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Electric Vehicle Startups in Africa

EV adoption in SA faces challenges: limited charging infrastructure, higher costs, and range anxiety. Despite government support, consumer uptake remains slow. Local businesses are cautious, citing infrastructure limitations and affordability concerns.

Tracked Companies

Avg. Deal Size

$4.8M+0%

Active Startups

13+0%

Total Funding

$183.9M+0%

Avg. Growth

0%+0%

Market Map

13 companies in this sector

Company	Tagline	Total Funding	Last Round	Team Size	Backers
eWAKA Kenya	eWAKA Mobility Limited is Africa’s foremost electromobility company, which is set to revolutionise emobility across the continent.	-	Debt Financing -	2-10	No Data
Wahu Mobility Ghana	Wahu Mobility builds Ghanaian electric bikes, empowering riders and businesses with sustainable transport solutions.	-	Seed -	51-200	No Data
BasiGo Kenya	BasiGo is a Kenyan early-stage e-mobility start-up creating the future of clean, electric public transit in Africa.	$73M	Funding Round -	2-10	No Data
Ampersand Electric Motorcycles Rwanda	Ampersand makes better, cheaper, more powerful motorcycles for the millions of motorcycle taxis in East Africa. And they're electric.	$55M	Funding Round -	1-10	No Data
ARC Ride Kenya	ARC Ride is providing the electric solution to mass-transportation in rapidly-growing African cities.	$20M	Venture -	11-50	No Data
Shift EV Egypt	Shift EV is an electric mobility technology startup with a mission to electrify fleets in emerging markets, one decade faster.	$9M	Series A -	51-200	No Data

Opibus Kenya	Opibus accelerates the transition towards sustainable transport and energy solutions in East Africa	$8M	Grant -	51-200	No Data
Zero Carbon Charge South Africa	Zero Carbon Charge is a South African startup specialising in clean mobility infrastructure.	$6M	Seed -	11-50	No Data
Zembo Uganda	Zembo is the a Ugadan startup which is paving the way to e-mobility in Africa	$5M	Grant -	51-200	No Data
Dodai Ethiopia	Dodai Manufacturing PLC, a Japanese company in Ethiopia, currently assembling and selling electric motorcycles in Addis Ababa.	$4M	Series A -	11-50	No Data
GOGO Electric Uganda	GOGO Electric is providing sustainable energy solutions in Uganda.	$3M	Venture -	201-500	No Data
Mobility for Africa Zimbabwe	Mobility for Africa is a start up social enterprise committed to creating transport solutions for rural and peri-urban communities in Zimbabwe	$2M	Funding Round -	2-10	No Data
Pixii Motors Tunisia	Pixii Motors is a Tunis-based strartup that integrates cutting-edge technologies to manufacture sustainable electric vehicles.	$200K	Non-equity Assistance -	2-10	No Data

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