BasiGo is an early-stage e-mobility start-up looking to revolutionize the public transportation sector by providing matatu owners with a cost-effective electric alternative to diesel.
Headquartered in Nairobi, Kenya, our team is strategically composed of seasoned entrepreneurs who have spent over a decade working and innovating within electric vehicle technology, mobility in Africa, and renewable energy financing. We are a team dedicated to creating an inclusive sustainable mobility revolution in Africa.
BasiGo offers bus operators an Electric Bus solution that is more affordable, more convenient, and more reliable than a diesel alternative. To help bus operators receive the benefits of electric drive, BasiGo provides a complete electric bus solution including:
1) Electric Buses that operate all day on a single charge with proven, safe battery technology
2) Charging depots located close to bus routes providing guaranteed charging and expert preventative maintenance every night
3) Innovative Pay-As-You-Go financing that makes BasiGo buses affordable to purchase and lower cost to operate than diesel buses
Location: Kenya, Nairobi
Employees: 11-50
Phone: +254 716 054491
Total raised: $10.9M
Founded date: 2021
Funding Rounds 2
| Date | Series | Amount | Investors |
| 24.11.2022 | - | $6.6M | - |
| 09.02.2022 | Seed | $4.3M | - |
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| 11.04.2024 | Kenyan electric bus startup BasiGo raised $3 M Equity fundin... | BasiGo, a Kenyan startup providing electric bus solutions, has received US $3 million in equity fund... | incubees.c... |
| 07.04.2024 | BasiGo, an electric bus startup in Kenya, has raised $3 mill... | BasiGo, a Kenyan startup providing electric bus solutions, has received US$3 million in equity capit... | techgistaf... |
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| 21.12.2023 | BasiGo, a Kenyan e-bus startup, has raised $5 million in deb... | BasiGo, a Kenyan startup that provides electric bus solutions, has received a US$5 million debt faci... | techgistaf... |
| 15.12.2023 | Kenyan e-bus startup BasiGo secured $5 M Debt funding to sca... | British International Investment (BII), the UK’s development finance organization, has granted US $5... | incubees.c... |
| 08.12.2023 | EV startup BasiGo secures $5m debt facility to scale local p... | Share this: Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new... | appsafrica... |
| 05.12.2023 | BasiGo gets $5 million loan to ramp up e-bus assembly in Ken... | BasiGo raised nearly $11 million in 2022. It has since expanded to Rwanda. BasiGo, an electric bus c... | techcabal.... |
| 24.07.2023 | Public transit is driving EV sector growth in Kenya | The public transit sector in Kenya is driving the country’s electric vehicle adoption as global call... | techcrunch... |
| 23.11.2022 | BasiGo, a company based in Kenya, has raised $6.6 million in... | The first company to offer electric buses in Kenya, BasiGo, has announced a funding round of USD$6.6... | techgistaf... |
| 21.11.2022 | BasiGo from Kenya raised $6.6 M to begin selling electric bu... | For the purpose of starting the commercial supply of locally produced electric buses and charging in... | incubees.c... |
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