Designed and manufactured in Rwanda

Smart vending,
built in Rwanda.

Drifter is a locally manufactured vending machine for offices, campuses, and shared spaces. Customers pay with Mobile Money and collect what they need in a few taps.

Live now at KABC and ALU, Kigali
DVM—01 CURRENT MODEL
Industrial design sketch of the current Drifter vending machine
Locally manufacturedBuilt in Rwanda
Cashless operationMobile Money ready
Always availableRetail access 24/7
Live deploymentsKABC and ALU

How Drifter works

Simple for customers. Connected for operators.

The Drifter Vending Machine (DVM) combines locally built hardware, cashless payments, and remote operating tools in one dependable retail platform.

01

Select

Choose a drink or snack from the machine.

02

Pay

Complete a secure cashless payment with Mobile Money.

03

Collect

Pick up the item and get on with your day.

Deployed model Straight-on industrial design study of the deployed Drifter vending machine

Day-to-day operation

Built to be useful after installation day.

Mobile Money payments

A familiar cashless checkout for customers in Rwanda.

Inventory visibility

See stock levels and machine status without visiting every location.

Sales reporting

Use real purchase data to plan stock and evaluate each placement.

Local maintenance

A practical, modular machine that our Kigali team can service.

Partnership options

Lease it, or host it with us.

02

Lease a Drifter

Bring automated retail into your organisation through a flexible leasing arrangement.

  • Predictable arrangement
  • Operator onboarding
  • Local technical support
Discuss leasing

Live locations

Find Drifter in Kigali.

Our first deployments are helping us refine reliable automated retail in real Kigali environments.

Business centre

KABC

Kigali Alliance Business CentreServing professionals and visitors with reliable, cashless access to refreshments.

University campus

ALU

African Leadership UniversityGiving students and staff convenient access throughout their busy campus day.
A deployed Drifter vending machine serving customers at KABC in Kigali
KABC / LIVE DEPLOYMENT

Lessons from a working machine.

Every deployment teaches us how people buy, what operators need, and where the machine can become simpler and more reliable.

Concept studies

What we’re testing next.

Future studies—not currently available products—exploring how the platform can serve more kinds of spaces.

Future concept Industrial design study for a future compact Drifter concept

DVM—C

Compact concept

A narrower footprint for offices and smaller shared spaces.
Future concept Industrial design study for a future full-size Drifter concept

DVM—X

Full-size concept

A higher-capacity platform for busy campuses and commercial venues.

Software development

Software for products that work in the real world.

Our software team creates focused web, mobile, and connected systems—including the tools that keep Drifter running.

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Based in Kigali

A product company that builds locally.

We are a Kigali-based product company combining industrial design, local manufacturing, and software engineering. We build practical systems for Rwanda first—then learn, improve, and scale.

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Venue inquiry

Let’s assess your venue.

Tell us a little about your space. We will help you assess whether leasing or a hosted revenue-share partnership is the right fit.