Combining senior corporate finance experience with digital innovation, French-based Ivorian executive Cephas Doudou is modernizing West Africa’s circular economy through his digital classifieds platform, Fizz Côte d’Ivoire.
Launched in 2024, Fizz is a peer-to-peer marketplace engineered specifically to extend the life cycle of consumer goods, promote sustainability, and provide a secure, fraud-resistant environment for local buying and selling.
How the Platform Works
The marketplace addresses key pain points typical of informal online trade in West Africa:
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Seller Control: Sellers maintain full autonomy over their inventories—setting listing prices, uploading verified photos, and choosing whether to accept or reject incoming bids.
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Geolocation & Verification: Buyers can locate nearby items in real-time, save listings, and communicate directly with sellers via encrypted in-app messaging.
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Flexible Delivery Networks: To bridge the “last-mile” delivery gap, users can arrange in-person meetups, utilize platform-vetted partner collection hubs, or dispatch integrated door-to-door couriers.
Bridging Institutional Banking and Startup Leadership
What sets Doudou apart from traditional tech founders is his dual role in high-level European corporate finance.
| Career Milestone / Role | Organization |
| Head of Management & Financial Control | Banque Delubac & Cie (France) |
| Financial Control Specialist | Habitat et Humanisme (2018–2020) |
| Industrial Management Controller | Delpharm |
| Audit & Accounting Foundations | Fidex Group / IAE Nantes Master’s Degree |
