Laly Group LLC

The group

Laly Group is a holding company. Its role is not to hold stakes, but to create, structure, grow and connect companies.

2019
Our first company is founded
3
Operating companies
5
Ventures in development
3
Priority markets in West Africa

We don’t just identify opportunities in Africa. We build the companies that turn them into lasting growth.

Our mission

Building, from Cotonou, the companies West Africa needs.

Our mission

Cotonou is our anchor. This is where we understand needs, test solutions, and then scale them across the region.

Our vision

To become a leading pan-African entrepreneurial platform, recognised internationally for the quality of the companies it builds.

How we build

A six-step method, applied to every company in the group.

  1. Identify

    Spot a real need, on the ground.

  2. Create

    Design the answer and the company that carries it.

  3. Structure

    Organisation, governance, tools and compliance.

  4. Launch

    First customers, first operations.

  5. Grow

    Growth in the first market, then in new countries.

  6. Connect

    Link the company to international capital, technology, talent and markets.

Build → connect capital and partners → scale regionally and internationally.

Our role

Laly Group brings the group’s companies to life and takes them to scale.

  • Create

    Identify real needs and launch the companies that meet them.

  • Structure

    Give each company sound organisation, governance and tools.

  • Grow

    Accelerate growth, from a first market to new territories.

  • Connect

    Link our companies to each other and to markets, capital, talent and technology.

  • Support

    Stand by leadership teams at every stage of their development.

  • Invest

    Over time, invest in the group’s companies and in new ventures.

Group architecture

One holding company, three operating companies and five ventures in development.

Laly Group LLC

  • Laly ExpressLogistics & Supply ChainOperating since 2019
  • CareAfrica+HealthTechOperating
  • Wanix LabTechnologyOperating
  • WorldBazaarCommerce & MarketplaceIn development
  • LegacyLeather GoodsIn development
  • Laly CargoCargo & FreightIn development
  • Altitude PartnersAviation & BusinessIn development
  • APEX Talent ManagementSports & Talent ManagementUpcoming venture

From Cotonou to Africa, and from Africa to the world.

Our trajectory

  1. CotonouOperational starting point
  2. West AfricaFirst strategic market3 priority markets: Benin, Togo, Côte d’Ivoire
  3. AfricaLong-term growth market
  4. The worldPartnerships, capital, technology, talent and markets

Our journey

  1. 2019

    Laly Express is founded in Cotonou, specialising in courier and delivery services.

  2. 2020

    Laly Express is licensed by ARCEP Benin for postal and courier activities.

  3. 2025

    Care Africa Benin is founded to develop CareAfrica+, our digital health platform.

  4. 2026

    Laly Group becomes an entrepreneurial platform, brings in Wanix Lab and launches five new ventures.

Our values

  • High standards

    We keep our commitments, on the timelines we announce and at the quality we promise.

  • Integrity

    We are accountable to our clients, our partners and our investors.

  • Proximity

    We know our markets from the inside and build with the people who live in them.

  • Ambition

    We build companies able to grow beyond their borders.

A word from our founder

Build here, to international standards.

Keep every promise.

Build to last, together.

Yetongo N.E.HONVOFounder and Group CEO