, then a call if unpaid 30 days quietWin-back sequence

Merchant seminars

Quarterly sessions with partners and trade bodies you already work with, for merchants who do not yet know they have a problem Settlo solves.

Format, invites and follow-up built by us
Every attendee captured into the funnel
Refer · Partnership

Tanzania runs on partnership. So should your growth.

Hill Group corporate partner DistributorDistributorDistributor Settlo mandate retailers onboard via tracked link
Hill Groupcorporate partner
↓ mandate
Distributorseach with a tracked code
↓
Retailersonboard via tracked link
↓
Settlonew paying merchants, commission tracked

One partner, a whole network

A corporate like Hill Group asks its distributors and retailers to run on Settlo. Each onboards through a tracked link or code.

Commission that pays for itself

10 to 15% of first-year merchant revenue to the partner, tiered by volume.

Pilot partner: Hill Group

Your idea. We build the tracking, the partner kit and the contract template.

Phase 2

Phase 2: grow revenue from the merchants you already have.

Paymentslaunch the PSP to your base Tier upgradesprompts when they outgrow a plan POS hardwaredevices for premium sites Loan pre-qualificationready when lending launches 4,125 merchants today
4,125merchants today
Payments

launch the PSP to your base

Tier upgrades

when they outgrow a plan

POS hardware

for premium sites

Loan pre-qualification

ready when lending launches

Starts once the pilot proves conversion

Your fastest revenue may not be new merchants at all. It is the base you already serve.

Launch payments to existing merchants first
Automated upgrade prompts at the right moment
A data-led shortlist of loan-ready merchants
The Bigger Prize

The trigger you have not pulled yet: stock loans.

Settlo flywheel Sales dataCredit signalStock loan More stock,more sales
01
Sales data

recorded on Settlo every day

↓
02
Credit signal

clean history per merchant

↓
03
Stock loan

with you and licensed partners

↓
04
More stock, more sales

which sharpens the next signal ↺

Every merchant the engine activates arrives with clean sales and stock data. That is exactly what a stock-loan product needs to lend safely.

We market and pre-qualify. Lending stays with you and your licensed partners.
More loans, more stock, more sales recorded on Settlo, which sharpens the next credit signal.
The Trajectory

Conversion compounds. Spend does not.

Cumulative added revenue, first twelve months
TZS millions. Scenario as conversion lifts from 10% towards 25%. Not a guarantee.
The First 90 Days

90 days to a proven number.

Day 30 · first read Day 60 · midpoint review Day 90 · guarantee check
Days 1 to 14

Foundations

  • Baseline agreed from your CRM
  • Tracking live: CAPI, GA4, offline conversions
  • WhatsApp number verified and connected
  • AI scripts approved in Swahili and English
Days 15 to 45

Launch

  • AI qualification on all Meta traffic
  • Speed-to-lead and lead scorecards live
  • Sales and support trained
  • Weekly dashboard starts
Days 46 to 90

Optimise

  • Creative and handoff tuning
  • Trial and renewal flows switched on
  • Capped Google test
  • Guarantee read and scale decision

Week 1 capacity check: we size the flow to what onboarding and support can activate, so growth never breaks the merchant experience.

02
Investment

Investment

Start with a 90-day pilot where your numbers decide. Scale only when they do.

Recommended Entry

Start with a pilot. Let your numbers decide.

Recommended
90-day conversion pilot
$6,500
≈ TZS 17.0M · one payment for the 90 days
Convert engine built: WhatsApp AI, speed-to-lead, CRM wiring
Tracking: CAPI, GA4, offline conversions
Your Meta campaigns optimised for paying merchants
Scorecards, scripts and team training
Weekly numbers dashboard
The conversion guarantee

Credited in full

The $6,500 is credited against the Grow build if you continue.

Ad spend stays yours

Your Meta budget runs in your own account, unchanged at 3.5M TZS a month.

Numbers, not stories

At day 90 you see conversion against the baseline, and you decide.

After The Pilot

After the pilot: three ways to scale.

Tier A · Convert
$4,000
Build, then $1,500 a month
  • The conversion engine, run and optimised
  • Retention automation
  • Weekly dashboard
Recommended Tier B · Grow
$7,500
Build, then $3,200 a month
  • Everything in Convert
  • Managed Meta and Google acquisition
  • Affiliate and partnership system
  • Merchant seminars framework
  • The conversion guarantee
Tier C · Scale
$12,000
Build, then $5,500 a month
  • Everything in Grow
  • Full partnership go-to-market
  • Phase 2: base, payments, loan pre-qualification
  • AI trained on your data
All-in a month on Grow: $3,200 retainer, tech, AI and support included+ WhatsApp usage at cost, est. under $200+ Your ad spend, in your account (today 3.5M TZS)

USD shown, invoiced in TZS at about 2,615. Minimum 3 months, then rolling. Anchors refined once your revenue mix is confirmed.

Risk Reversal

Your risk, removed.

The conversion guarantee

If lead to paying conversion has not risen from about 10% to at least 15% by day 90, we keep working with no retainer until it does.

Baseline agreed from your CRM in week 1
Measured on leads that run through the engine
Your side: hot leads called within the agreed time, ad spend held at base
Our ambition is 25%. The guarantee is the floor.

You own everything

The WhatsApp number, ad accounts, automations and all data are Settlo's
No lock-in: 3-month minimum, then rolling monthly
Data stays in your systems, least-privilege access, NDA and data agreement signed
Built around Bank of Tanzania data rules for a licensed PSP
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Next Step

We build and run the engine. You own the growth.

1

Confirm the pilot

Today, so the build starts Monday.

2

Share the numbers

Revenue mix, pricing and monthly client count, from Esther.

3

Kick-off Monday

Baseline agreed in week 1, first read at day 30.

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