SPIRO is a Time 100 Influential Company 2024. Our mission is to accelerate the access of affordable, clean energy technology in the mobility sector through excellent customer service and continued agility. Currently building manufacturing and assembling facilities, SPIRO will be the first company to manufacture e-bikes and batteries in Africa, helping to solve import-export imbalances, unlocking economic growth and sustainable development. SPIRO is the largest EVs company in Africa and is uniquely focused on Africa’s clean industrialization through e-mobility technologies. Designed around swappable batteries and connected to SPIRO ’s extensive charging infrastructure, our different motorcycle models deliver clean transport built-for-purpose to address local market challenges.
Total raised: $215M
Funding Rounds 1
| Date | Series | Amount | Investors |
| 02.06.2026 | - | $215M | - |
Mentions in press and media 7
| Date | Title | Description |
| 04.06.2026 | Africa's Green Surge: Spiro Secures $215M to Electrify Continent | Spiro, Africa's leading electric mobility provider, secured a landmark $215 million investment. This capital will turbocharge its pan-African expansion. The company deploys extensive EV and battery-swapping infrastructure across seven natio... |
| 02.06.2026 | Indian Entrepreneur Gagan Gupta's African EV platform Spiro Raises USD 215M; Pune Tech Center to Drive Continental Scale | Pune, Maharashtra, India Leading scale-up Spiro has secured a landmark USD 215 million investment round backed by major institutional investors including Impact Fund Denmark and Equitane. Spiro’s Global Technology and Engineering Center in ... |
| 01.06.2026 | African EV platform Spiro raises $215M in equity to scale electric mobility and energy infrastructure across Africa | Leading scale-up Spiro has secured a landmark $215M investment round backed by major institutional investors including Impact Fund Denmark, and Equitane. With Spiro already operating across seven of Africa's fastest-growing urban markets, t... |
| 05.12.2024 | Spiro Highlights Commitment to Sustainable Development Goals at COP Event in Baku | By integrating sustainability into every aspect of our operations, we are not only reducing emissions but also contributing to broader economic development. Our work aligns directly with the UN SDGs” — Kaushik Burman, CEO of SpiroNAIROBI, K... |
| 10.11.2024 | Electric vehicles in Africa: what’s taking so long? | In sub-Saharan Africa, high levels of particulate matter (PM2.5) pollution from vehicle tailpipe emissions cause poor health, developmental stunting and even death. Vehicle emissions also contribute to global warming. Electric vehicles coul... |
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