Company Profile

Gizzada is working to make its flagship product, Jamaker, a global platform that focuses on inclusivity and helps even the most struggling / overwhelmed entrepreneurs achieve optimal efficiency to make their communities better. In the near future, the company plans to expand beyond Jamaica to other Caribbean islands and bring its platform to a wider audience as Gizzada is dedicated to using technology to empower and improve communities around the world.

Company Name:

• Gizzada Ltd

Product/Service:

• Software development as a service (web and mobile applications)

• Jamaker (digital workspace, CMS & CRM)

Target Market:

• Jamaican small and medium businesses

Mission and Values:

• Positively impact economic activity by empowering communities using technology, with a focus on 3rd-world communities that have been largely left behind by the global tech industry

• Ensure that no community is left behind by studying the best practices from competitors and condensing the most important tools into an experience everyone can understand + access.

• Build platforms that through UI/UX assist organizations to become and remain efficient and compliant, in order to elevate even the most overwhelmed entrepreneur, so that they may make their communities better.

History:

• Founded by CEO Christopher Gayle in 2018.

• Christopher began teaching himself how to program by building online games over 15 years ago, eventually realizing that the best way to transform Jamaica would be to build technology that empowered as many Jamaicans as possible.

• Gizzada Ltd has grown and evolved over time and achieved several milestones along the way, enabling Christopher and Joel to work at the company full time.

• Served dozens of businesses over the years and mastered the craft of building high-quality software in an efficient manner

• Inspired teachers and students alike to better themselves and their communities through the use of technology.

• Built a profitable web and app development agency that has financed the development of Jamaker.

• Grew Jamaker's subscriber base to pass a dozen and break even on monthly SAAS & server costs within first year of commercial activity.

Unique Value:

• Jamaker is a unique digital workspace that combines the power of tools like Slack, Dropbox, Wordpress, Calendly, and Gmail into a simple, unified user experience.

• Designed for even those who are less tech-savvy.

• Cost-effective alternative to paying for multiple separate applications.

• Jamaker is native to the Caribbean and therefore integrates with local tech, especially payment processors like First Atlantic Commerce.

Future Plans and Goals:

• Expand Gizzada design + development teams to convert higher volumes of Gizzada clients per month into Jamaker subscribers.

• Begin training partner web and app development agencies in the use of Jamaker.

• Expand beyond Jamaica to other Caribbean islands with similar social conditions.

• Envision Jamaker becoming a global platform that rises to the levels of Dropbox, Slack, Wordpress, and Gmail.

• Built from the ground up to include all the features of those competitors in a common design language at a price that grows the business while promoting inclusivity.

Key Personnel:

• CEO and CTO Christopher Gayle is the sole software developer at Gizzada and is supported full time by COO Joel Christian and company secretary Victoria Gregory

• Work with contractors including Cory Mills (art and animation), Abrianna Brown (art), Warren Honeywell (video production), and Trish-Antoni Baker and Kashif Ford (UI/UX design)