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Electric Vehicles Startups in Africa

While EV buzz is gaining momentum, adoption in West Africa faces challenges. Infrastructure limitations, high costs, and consumer skepticism remain barriers. Local leaders acknowledge the potential but emphasize the need for government incentives, public-private partnerships, and consumer education to drive widespread adoption.

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11 companies in this sector

Company	Tagline	Total Funding	Last Round	Team Size	Backers
GoSwap Morocco	GoSwap revolutionizes mobility with fast battery swaps for e‑scooters.	-	Seed -	1-10	No Data
Yongeza Capital Uganda	Yongeza Capital provides affordable clean mobility and smart energy for Africa.	-	Seed -	11-50	No Data
Karaa Uganda	Karaa is building sturdy electric bicycles to make last mile transportation in Africa faster, cheaper and cleaner.	-	- -	2-10	No Data
HURRY Egypt	HURRY is an Egyptian MaaS startup which provides free floating car sharing through a fleet of gas and electric cars.	-	- -	2-10	No Data
Swapinga Rwanda	Swapinga is building the financial infrastructure for Africa's electric mobility transition.	-	Funding Round -	1-10	No Data
M Auto Togo	M Auto offers sustainable transportation offering ‘mobility as a service’ on the African continent,	$287M	Debt Financing -	201-500	No Data

Roam Kenya	Roam provides accessible, low-cost, and low-emission transport solutions for the vast population across Kenya and the greater African continent.	$43M	Debt Financing -	201-500	No Data
Zeno Kenya	African EV startup building motorcycles, batteries, and energy infrastructure.	$35M	Series A -	11-50	No Data
Enzi Mobility Kenya	Enzi Mobility provides electric motorcycles, battery-swapping, and clean energy solutions for Africa.	$4M	Corporate -	11-50	No Data
Solarbox Africa Senegal	Solarbox is the emerging leader of electric mobility solutions for businesses in West Africa.	$1M	Pre-seed -	11-50	No Data
First Electric Nigeria	First Electric delivers scalable solar systems and mesh‑grid energy to homes, businesses, communities.	$457K	Debt Financing -	11-50	No Data

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