About Ted
Your WhatsApp shopper.
Built for local markets.
Ted lets you shop on WhatsApp with just a photo or text. No store-hopping, no DMs to ten vendors. Show Ted what you want and he checks every online vendor's stock near you, ready to buy in chat, free for use.
Mission
Make local shopping as easy as chatting
Every vendor — from Yaba to Surulere — should be discoverable wherever shoppers already are: WhatsApp. No website, no app, no fees.
How it works
Photo or text → nearby matches
Ted understands images and text, searches 500+ stores, filters by size, price and distance, and returns a native WhatsApp carousel. Tap to chat the seller.
Free forever
No payment, no commission
No subscription, no card, no commission. Shops keep 100%. Shoppers pay only the shop. Ted takes nothing.
Timeline
2024Idea — shoppers already live on WhatsApp, why make them leave?
2025Pilot with 180 vendors in Lagos — photo search + carousels
2026500+ stores live, dedicated stores at ted.ng/yourname, NDPR-compliant by design
Team
Small team of builders from fintech and market ops, backed by vendors who taught us how shopping actually happens in chat. We're remote-first, Lagos-rooted, WhatsApp-native.
ProductEngineeringVendor OpsTrust & Safety
View open roles →NDPR Compliant
We protect shopper and vendor data.