Built for the people who build furniture.
MANDE gives furniture makers and woodworkers everything they need to grow: real paid jobs, time on top furniture machines at our Lagos factory, funding for their workshop and a community of makers behind them.
Skill was never the problem.
Nigeria's furniture makers can build almost anything. What holds a workshop back is everything around the work: finding the next job, getting paid on time, and affording the machines and materials that bigger projects need.
We built MANDE to take those weights off the maker. We bring the work and a project lead to guide it, pay for each stage as it's approved, open our factory to anyone who needs its machines, and lend to makers ready to grow. You build the furniture. We handle the rest.
- The problem: Finding steady work
- What MANDE does: Real jobs with drawings, a budget and a deadline
- The problem: Chasing payment
- What MANDE does: Paid in stages as each part of the work is approved
- The problem: Machines and money
- What MANDE does: Time on top furniture machines and loans of up to ₦10 million
To help every furniture maker build more, get paid on time and grow a workshop that lasts.
Paid as you work
10% the day you accept a job, then a share at every approved stage. No waiting until the very end.
Proof at every stage
Up to 6 photos per stage, checked against the drawing. A review later than 24 hours adds days to your due date.
A project lead on every job
Someone from MANDE agrees the drawings with you, checks each stage and signs off the work.
Open to every maker
Our furniture machines can be booked by anyone. Members simply pay less.
Everything a workshop needs, in one place.
Paid furniture jobs
Real projects from the brands and businesses that build with MANDE. Apply for open jobs, or be offered work that fits your specialities.
- Drawings, budget and deadline
- Paid in 6 parts
- 5% on-time bonus
MANDE Accelerator Program
Loans of up to
₦10 million
Funding to invest in your workshop and take on bigger work.
About the acceleratorFurniture machines
Book time on the country's top furniture machines at our Lagos factory. Anyone can book. Members pay less.
- Cut and shape
- Join and assemble
- Sand and finish
A community of makers
Job alerts and tips from other makers, and a support team on hand Monday to Saturday, 8am – 6pm (WAT).
Join the communityYour wallet and officer
Every payment lands in your MANDE wallet, ready to withdraw. On the Workshop and Studio plans, a dedicated officer knows your workshop and your jobs.
How payments work
The money follows the work.
A job's pay comes in 6 parts, each landing in your MANDE wallet the moment it's earned.
- 0110%Job accepted
- 0212%Frame approved
- 0314%Assembly approved
- 0418%Finishing approved
- 0518%Delivery approved
- 0628%Signed off
Plus a 5% bonus on top of your labour when you deliver on time, with no stage sent back and no fault reported in the 7 days after sign-off.
For the people who make furniture, and the people who need it.
More work, paid on time, and room to grow.
- Paid furniture jobs from brands and businesses
- Payment in 6 parts, plus a 5% on-time bonus
- Discounted time on our furniture machines
- Access to loans through the MANDE Accelerator Program
Everyday furniture at prices that make sense.
- Everyday basics: stools, armchairs, beds and more
- Some of the most affordable prices on the market
- Simple, sturdy pieces made for daily use
Hear it from the makers who build with us.
Ready to take on your next furniture job?
Create your profile, choose a plan and start applying for jobs. You're paid as each stage is approved.