Startup News: Sub-Saharan Africa

- 23.07.2022
- English
- Metro Africa Xpress Inc. received $31 million last year to develop the electric car market on the continent - a difficult task due to chronic electricity shortages in the region. According to CEO Adetayo Bamiduro, the company plans to enter countries such as Egypt, Cameroon and Uganda by 2023, compared to Nigeria and Ghana at present.

- 19.07.2022
- English
- Millions of households in Nigeria lack access to electricity and rely on generators to power their homes. A Lagos-based startup, QuadLoop, hopes to change that by providing solar-powered lanterns made from electronic waste. The company focuses primarily on rural Nigeria.

- 18.07.2022
- German
- In Namibia, the topic of startup promotion has not yet arrived. Why should I become an entrepreneur instead of going to a secure job? In a country where many people struggle to feed their families, startup is a luxury for now. This is often a hurdle in emerging markets because there is no social safety net like there is in Germany, for example.

- 14.07.2022
- English
- Kenyan e-mobility startup BasiGo, which aims to revolutionize public transportation by offering public transit bus owners a low-cost electric alternative to diesel, has been selected as one of the winners of the 2022 Keeling Curve Prize (KCP). This year's award ceremony for the KCP winners took place live in Darmstadt, Germany.

- 09.07.2022
- English
- SolarTaxi's electric vehicles are designed to charge at home, but as the market grows, the company plans to build and deploy solar charging stations to support their use. Meanwhile, it will also soon launch the SolarCampus app, which will allow university students to use e-transportation services.

- 07.07.2022
- English
- ColdHubs is a Nigerian company that operates solar-powered cold rooms and offers a pay-as-you-store service for fresh produce to small farmers and market traders. Jeanette Clark spoke with Ikegwuonu about its planned regional expansion, diversifying its business and moving away from cash transactions.

- 30.06.2022
- English
- Founded in 2017 by five students, this renewable energy company in southeastern Nigeria manufactures solar inverters and charge controllers from locally sourced materials (with the exception of semiconductors). But that's not all: at some point, Greenage Technologies also wants to manufacture batteries for solar power systems.

- 23.06.2022
- English
- With the new exchange and charging station at Hurlingham in Nairobi, there are now a total of three battery exchange and charging stations, following TotalEnergies Dagoretti and Mountain View. Motorcyclists in Kenya are already accustomed to a similar exchange model, as they play a large role in the exchange and supply of LPG (cooking gas cylinders).

- 17.06.2022
- English
- Mpaya Energy offers a software solution that analyzes water, gas or electricity consumption and helps identify leaks and where you could use less. The submetering system helps homeowners and shopping centers track the electricity usage of each tenant in their building.

- 17.06.2022
- English
- Greenage Technologies Power Systems Limited has signed an investment agreement worth $500,000 (€302,500,000) with Shell-funded investment company All On. The financing will be used to build and expand Greenage's charge controller and inverter manufacturing facility in Enugu State.

- 16.06.2022
- English
- Norah Magero wins the award with the Vaccibox, a small, mobile, solar-powered refrigerator that can safely store and transport medicines such as vaccines for use during immunizations in the field and in remote clinics. Magero is the first Kenyan to win the award in its eight-year history, and the second woman.

- 14.06.2022
- English
- With nearly 400 bikes on the road and 35,000 swaps per month, Ampersand is pioneering the switch to electric motorbikes which they believe will save on fuel and maintenance while doubling the boda boda drivers’ income.
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