Within the first half of 2025, Africa’s broader tech ecosystem noticed deal flows—together with fundraises, acquisitions, and exits—hit $1.4 billion, per Africa: The Large Deal. This marks a 78% surge over H1 2024. Of those offers, logistics and mobility startups secured $115 million.
Africa’s logistics and mobility startups have ridden a dramatic funding rollercoaster in recent times. After funding within the sector plunged from a $346 million peak in H1 2022 to only $82 million in H1 2023. It rebounded to $217 million throughout the identical interval in 2024, thanks largely to Moove’s $110 million increase.
This yr’s H1 funding is lower than the earlier yr’s, but it surely marks the sector’s third most lively deal interval since 2019, underscoring continued confidence in Africa’s mobility and logistics sector. Under, we spotlight the highest 12 fairness rounds from H1 2025, every startup elevating at the least $5 million.
Gozem – $30 million
Gozem is a Francophone African “tremendous app” that provides ride-hailing, supply, automobile financing, and digital banking providers throughout Togo, Benin, Gabon, and Cameroon. The corporate efficiently raised $30 million in a Sequence B spherical, cut up equally between $15 million in fairness and $15 million in debt. This funding was led by SAS Transport Companies Companies (MSC Group) and Al Mada Ventures. The funds shall be used to finance automobile acquisition, notably for drivers, facilitate growth into new markets, and bolster Gozem Cash, its rising fintech providing.
Sylndr – $15.7 million
Sylndr, a Cairo-based startup, secured $15.7 million in a Sequence A funding spherical to additional digitise and develop its used automobile market in Egypt. The funding, co-led by DPI’s Nclude Fund and Partech, shall be used to reinforce Sylndr’s platform, which gives shopping for, promoting, financing, and servicing of used autos. This brings the corporate’s complete funding to over $30 million since its launch in 2021.
Peach Vehicles – $11 million
Peach Vehicles is a Kenya-based digital market for used vehicles, based by entrepreneurs with Japanese and Kenyan backgrounds. The corporate secured $11 million in Sequence A funding, with Suzuki World Ventures main the spherical. Different individuals included Japan Financial institution for Worldwide Cooperation, Gogin Capital, and UTEC. The capital shall be deployed for growth throughout Kenya and into different East and Sub-Saharan African markets, establishing regional inspection hubs, and enhancing the expertise used for automobile verification. Peach Vehicles gives inspection methods, real-time value determinations, and embedded auto-financing to construct belief and transparency in Africa’s used automobile market, which is usually affected by fraud and unreliable reporting. It has raised a complete of $16 million in funding throughout two rounds, in accordance with Tracxn.
MyNextCar – $10 million
MyNextCar is a South African fleet leasing supplier and a vital automobile provider for Bolt’s ride-hailing service. The corporate efficiently closed its first institutional funding spherical, elevating $10 million. This spherical was led by Emso Asset Administration, with extra participation from Bolt, Assemble Capital, and E2 Investments. The funds are earmarked so as to add 1,500 autos to their fleet, develop the Bolt Lite low-cost ride-hailing class, and improve each driver provide and incomes alternatives.
Kofa – $8.1 million
Kofa is a Ghana-based clear power expertise firm specialising in AI-powered battery swapping for electrical bikes, houses, and microbusinesses. The corporate raised $8.1 million in a pre-Sequence A funding spherical. This complete comprised $3.25 million in fairness, $590,000 in grants, and $4.32 million in debt. The spherical was led by E3 Capital and Injaro Funding Advisors, with participation from Shell Basis and a number of other UK and European buyers. The capital will facilitate growth into extra cities in Ghana and Kenya.
Taager – $6.75 million
Taager is a social e-commerce platform that originated in Egypt and is now primarily based in Saudi Arabia. It offers complete infrastructure for on-line retailers, together with storage, delivery, cost processing, and product catalogues. The corporate raised $6.75 million in a pre-Sequence B spherical. This funding was led by Norrsken22 and noticed continued participation from current buyers akin to 4DX Ventures, Raed Ventures, BECO Capital, Breyer Capital, Endeavour Catalyst, and Beltone VC. The capital shall be used to speed up Taager’s growth throughout the MENA area, improve its AI-driven gross sales instruments, and strengthen operations in its main markets, which presently embody Egypt, Saudi Arabia, the UAE, and Iraq.
Future Hire – $5.7 million
FutureRent, a Cape City-based automobile subscription firm, secured R100 million ($5.7 million) in its first main funding spherical from a German household workplace. The corporate says the funding will allow it add over 450 autos to its fleet and meet rising demand for versatile, all-in-one automobile entry. The corporate seeks to interchange automobile possession with subscription providers, together with insurance coverage and upkeep.
Zero Carbon Cost – $5.5 million
Zero Carbon Cost is a South African clear mobility infrastructure startup devoted to constructing a community of off-grid, solar-powered ultra-fast electrical automobile (EV) charging stations. The corporate secured a $5.6 million fairness funding from the Improvement Financial institution of Southern Africa (DBSA). These funds shall be used to finance the rollout of ultra-fast charging stations each 150km alongside nationwide roads. Every web site shall be solar-powered with its personal battery storage, working off-grid and supporting net-zero transport objectives. This decentralised mannequin gives dependable, climate-friendly infrastructure that’s unbiased of the struggling nationwide grid, with landowners internet hosting stations receiving a income share. This deal highlights the rising institutional confidence in scalable, inexperienced transport infrastructure options.
Arc Experience – $5 million
Arc Experience is a Kenyan e-mobility platform that focuses on battery swapping and e-motorcycle leasing, primarily concentrating on “boda boda” (motorbike taxi) riders. The corporate raised $5 million from the UK’s British Worldwide Funding (BII). The funds shall be used for the deployment of 5,000 electrical bikes and the large-scale growth of their automated battery-swapping community in Nairobi and all through East Africa. Arc Experience goals to scale back prices and downtime for riders and set up itself as a sector chief in battery-as-a-service for bikes. This funding will allow the roll-out of a battery-swapping community.
Leta – $5 million
Leta is a Nairobi-based SaaS firm that optimises freight and supply logistics by offering AI-powered route administration for African companies. The corporate secured a $5 million seed spherical led by Speedinvest, with participation from Google’s Africa Funding Fund and Equator VC. The funds shall be allotted for geographic growth, expertise enhancements, and deeper penetration of their present markets, which embody Kenya, Uganda, Nigeria, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.
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