• Zambian tech entrepreneur Chanda Phiri co-founded CareHive, a digital platform that links households with vetted domestic workers and caregivers.

• Founded in 2025, CareHive targets easier and safer access to home maintenance and daily care services.

• The platform applies a simplified digital matching process to professionalise domestic services.

Chanda Phiri (photo) works as a Zambian technology entrepreneur and a business growth and marketing strategist. He co-founded and leads CareHive Maid and Homecare Limited, a home services platform that connects families with qualified domestic workers.

Founded in 2025, CareHive seeks to simplify access to reliable professionals for home maintenance and daily living assistance. The company offers a vetted domestic staffing service that allows users to choose between two main categories based on household needs: maids and caregivers.

The platform relies on a simple and intuitive online form. Users specify the type of assistance they need, including housekeeping or in-home care, before accessing a curated selection of matching profiles.

This streamlined process aims to make home assistance more accessible while ensuring worker reliability and user security.

Alongside his role at CareHive, Chanda Phiri serves as a technology and team development advisor at Mighty Fin Solutions, a company specialising in tailored digital financial services.

Between 2024 and 2025, he worked as product and growth associate at Zonka Farms, a digital platform that connects farmers with buyers and restaurants.

Phiri holds a certificate in digital transformation from the India School of Business. He has also completed several certified courses on Coursera in business strategy, technological innovation, leadership, marketing and social collaboration.

This article was initially published in French by Melchior Koba

Adapted in English by Ange J.A de BERRY QUENUM