About Us

Our story

CompraVenda has community at its heart. Founded in 2022, our aim is to build a community where people can find everything they need to settle into a new home: a job, a place to live, and some furniture to fill their place. What we’ve created is the first online classifieds platform in Cabo Verde – a space where people can come together to help each other out in small ways. 
Today, CompraVenda aims to be Cabo Verde’s largest online classifieds site serving communities throughout theses great islands, helping people find what they need most, affordably and locally. CompraVenda provides a platform for people to connect around a life stage, a need, a pastime, passion or interest, from new parents trading buggies and nursery equipment, to bike enthusiasts, fuelling their passion. 
So whether it’s a buyer for that “thing” you no longer need, a new car to get you from A-B, a job, sofa or new flat, CompraVenda makes Good Finds happen.

Our vision & mission

At CompraVenda, we help make Good Finds happen. From great deals that save you a few extra pounds, to finding a buyer who will enjoy something as much as you did.
It’s all our responsibility to make sure getting a Good Find is always simple, easy, and enjoyable, so we can build a culture where people share more and waste less. We’re committed to building a re-commerce culture in Cabo Verde. We believe it’s good for business, for society, and for the planet.
We help make Good Finds happen because we believe everything can find a new purpose.
People powered
Our platform is powered by real people – buying, selling, hiring, searching, and connecting. There are no Robots here, no algorithm overlords. Just real people, selling and finding real things. So the first rule of CompraVenda? Be respectful, be kind and be helpful to each other. We reserve the right to block any users who are reported for abusive, harmful or discriminatory content.
Trust your gut
It’s important to us that our site is safe, and we have a number of measures in place to keep it that way (thanks to some really clever tech and a team of experts). To help our community stay safe, aware, and informed we have extensive safety information on our site, and you can report any worrying activity to us via our Help Desk. But we encourage everyone to use their best judgment and to walk away if anything about a transaction doesn’t feel right to you. If it seems too good to be true, it probably is.
Less is more
We connect real people on CompraVenda, this is what drives our site. However, we strongly encourage our users to think about the personal information they share. Much like a first date, you don’t want to give too much away! Use our secure messaging system to speak to each other, and only reveal personal information when you’re ready to buy/sell. Never share payment information or pay a deposit before you’ve seen an item in real life.
No timewasters
Yes, a Good Find could be that vintage lamp, but a true Good Find on our platform is someone who replies to messages quickly and politely, is clear on price expectations, explains if they’re no longer interested (or an item has sold), and keeps to any arrangements made (e.g. viewing an item, having a call etc.) We want to build a community based on trust and respect, which is why you’ll find ratings on our sellers, including their response rates.
Keep it clean and legal
We don’t allow illegal activity on CompraVenda, and we prohibit any activity that could cause harm – this includes individual harm (e.g. abusive messages, scams, physical harm, stolen items), animal welfare issues, and environmental harm. If you believe you have identified potentially illegal activity on our site, report it to us immediately.