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Mobility 54 Investment SAS is committed to solve social challenges in Africa with innovative mobility technologies and services. Mobility 54 Investment SAS was founded in October 2019 under a group joint venture among Toyota Tsusho Corporation and CFAO. We make early and transformational investments in companies that have innovative mobility technologies and services having potentials to solve the social challenges in Africa. We are dedicated to support our innovative partners with our vast and on-the-ground network of automotive operation in Africa under Toyota Tsusho and CFAO group.
Overview
Location
France, Ile-of-France, Sèvres
Employees
11-50
Founded date
2019
Mentions in press and media 10
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| Oct 23, 2024 | BasiGo raises $41.5 million to put electric buses on the road | BasiGo, a Kenya-based electric bus startup founded in 2021, has closed a $24 million Series A equity round and an additional $17.5 million in debt funding. The round was led by Africa50, a pan-African infrastructure investor, the British In... |
| Oct 3, 2022 | Weekly Economic Index: African central banks are raising interest rates | Like their peers in advanced economies, monetary policymakers across Sub-Saharan Africa have turned more aggressive with interest rates. On Tuesday, September 27 2022, Nigeria’s central bank (CBN) increased the country’s benchmark interest ... |
| Apr 28, 2022 | OnePort 365 secures $5 million seed funding to digitize freight management in Africa | OnePort 365, a digital freight forwarding company that makes it easier to move cargo to, from and within Africa, has raised $5 million in seed funding to drive the end-to-end digitisation of freight management in Africa and support its expa... |
| Apr 19, 2022 | ETAP secures $1.5 million pre-seed funding to drive car insurance penetration in Africa | ETAP, an insurtech startup that makes it easier to buy and claim insurance, has secured $1.5 million in pre-seed funding to grow its team and drive the adoption of much-needed car insurance across Africa. Starting in Nigeria, the new fundin... |
| Nov 15, 2021 | InfraCo expands e-mobility interests with Zembo investment | Private Infrastructure Development Group (PIDG) company InfraCo Africa, together with a consortium including Dutch private equity firm DOB Equity and Toyota Tsusho’s VC facility Mobility 54, has signed an agreement with Zembo, together comm... |
| Nov 15, 2021 | InfraCo expands e-mobility interests with Zembo investment | Private Infrastructure Development Group (PIDG) company InfraCo Africa, together with a consortium including Dutch private equity firm DOB Equity and Toyota Tsusho’s VC facility Mobility 54, has signed an agreement with Zembo, together comm... |
| Nov 2, 2021 | Mobility 54 Investment SAS invests in the Seed round of Nigerian Automotive Online Marketplace Autochek. | Mobility 54 Investment SAS invests in the Seed round of Nigerian Automotive Online Marketplace Autochek. 2021-11-02 Mobility 54 - the Corporate Venture Capital ("CVC") subsidiary of Toyota Tsusho Group ("Toyota Tsusho") ... |
| Apr 19, 2021 | $18.6m Samurai fund for African startups, Airtel is Nigeria’s fastest mobile network? | Share this article: Good day, Múyìwá here, Today, I am exploring Samurai Incubate’s $18.6m fund for African startups Ookla’s Q1 Market Report on the state of Nigeria’s mobile and fixed networks Samurai Incubate raises $18.6m to invest in mo... |
| Apr 15, 2021 | Japanese VC Samurai Incubate closes $18.6M fund for African startups | Samurai Incubate, a Tokyo-based venture capital firm, announced today it has closed its “Samurai Africa 2nd General Partnership” fund, totalling 2.026 billion yen (~$18.6 million). According to the firm, the fund was oversubscribed as it ta... |
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FAQ about mobility54
When was mobility54 founded?
mobility54 was founded in 2019.
What has the press written about mobility54?
Parsers VC has collected 10 articles mentioning mobility54, among them “BasiGo raises $41.5 million to put electric buses on the road” (Oct 23, 2024) and “Weekly Economic Index: African central banks are raising interest rates” (Oct 3, 2022).
Is mobility54 still active?
Yes, mobility54 is active; its latest activity on Parsers VC dates from Oct 26, 2024.