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Browsing: Electric buses in Kenya
- BasiGo has received a $4.3 million Seed funding round, led by Novastar Ventures, to commercialise its electric bus business model and launch a local assembly of electric buses in Kenya
- The company also revealed that it had brought two 25-seat electric buses to Kenya which are currently undergoing performance and reliability testing in Nairobi
- The company entered the Kenyan market in November 2021, to provide electric buses for purchase by public transport providers
- BasiGo’s aim is to offer Kenyans a more environmentally sustainable solution that is also cheaper to maintain than current diesel buses
BasiGo has received a $4.3 million Seed funding round, led by Novastar Ventures, to commercialise its electric bus business model and launch a local assembly of electric buses in Kenya.
The Kenyan-headquartered company also received funding from several Silicon Valley investors, including Moxxie Ventures, Nimble Partners, Spring Ventures, Climate Capital, and Third Derivative.
The company’s CEO …