Fumba Town

Name

Fumba Town

Legal name

CPS Live Ltd.

Website

https://fumba.town

Company type

Private

Founded year

2019

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Residential Real Estate Development

NAICS

Traveler Accommodation (7211), Residential Property Managers (531311), Rental and Leasing Services (532)

SIC

Real Estate Agents & Managers (For Others) (6531), Hotels, Rooming Houses, Camps & Other Lodging Places (7000)

akta.pro primary industry

Villas & Luxury Estates (THAMAAAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Luxury Villa Resorts & Branded Villa Communities (THAMAEAI), Resort & Branded Residence Vacation Rental Management (BPAJAIAE), Beachfront & Island Luxury Resorts (THAGACAA)

Keywords

• Residential real estate
• Master-planned community
• Property development
• Luxury villas
• Sustainable urban planning

Headquarters

HQ city

Zanzibar

HQ country

Tanzania

HQ region

Africa

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Supply Chain, Infrastructure, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Personnel

Revenue model

1. Residential Property Sales: Fumba Town sells residential units including apartments, villas, and townhouses across various developments. Properties range from the CheiChei neighborhood with small shops and apartments, to Horizon Villas, Bustani Villas, Vizazi Oasis townhouses, Mwangani Apartments and Skyloft units, Moyoni Bay, and Soul Fumba serviced resort apartments.
2. Short-term Rental Management: Prestine hospitality management offers short and long-term management solutions for property owners, providing ease-of-mind ROI with long-term prosperity and security. Rental inquiry is facilitated through partner platform toc.co.tz.
3. Hotel Operations: Burj Zanzibar will include a five-star hotel component, generating revenue from hospitality services.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Fumba Town develops and sells master-planned residential real estate on the Fumba peninsula in Zanzibar, offering a portfolio of properties including apartments, villas, townhouses, and serviced resort residences across nine sub-brand developments. The company also provides short-term and long-term rental management services for property owners through a centralized hospitality management platform, and is developing hotel operations as part of the Burj Zanzibar tower.

Product overview

Fumba Town is a master-planned concept city development on the Fumba peninsula in Zanzibar, covering 149 acres with a 1.5 km seafront promenade. The portfolio includes multiple distinct residential sub-brands: CheiChei (mixed-use neighborhood), Horizon Villas, Soul Fumba (serviced resort), Burj Zanzibar (landmark timber tower with residences and hotel), Vizazi Oasis (flexible timber homes), Moyoni Bay (eco-focused community), Bustani Villas (ocean-view villas), Mwangani Apartments, and Mwangani Skyloft (luxury penthouses). Together these products offer diverse living options from affordable apartments to ultra-luxury villas, all supported by shared amenities including co-working spaces, gym, supermarket, library, food court, beach bar, and European-standard healthcare facility, managed by centralized town management.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• CheiChei: Neighborhood combining commercial, communal, and residential offers with small shops and apartments fostering social interaction.
• Horizon Villas
• Soul Fumba
• Burj Zanzibar
• Vizazi Oasis
• Moyoni Bay
• Bustani Villas
• Mwangani Apartments
• Mwangani Skyloft

Products and services

• CheiChei

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• CPS AfricacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCPS Africa, under the stewardship of the Dietzold family, is the developer behind Fumba Town. The company advocates for state-of-the-art building design based on sustainability and energy efficiency while focusing on economic prosperity and a communal approach in choosing partners and clients. CPS Africa has an impressive track record of successful real estate developments on the African east coast.
• Government of ZanzibarcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCPS Africa is a proud partner of the government of Zanzibar for the Fumba Town development project.
• Toc.co.tzminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPartner platform for renting homes in Fumba Town. Handles both short-term vacation rentals and long-term rental inquiries.
• Urban CarecoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerEuropean-standard healthcare facility operating within Fumba Town, providing medical services to residents and the community.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Rendeavour: Rendeavour develops large-scale, master-planned new cities across Africa (e.g., Tatu City in Kenya, Kigali Innovation City). It is the closest direct peer to Fumba Town in terms of building a planned community from raw land with mixed residential and commercial use, sustainability framing, and foreign-buyer sales.
• Tatu City: Tatu City is a 5,000-acre master-planned satellite city near Nairobi with residential, commercial, and industrial zones targeting international and diaspora investors. Comparable to Fumba Town as a greenfield planned-city developer in East Africa selling to foreign buyers.

Emerging players

• Konza Technopolis Development Authority: Konza is a Kenyan government-backed smart-city project with mixed-use zones aimed at attracting tech firms and residents. It overlaps with Fumba Town on the "planned city for a new digital economy" positioning and government partnership model, though it is state-led.
• ESSA Development (East African Property Developers): ESSA Development is a Kenyan-based mixed-use and residential developer active in East Africa. Comparable as a regional emerging player in the same East African residential development market Fumba Town serves.
• The Residence Zanzibar: The Residence Zanzibar is a luxury five-star resort on the south-west coast of Zanzibar with villas and serviced residences. Comparable to Fumba Town's Soul Fumba and Burj Zanzibar hotel as a competing luxury hospitality-and-residence offering on the same island.

Regional players

• Pam Golding Properties: Pam Golding is the largest residential real estate agency in Africa, with activity across South Africa, Namibia, Kenya, and Mauritius, including luxury coastal and estate sales. Comparable to Fumba Town's agency/brokerage function for high-end African property buyers.
• Hass Consult: Hass Consult is a Kenyan real estate developer and agent selling residential and mixed-use property to local and diaspora buyers. Comparable to Fumba Town as an East African developer targeting middle-to-upper-market residential demand.

Broad incumbents

• Knight Frank: Knight Frank is a global real estate services firm active across Africa, providing agency, advisory, and property management for luxury and investment-grade residential assets. Comparable as the broad incumbent competing for the same international investor wallet Fumba Town targets.

Others

• Singita: Singita operates ultra-luxury safari lodges and branded villa residences across Africa, combining conservation, hospitality, and high-end real estate. Comparable to Fumba Town on the luxury-branded-residence plus five-star-hospitality model (cf. Burj Zanzibar hotel).
• &Beyond: &Beyond runs luxury lodges and boutique villa properties across Africa and the Indian Ocean. Comparable to Fumba Town on the integrated luxury-hospitality-plus-residential offering serving HNW international travelers.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/fumbatown
• Facebookfacebook.com/fumbatown
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/fumba-town-ads

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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