Africa’s mobility sector is entering a new phase of growth, driven by companies developing practical solutions for transport, logistics, electric mobility, fleet management and financial inclusion. The launch of the Top 50 African Mobility Companies ranking provides investors, policymakers and industry stakeholders with a reliable picture of the businesses shaping this transformation.
Produced by MobilityX Africa, the ranking addresses a long-standing challenge in the sector: the lack of credible, investment-grade data on African mobility businesses. Until now, information on mobility companies across the continent has often been fragmented, outdated or designed for audiences other than investors. That has made it difficult for capital providers to identify high-potential businesses and slowed investment decisions.
The report seeks to change that by creating a structured, transparent and repeatable ranking that can serve as a reference point for the industry each year. Beyond recognising successful companies, it provides an evidence-based dataset that strengthens investor confidence while showcasing the diversity and maturity of Africa’s growing mobility ecosystem.
The initiative comes at a time when Africa presents one of the world’s greatest mobility opportunities. The continent has the fastest urbanisation rate globally, with cities expanding by around 3.5 percent every year, yet it remains the least motorised region, with only 42 vehicles for every 1,000 people compared to the global average of 190. This gap continues to create significant demand for affordable, efficient and sustainable transport solutions across urban and rural communities.
The report also demonstrates how rapidly investment in the sector is accelerating. MobilityX Africa has tracked US$3.98 billion invested into African mobility businesses since 2021, with US$1.68 billion recorded between January 2025 and June 2026 alone. According to the report, the increasing flow of capital makes reliable market intelligence more important than ever. Accurate, founder-verified data allows investors to allocate funding based on evidence rather than assumptions.
Creating a Reliable Picture of Africa’s Mobility Industry
The Top 50 ranking was developed after reviewing more than 250 companies operating across 13 African markets. An independent panel of 15 expert assessors evaluated each company using a comprehensive 300-point framework built around three areas: Business Strength, Innovation and Impact and Sustainability. In total, 458 individual assessments were completed, with assessors declaring any conflicts of interest before participating in the evaluation process.
Unlike many industry rankings that rely on editorial judgement, MobilityX Africa says the final list is based on structured assessments, making it one of the continent’s first investor-focused datasets for mobility businesses.
The findings also reveal an important trend within Africa’s transport sector. Rather than focusing only on manufacturing electric vehicles, many businesses are solving the broader challenge of making transport assets affordable.
Around 40 percent of the companies in the Top 50 operate within the Integrated Mobility category. These businesses combine vehicle production, battery infrastructure, fleet management software and financing into complete business models that reduce the cost of adopting electric mobility.
Popular financing models such as Pay-As-You-Drive, Battery-as-a-Service and lease-to-own are becoming increasingly common. These approaches separate vehicle ownership from daily operations, allowing drivers and transport operators to access vehicles without paying the full purchase price upfront.
Together, companies within the Integrated Mobility category have raised more than US$903 million, accounting for over 87 percent of the total capital tracked across the ranking.
The geographical distribution of companies also highlights where African mobility innovation is gaining momentum.
Kenya leads the ranking with the highest number of companies, supported by favourable government policies, strong investor activity and a large commercial motorcycle market that has accelerated the adoption of electric two-wheelers.
Nigeria follows as the second-largest market, benefiting from its growing fintech ecosystem and expanding logistics sector. South Africa ranks third, with companies addressing commercial fleet electrification, logistics and energy challenges despite ongoing electricity supply constraints.
Other countries represented include Rwanda, Ghana, Uganda, Egypt, Morocco, Tanzania, Angola, Zimbabwe, Cameroon and Benin, demonstrating that innovation is emerging across multiple regions rather than being concentrated in only a few markets.
The Companies Driving Africa’s Mobility Transformation
1. BasiGo (Kenya)
Ranked first overall, BasiGo is expanding electric public transport across East Africa through electric buses supported by charging infrastructure and maintenance services. Its Pay-As-You-Drive model removes one of the biggest barriers to electric vehicle adoption by allowing operators to acquire buses with a small initial payment before paying based on kilometres travelled. After launching Kenya’s first electric passenger buses in 2022, the company has expanded operations into Rwanda.
2. Spiro (Kenya)
Spiro has built one of Africa’s most comprehensive electric motorcycle ecosystems by combining vehicle design, assembly, financing, battery swapping infrastructure and digital technologies. Its network of battery-swapping stations helps eliminate range anxiety while proprietary software manages vehicles, batteries and financing partnerships across multiple markets.
3. Ampersand (Rwanda)
Ampersand has become a pioneer in Battery-as-a-Service by renting batteries to commercial motorcycle riders instead of requiring them to purchase batteries outright. Operating in Rwanda and Kenya, the company uses proprietary software to manage battery swapping while reducing costs for riders and improving fleet efficiency.
4. Roam (Kenya)
Roam designs and manufactures electric motorcycles and buses specifically for African markets. Alongside vehicle production, the company offers charging options, fleet management software and financing partnerships that make electric mobility more accessible while helping reduce transport emissions.
5. Wahu Mobility (Ghana)
Wahu Mobility is transforming vehicle ownership in Ghana through locally assembled electric vehicles designed for last-mile delivery and gig economy workers. Its digital platform connects users with financing, technical support and electric mobility services while supporting local manufacturing. The company has also secured a landmark carbon credit agreement under the Paris Agreement.
6. Tayar (Egypt)
Tayar is Egypt’s first electric Fleet-as-a-Service platform, replacing fuel-powered delivery motorcycles with electric alternatives. The company supplies businesses with trained riders while providing drivers with insurance, financial services and a pathway to vehicle ownership through its expanding battery-swapping network.
7. Anda (Angola)
Anda combines mobility, financial technology and sustainability by offering motorcycles, electric vehicles, tuk-tuks and cars through a Drive-to-Own financing model. Drivers gradually pay for their vehicles using daily earnings while accessing insurance, digital payments, training and ride-hailing partnerships.
8. Zembo (Uganda)
Zembo is helping modernise Uganda’s motorcycle taxi industry through electric motorcycles supported by an expanding battery-swapping network. Its model allows riders to rent batteries instead of buying them, significantly reducing operating costs while creating new business opportunities through locally operated swap stations.
9. Valternative Energy (South Africa)
Valternative Energy provides integrated electric mobility solutions for commercial delivery fleets. The company combines fleet leasing, battery-swapping technology and advanced fleet management software to improve operational efficiency for businesses while supporting the transition to cleaner transport.
10. Solar Taxi (Ghana)
Solar Taxi assembles electric cars, motorcycles and tricycles designed for African operating conditions. Through lease-to-own, rental and direct sales models, the company is making electric vehicles accessible to businesses and individuals while supporting local manufacturing and training women in electric vehicle technology.
11. Shuttlers (Nigeria)
Shuttlers operates a technology-enabled ride-sharing platform that provides scheduled bus services for professionals and corporate organisations. Using advanced routing technology, the company improves urban commuting while reducing congestion, transport costs and emissions through shared mobility solutions.
12. Zeno Energy (Kenya)
Zeno Energy develops electric motorcycles specifically for commercial riders in East Africa. Its flexible charging system allows batteries to be swapped, fast-charged or charged at home, providing operators with greater convenience while lowering operating costs.
13. eWAKA Mobility (Kenya)
eWAKA Mobility combines electric bicycles, fleet management technology, financing and logistics services into one platform. By supporting businesses, delivery riders, women and young entrepreneurs, the company is expanding access to sustainable transport while creating employment opportunities.
14. Gigmile (Nigeria)
Gigmile is improving financial inclusion for gig workers through vehicle financing and mobility-focused financial services. Its platform combines rent-to-own financing, maintenance, insurance and digital tools to help informal transport workers build sustainable businesses while gaining access to productive assets.
15. Songa Mobility (Kenya)
Songa Mobility extends electric mobility beyond cities by helping smallholder farmers transport produce and access agricultural services. Through electric tricycles, solar-powered hubs, cold storage facilities and mechanisation equipment, the company improves market access while increasing rural productivity.
16. E-Safiri (Kenya)
E-Safiri develops solar-powered charging infrastructure for rural communities while providing cold storage and productive energy services. The women-led business is creating cleaner transport solutions while supporting farmers, fisherfolk and women entrepreneurs through renewable energy.
17. Weego (Morocco)
Weego has developed Africa’s first fully integrated Mobility-as-a-Service application, allowing commuters to plan, book and pay for buses, trains, taxis, ride-hailing services and trams through one platform. By bringing different transport providers together, the company is simplifying urban travel across Morocco and Senegal.
18. Kabisa (Rwanda)
Kabisa is helping electrify freight and commercial transport across East Africa by offering electric vehicles, charging infrastructure, financing and maintenance through a single service. The company has also introduced the region’s first 240kW supercharger, giving logistics operators access to faster charging while demonstrating that electric freight transport can be both commercially viable and profitable.
19. Everlectric (South Africa)
Everlectric is supporting the transition to cleaner logistics by providing electric vehicles, charging infrastructure and fleet management through a monthly subscription model. By removing the high upfront costs associated with fleet electrification, the company is helping major logistics businesses adopt electric transport while reducing emissions and improving operational efficiency.
20. SLS Energy (Rwanda)
SLS Energy gives retired electric vehicle batteries a second life by converting them into energy storage systems for businesses, telecom operators and off-grid communities. Its technology reduces electronic waste, lowers carbon emissions and creates affordable energy storage solutions that support both the energy and mobility sectors across several African countries.
21. Mobility For Africa (Zimbabwe)
Mobility For Africa is improving rural transport through electric three-wheelers powered by off-grid solar charging stations and battery-swapping technology. The company focuses on serving smallholder farmers and women entrepreneurs, providing reliable transport in communities where conventional transport services are limited while creating new economic opportunities across rural Zimbabwe.
22. Safiri (Tanzania)
Safiri is digitising public transport by providing ticketing, parcel management and fleet tracking solutions for transport operators across Tanzania and neighbouring countries. By replacing manual systems with digital tools, the company is improving efficiency, increasing transparency and generating valuable transport data that supports better planning and investment decisions.
23. Loop (South Africa)
Loop is bringing digital payments to Africa’s informal transport sector through WhatsApp-based payment technology and contactless payment solutions. The platform allows transport operators and commuters to complete transactions more efficiently while helping businesses modernise payment systems without requiring expensive infrastructure.
24. Stima+Okoa (Kenya)
Stima+Okoa develops software that manages battery health, fleet performance and charging networks for electric motorcycles. Its latest innovation allows batteries from different manufacturers to be swapped across the same network, making battery infrastructure more efficient and reducing fragmentation within Africa’s growing electric mobility sector.
25. E-Moti (Kenya)
E-Moti combines electric buses and vans with digital technology that tracks routes, emissions and operational performance. The platform helps companies improve employee transport while meeting environmental reporting requirements, making sustainable corporate transport easier to manage.
26. KTS Mobility (Cameroon)
KTS Mobility has developed a digital school transport platform that provides live bus tracking, route optimisation and communication tools for schools, parents and transport operators. By improving visibility and safety, the company is modernising a sector that has traditionally depended on manual coordination.
27. LULA (South Africa)
LULA connects businesses with professional shuttle operators through an online booking and fleet management platform. The company simplifies employee transport for corporate clients while lowering commuting costs, reducing emissions and improving the efficiency of commercial shuttle services.
28. Yongeza Capital (Uganda)
Yongeza Capital operates battery charging and swapping stations that are compatible with electric motorcycles from different manufacturers. This open approach allows more operators to use the same infrastructure, helping reduce costs while accelerating the adoption of electric motorcycles across Uganda.
29. Esse Mobility (Nigeria)
Esse Mobility is building an integrated electric vehicle ecosystem that includes compact electric cars, buses, tricycles, charging infrastructure and fleet management services. The company also generates additional income opportunities for drivers through an in-car advertising platform that lowers the overall cost of vehicle ownership.
30. JTP Auto (Tanzania)
JTP Auto is developing an integrated ecosystem for electric commercial vehicles by combining vehicle sales, financing, leasing and fast-charging infrastructure. The company aims to reduce transport costs while supporting cleaner commercial transport through future local vehicle assembly.
31. Enakl (Morocco)
Enakl uses artificial intelligence to improve shared minibus services by predicting demand and optimising transport routes. The platform helps businesses and government institutions improve transport planning while lowering emissions and increasing vehicle utilisation.
32. ARC Ride (Kenya)
ARC Ride operates a Battery-as-a-Service network that allows electric motorcycles from different manufacturers to use the same battery-swapping infrastructure. This interoperable approach improves efficiency, lowers infrastructure costs and supports wider electric vehicle adoption across African cities.
33. GoMetro (South Africa)
GoMetro provides fleet management software that gives logistics companies real-time visibility of subcontracted vehicles without requiring new hardware. By bringing together data from multiple telematics providers, the company helps businesses improve route planning, fleet efficiency and emissions management across freight operations.
34. RUN (Nigeria)
RUN is strengthening last-mile logistics by organising independent delivery riders into a professional digital network supported by financial technology tools. Its platform combines route optimisation, digital wallets and access to financial services, helping riders improve productivity while expanding reliable delivery services across Nigeria.
35. Greenwheels (Kenya)
Greenwheels is making motorcycle ownership more accessible for boda boda riders through a lease-to-own financing model supported by fleet management and vehicle tracking technology. By linking repayments to riders’ earnings, the company reduces financial risk while helping thousands of informal transport operators become vehicle owners. At the same time, it is contributing to lower transport emissions through the growing use of cleaner vehicles.
36. Asaak (Uganda)
Asaak is using artificial intelligence to expand access to vehicle financing for gig workers who are often excluded from traditional lending. The company finances motorcycles and cars while also providing lending technology to other financial institutions. Its expansion beyond Africa into Latin America demonstrates how African mobility innovation is beginning to compete on a global stage.
37. Africa Mobility Partners (Ghana)
Africa Mobility Partners is combining electric vehicles with innovative financing to help ride-hailing drivers transition to cleaner transport. Through its double-shift operating model, vehicles are utilised for longer periods each day, improving returns while giving drivers a structured path towards vehicle ownership.
38. Carbin Africa (Nigeria)
Carbin Africa is building greater trust in Nigeria’s used vehicle market through a platform that combines vehicle inspections, title verification, financing and secure payment services. By reducing uncertainty for buyers and sellers, the company is helping formalise one of Africa’s largest automotive markets while improving access to vehicle financing.
39. Fleetsimplify (Kenya)
Fleetsimplify connects vehicle owners with ride-hailing drivers while providing maintenance support and a Driver Liability Fund that spreads repair costs over time. The model helps drivers avoid unexpected expenses, making it easier for them to build stable businesses within the gig economy.
40. Numa Logistics (OX Delivers) (Rwanda)
Numa Logistics is transforming freight transport through purpose-built electric trucks and a digital logistics platform designed for African operating conditions. Its flat-pack truck design supports local assembly, while the technology platform enables traders to access affordable transport without owning vehicles, expanding trade opportunities across underserved communities.
41. Shekel Mobility (Nigeria)
Shekel Mobility is digitising vehicle sales and financing by connecting dealers, lenders and buyers through an integrated technology platform. Its financial tools allow dealers to offer credit without carrying lending risk, while artificial intelligence helps improve sales efficiency and customer engagement across the automotive value chain.
42. Roadrims Logistics (Kenya)
Roadrims Logistics operates a digital freight platform that connects cargo owners with transport providers across East Africa. By integrating fuel management, insurance and vehicle servicing into one platform, the company helps improve fleet reliability and reduces delays within regional supply chains.
43. Qoray (Nigeria)
Qoray is developing a complete electric mobility ecosystem that combines locally assembled electric vehicles, charging stations, battery swapping, digital payments, ride-hailing services and driver training. This integrated model creates multiple revenue streams while supporting the wider adoption of electric transport in Nigeria.
44. RMobility (Benin)
RMobility has created a digital platform that brings together taxis, buses, carpooling, vehicle rentals, airport transfers and ticketing services within a single application. By simplifying access to different transport options, the company is helping modernise urban mobility across Benin and Francophone West Africa.
45. Silver Fleet (Uganda)
Silver Fleet has built a strong reputation in corporate transport over more than a decade and is now integrating digital booking systems and electric vehicles into its operations. Its established relationships with banks, embassies and development organisations position the company to support the gradual transition towards cleaner corporate transport.
46. Trippa Africa (Nigeria)
Trippa Africa provides businesses with access to multiple logistics providers through a single digital platform. Its marketplace, supported by digital wallets, insurance and verification systems, simplifies the movement of goods while helping businesses manage deliveries more efficiently.
47. Breaze Delivery (South Africa)
Breaze Delivery supports South Africa’s growing e-commerce sector through technology-enabled last-mile logistics and fulfilment services. By integrating directly with online retailers and marketplaces, the company enables faster deliveries while improving customer satisfaction and supply chain performance.
48. Eonsfleet (Nigeria)
Eonsfleet has developed an artificial intelligence-powered fleet management platform that helps transport operators improve maintenance, optimise routes and reduce fuel consumption. Designed specifically for African operating conditions, the system enables public transport and logistics companies to increase efficiency while lowering operating costs.
49. Bingo Tech (Kenya)
Bingo Tech provides fleet management software that connects directly with electric vehicle manufacturers, allowing operators to monitor battery performance, vehicle health and rider activity in real time. Its technology helps manufacturers and fleet operators deploy connected electric vehicle ecosystems without building software from scratch.
50. ZOOMe (Nigeria)
Completing the Top 50 ranking is ZOOMe, a company focused on expanding battery-swapping infrastructure for electric motorcycles in Nigeria. Its network supports multiple motorcycle manufacturers, helping commercial riders overcome concerns around charging time, operating costs and driving range while strengthening the country’s electric mobility ecosystem.
Beyond the Top 50: Building Africa’s Mobility Investment Future
The report also recognises that the Top 50 represents only part of Africa’s expanding mobility ecosystem. In addition to the ranked companies, 25 businesses across 12 African markets received Special Mentions for their contribution to the sector despite not participating in the assessment process. These companies operate across areas including electrification, logistics, charging infrastructure and mobility-focused financial technology, highlighting the depth of innovation taking place across the continent. Among those recognised are Yassir from Algeria, Sun Mobility, MaxAB from Egypt, GoCab from Côte d’Ivoire and Dodai from Ethiopia. Their inclusion reinforces the message that Africa’s mobility sector extends well beyond the companies that made the final ranking.
MobilityX Africa also notes that around 70 percent of the companies in its database participated in this year’s assessment, meaning a number of high-quality businesses are not included in the ranking simply because they did not apply. The organisation expects future editions to become even more comprehensive as participation grows and data coverage expands across additional African markets.
The report paints a picture of an industry moving beyond early experimentation into commercial growth. Businesses are no longer focused solely on developing electric vehicles. They are building complete mobility ecosystems that combine financing, software, charging infrastructure, logistics, digital payments and fleet management to solve the transport challenges facing African businesses and communities.
Perhaps the report’s greatest contribution is not the ranking itself but the data infrastructure it creates. By introducing a transparent and repeatable assessment framework, MobilityX Africa is providing investors with clearer visibility into one of the continent’s fastest-growing sectors. Better information can improve investment decisions, attract more capital and accelerate the development of transport systems that are cleaner, more affordable and more inclusive.
