Top 20 Transportation Startup Investors in Rwanda (August 2026)

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• Trashie — Just a 'small-town' recycling and rewards platform trying to make it in the big city.
• ZeroAvia — ZeroAvia is producing the world's first practical zero emission aviation powertrain, initially targeting 20-seat airplanes to start replacing dirty jet fuel in regional transport
• Vammo — Leoparda Electric is a company that manufactures electric motorcycles.

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• Autogrid — AutoGrid Systems organizes energy data and employs big data analytics to generate real-time predictions that create actionable data.The company’s suite of flexibility management applications allows utilities, electricity retailers, renewable energy project developers and energy service providers to deliver cheap, clean and reliable energy bymanaging networked distributed energy resources (DERs) in real time and at scale. AutoGrid applications utilize petabytes of smart meter, sensor and third-party data, along with powerful data science and high-performance computing algorithms, to monitor, predict, optimize and control the operations of millions of assets connected across global energy networks.Established at Stanford University in 2011, they have assembled a team of world-class software architects, electrical and computer engineers, data scientists and energy experts who apply cutting-edge analytics and in-depth energy data science to solve the world’s most critical energy problems.
• 45-8 ENERGY — 45-8 ENERGY is exploring eco-friendly helium for uses in many industries.
• Ampersand — Ampersand catalyzes and power mass-market electric mobility. By supplying the battery swap network and operating system the company makes sustainable mobility rapidly accessible and affordable for developing markets, to improve livelihoods and the environment. With over a million km already covered by e-motorcycles in Africa using our plug-and-playpowertrain and energy network.

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• Ferntech — Take control of your decentralized power system with Odyssey's FernTech software and hardware. Get real-time insights and automate operations with our reliable data collection, system automation, and range of controllers and IoT gateways. Explore the FernTech product suite and see how it works in action. Contact us to learn more.
• Open Access Energy — South Africa's first multilateral wheeling software platform that automates energy transactions.
• 60Hertz Energy — Unify asset management with asset monitoring, enhance scheduling, and facile communication. Book a Demo Now!

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• Fasal — Fasal offers smart irrigation automation and fertigation automation system, soil moisture & temperature sensors, weather stations for precision irrigation
• Alt Mobility — ALT Mobility is a full-stack EV leasing platform offering mobility as a service (MaaS) for commercial vehicle users.
• BimaKavach — Buy business insurance online from India's top 25 insurers in minutes with AI-powered risk analysis, policy comparison, and customised coverage for businesses in India

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• Arifu — Home About Us Impact Gender Dynamics of Using Mobile Technology Informed Consumers Improve Financial Service Utilization Digital training benefits farmers and agricultural institutions Resources Careers Contact Us X DEMO SCHEDULE A DEMO About Arifu https://vimeo.com/531804968Arifu is an education technology company established in 2015 in Kenya. We offer a content marketplace that brings together subject matter
• Emata — Emata brings digital and affordable financial products to farmers in East Africa.
• Power — Putting individuals on the path towards financial health

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• Sproxil — Sproxil is an information technology company that focuses on supply chains and consumer engagement. It specializes in brand protection, consumer engagement, anti-counterfeiting, product authentication, and consumer promotions. The company was founded in 2009 and headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
• Orb Energy — Orb Energy is a vertically integrated solar company that manufactures solar panels, design, install, and services complete system, and finance C&I customers.
• MindRight Health — MindRight Health is a tech startup that provides mental health coaching over text message to empower communities to heal from trauma

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• Ampersand — Ampersand catalyzes and power mass-market electric mobility. By supplying the battery swap network and operating system the company makes sustainable mobility rapidly accessible and affordable for developing markets, to improve livelihoods and the environment. With over a million km already covered by e-motorcycles in Africa using our plug-and-playpowertrain and energy network.

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• EcoBites — EcoBites is a subscription service that delivers sustainably sourced and eco-friendly packaged snacks and meals to consumers doorsteps.
• Lawyeree — A platform offering AI legal advice to clients and allowing clients to be connected with the best lawyers.
• ZohoOptimizer AI — ZohoOptimizer AI is a platform designed to enhance Zoho’s suite of business applications by providing AI-driven process automation.

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• Book Your Own — Book Your Own is building an integrated travel ecosystem designed to unify India’s fragmented travel market.
• UrbanFarmers — UrbanFarmers is a platform that connects city dwellers with local urban farms and community gardens.
• Excel And Impact Agro — Excel And Impact Agro aims to tackle the chronic shortage of vegetable production in Côte d'Ivoire.

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• Klub — India's leading Revenue Based Financing platform with a vision to revolutionize growth capital. Join the Klub for fast, fair & flexible funding.
• Savannah Brands — Savannah Brands is a food & beverage company.
• African Originals — African Originals food and beverage company that offers authentic African craft beverages using traditional reciepies.

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• Afterwind — Afterwind® exists to preserve natural resources for future generations by recycling glass fibre assets into circular advanced materials with full traceability.We help asset owners and industrial manufacturers in Advanced Materials, Renewable Energy, and Construction recover and reuse end-of-life and byproduct materials without compromising theiroriginal properties, including glass and carbon fibres, PET and PVC foams, and resin powders.Team Afterwind is expanding across Europe, working on- or near-site to help our clients cut costs, CO2, and risks, while supplying stable, high-quality, circular advanced materials that deliver on EU Taxonomy and green targets.
• Salva Health — Salva Health is a healthcare solutions provider company that develops products to enable the prevention and early detection of diseases.
• Affinity — Join over 125,000 who trust the Affinity mobile app to manage their banking needs, from savings to payments, as well as instant loans

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• BioLite — BioLite designs off-grid personal scale energy products for cooking, charging, and lighting. Perfect for camping, fishing, tailgating, power outages, and more.
• Spironet — Time 100 Influential Company 2024 | Africa's Largest EV Player | 15k bikes deployed | 9 million battery swaps | 270 million clean KM driven
• Kasada Capital Management — Kasada is the leading independent real estate private equity platform dedicated to delivering sustainable value across the hospitality sector in Africa.

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• Kodak — A global technology company providing industry-leading products and services for commercial print, packaging, publishing, manufacturing and entertainment.
• Bayport Management — Bayport Management Limited, through its subsidiaries, provides retail financial services in the Republic of Mauritius and internationally.
• Harena Rare Earths — Harena Rare Earths is a mineral exploration company. It focuses on the Ampasindava Ionic Clay Rare Earths Project in Madagascar, which contains 606,000 tonnes of Total Rare Earth Oxides (TREO). The company explores and develops critical magnet metals like neodymium, praseodymium, dysprosium, and terbium for use in clean energy, electronics, anddefense sectors.

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• BFree — BFree focuses its collection processes on sustainably leading customers out of debt by giving them back control over their finances.
• Points Africa — Shop, earn & redeem Points Africa Loyalty Reward Points seamlessly at stores, restaurants, banks, fuel stations and more throughout Africa. Download the app now.
• Jackfruit Finance — Fast, flexible school financing in Kenya. Get working capital, projects, and asset loans designed around school fee cycles and growth needs.

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• SunCulture — At SunCulture, we strive to solve the biggest daily challenges of smallholder farmers. We use off-grid solar technology to provide our customers with reliable access to water, irrigation, lighting, and mobile charging, and we can do all of that with a single system.
• Coris Holding — Coris Holding is a financial institution that was established with the motive to provide support to SMEs and SMIs.
• Solon Capital Holdings — Solon Capital Partners is a West-Africa focused investment manager that is pioneering a new approach to economic development and poverty reduction in fragile and post-conflict states.

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• Grapevine — Grapevine makes it possible for groups to invite members, collect and distribute donations, establish a community and connect with nonprofits.
• Untapped Global — Untapped connects global investors, and foreign capital to opportunities in emerging markets. Delivering competitive returns, and measurable impact for global investors.
• Necessary Ventures — We invest in what the world needs.

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• Finaktiva — Finaktiva is the number one financial ally of Colombian entrepreneurs. We offer flexible and agile online financial solutions (loans in various forms, factoring and confirming) adjusted to the requirements of the companies. We also offer a range of non-financial tools through our platform to help SMEs´ grow. Our customers are typically businesseswith innovative business models, double-digit growth rates that have a positive impact in their communities.
• AgriCapital — AgriCapital is a financial service firm that provides store credit, productive credit, credit installments, and accompaniment services.
• Ampersand — Ampersand catalyzes and power mass-market electric mobility. By supplying the battery swap network and operating system the company makes sustainable mobility rapidly accessible and affordable for developing markets, to improve livelihoods and the environment. With over a million km already covered by e-motorcycles in Africa using our plug-and-playpowertrain and energy network.

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• Ampersand — Ampersand catalyzes and power mass-market electric mobility. By supplying the battery swap network and operating system the company makes sustainable mobility rapidly accessible and affordable for developing markets, to improve livelihoods and the environment. With over a million km already covered by e-motorcycles in Africa using our plug-and-playpowertrain and energy network.

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• Ampersand — Ampersand catalyzes and power mass-market electric mobility. By supplying the battery swap network and operating system the company makes sustainable mobility rapidly accessible and affordable for developing markets, to improve livelihoods and the environment. With over a million km already covered by e-motorcycles in Africa using our plug-and-playpowertrain and energy network.

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• zypl.ai — We help financial institutions, government entities make more accurate decisions
• AwanTunai — AwanTunai seek to reinforce Indonesian needs and productivity by providing digital loan for a better financial freedom and capability to micro-entrepreneurs
• IMAN — IMAN is a full-stack halal finance solution for merchants, shoppers, and investors.