BasiGo is a Kenyan startup focused on transforming public transportation with electric buses, having raised significant funding to scale its operations.
Kenya’s electric matatu revolution is moving faster than you think, but can the rest of Africa catch up?
Basigo launched its first fleet of fully electric matatus in Kenya, targeting the informal transport market. The deployment of electric matatus is facilitated through leasing partnerships with local transport cooperatives.
EchoVC has a $2.5m fund and it’s not for fintech startups
EchoVC is launching a $2.5 million fund to seed early-stage energy, agri-tech, and climate-tech startups. The fund will focus on companies that boost agricultural productivity, help farmers access new markets, and bring new cooling and energy storage technologies to the market.
