Autochek has been accepted into Endeavor’s global entrepreneur network to enhance auto trade and auto finance across Africa through mentorship from trusted mentors, drawn from Endeavor’s extensive network of over 4,000 mentors across the world.

Endeavor selects, mentors, and accelerates the best high-impact entrepreneurs, supporting them to scale their companies as well as drive economic growth and job creation.

“I am honoured to have Autochek accepted into Endeavor’s global network and I’m grateful for the continuous support over the years. Endeavor is an exceptional organization providing entrepreneurs such as myself with an ecosystem that supports high-growth organizations to achieve their potential through a unique network of diversely limitless resources. This is a significant turning point, and I, alongside the Autochek team, look forward to transforming automotive trade on the continent.”, said Etop Ikpe, CEO of Autochek.

Launched in 2020 by serial entrepreneur Etop Ikpe, Autochek is accelerating the ability of Africans to get better quality vehicles by providing affordable access to car loans, while also derisking the auto lending processes for financial institutions. The Autochek solution also helps to preserve the residual value of vehicles through our after-sales network of maintenance services thereby reducing the total cost of vehicle ownership and thus positioning itself as the market’s first fully end-to-end automotive marketplace.

Autochek has to date, processed over 6,000 car loan applications and most recently launched its online truck loans marketplace in collaboration with Kobo360.

Like much of Sub-Saharan Africa, Nigeria is dominated by the used car market. Consumers typically use one of two channels to buy cars: independent (unregulated) small-scale dealers or informal transactions within their personal networks, which in turn causes significant delays with very limited access to car loan options for used cars. Redesigning the process with its digital platform, consumers in Nigeria & Ghana can now buy cars and access financing via the Autochek app, knowing that every listed car has undergone a 150-point inspection process.