Our story
Nothing should get left behind.
Distributors across Africa were quietly losing thousands every month to bottles, gas cylinders and kegs that never came home. We built the record that follows every one, out and back.
A returnable is worth nothing if it never comes back. So we built the record that follows every one, out and home.
The Outlyz team
Kampala, Uganda
2026
Founded in Kampala
50k+
Units tracked
92%
Average return rate
24/7
Operational support
Why we exist
A returnable is worth nothing if it never comes back. Yet across the region, distributors track their empties in WhatsApp threads, paper slips and spreadsheets, and quietly write off the ones that vanish.
Outlyz gives every bottle, cylinder and keg its own serial and keeps the record of where it is and who holds it, from the depot, to the customer, and home again. Simple enough for a depot team, tough enough for poor internet, and built around the tools people already use.
What we built
Serial-level tracking
Every unit carries its own number, from your depot to the customer and back.
Orders on WhatsApp
Customers order on the number they already use; riders report deliveries and empties back into one dashboard.
Deposits and returns
Charge a deposit and refund it automatically the moment the empty comes home.
Our mission
End lost-empty losses for distribution businesses with tracking that is simple, affordable, and works even with poor internet.
Our vision
A future where no distribution business loses money to lost empties, every unit accounted for, one return at a time.
How we got here
2026 Q1
The observation
Founders from distribution and software kept seeing the same leak, empties that never came back.
2026 Q2
Serial tracking
We gave every unit a number and built the ledger that follows it depot to customer and home.
2026 Q3
Orders on WhatsApp
Customers order on the number they know; riders report back into one dashboard.
Today
One clean screen
Distributors across East Africa run orders, stock, deliveries and empties on Outlyz.
What we value
Protection
Every unit tracked. Nothing gets lost.
Reliability
Dependable systems that work offline.
Partnership
We win when our operators win.
Insight
Real-time analytics for better decisions.
We used to lose track of kegs the moment they left the depot. Now every one is on a screen, and our returns are the best they have ever been.
Operations lead
Water and gas distributor, Kampala