KawiSafi Ventures

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Fonds d'Acumen et IDEO.org : énergie propre et mobilité électrique pour les ménages à faible revenu.

Investment thesis

Investment ticket: — – —
Instruments: Equity
Preferred sectors: Energy, Financial services*
Target geographies: East Africa, West Africa
Stages (stated by the fund and from its deals): SeedDebt

Reference deals

Recent public deals: they say better than a thesis what the fund actually signs.

GoCab

February 2026 · Côte d'Ivoire

Debt45 M$Senior debtFinancial servicesCo-Invest

Co-investor alongside E3 Capital

Activity : Vehicle and productive-asset finance

GoCab , a pan-African mobility and financial services platform founded in 2024 by Azamat Sultan and Hendrick Ketchemen, has closed a USD 45 M financing round to scale ‘ethical’ vehicle financing for gig-economy workers.

Co-investors Cur8 Capital, Janngo Capital

Source : weetracker.com

GoCab

February 2026 · Côte d'Ivoire

Seed15 M$EquityFinancial servicesCo-Invest

Co-investor alongside Janngo Capital

Activity : Vehicle and productive-asset finance

Vehicle : Janngo Capital Startup Fund

GoCab offers a drive-to-own vehicle financing model for ride-hailing and delivery drivers in Abidjan, with daily payments leading to full ownership within three years.

Why they invested

$17 million ARR and over 1,000 vehicles already financed
Integrated model (financing + maintenance + insurance) creating multiple revenue streams
Addresses a massive need for formal mobility in West Africa
Complementary $30 million in debt to scale the vehicle portfolio

Co-investors Cumberland, Cur8 Capital, E3 Capital

Source : techpoint.africa

In short

KawiSafi Ventures invests across the following sectors: Energy and Financial services, in the following areas: East Africa and West Africa. Check in 30 seconds whether your company fits these criteria.

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