I’m Hemal Doshi, a Kenyan entrepreneur with deep experience in manufacturing, building products, distribution and construction supply chains. Through Metsec Cables Ltd, I have seen first-hand how fragmented product information, disconnected supplier networks and manual procurement processes slow down the built environment.

I am building Eyby, an AI-powered product intelligence and procurement platform for construction and building materials. Eyby transforms technical product information from catalogues, spreadsheets and PDFs into structured, searchable and comparable data, helping manufacturers, distributors, contractors, engineers and procurement teams discover products, identify suppliers and manage quotations more efficiently.

Eyby is currently owned by Metsec Cables Ltd, but our ambition is to develop it into a scalable technology venture serving the wider African and global built-environment ecosystem.

I would value support from this community in refining our business model, validating our strongest customer segment, connecting with manufacturers and distributors, strengthening our go-to-market strategy and meeting investors, technology partners and founders who understand B2B marketplaces, AI and African supply chains.

Welcome to Startup Networks, Hemal! 👋

Thanks for sharing your journey and introducing Eyby. Solving fragmented product data and procurement challenges in construction is an interesting problem, especially with AI becoming more practical for B2B businesses.

I hope you find plenty of useful feedback and make some valuable connections with founders, partners, and investors in the community. Wishing you all the best as you continue building Eyby!

On 04/08/2026 at 12:36, Hemal Doshi said:

I’m Hemal Doshi, a Kenyan entrepreneur with deep experience in manufacturing, building products, distribution and construction supply chains. Through Metsec Cables Ltd, I have seen first-hand how fragmented product information, disconnected supplier networks and manual procurement processes slow down the built environment.

I am building Eyby, an AI-powered product intelligence and procurement platform for construction and building materials. Eyby transforms technical product information from catalogues, spreadsheets and PDFs into structured, searchable and comparable data, helping manufacturers, distributors, contractors, engineers and procurement teams discover products, identify suppliers and manage quotations more efficiently.

Eyby is currently owned by Metsec Cables Ltd, but our ambition is to develop it into a scalable technology venture serving the wider African and global built-environment ecosystem.

I would value support from this community in refining our business model, validating our strongest customer segment, connecting with manufacturers and distributors, strengthening our go-to-market strategy and meeting investors, technology partners and founders who understand B2B marketplaces, AI and African supply chains.

Welcome to the forum Hemal,

Construction is not quite my area! But anything in the pursuit of making mundane and difficult to organise tasks much easier utilising AI is definitely interesting!

Hope to see more about Eyby in the future!