Global mobility firm that provides revenue-based vehicle financing and financial services to mobility entrepreneurs Moove, has raised £15 million fund from Emso Asset Management as it plans to scale up its operation in the U.K.
The African startup which has a growing global customer base of mobility entrepreneurs recently launched in U.K. Its first expansion in Europe. The startup is now set to debut a 100% EV rent-to-buy model that provides access to brand new, zero-emissions vehicles for a flat weekly fee.
The new fund will enable the mobility startup which seeks to be the largest EV partner on Uber’s platform in London to scale to up to 10,000 vehicles by the end of 2025 as it had earlier disclosed.
Speaking on the recent financing received, co-founder and co-CEO at Moove Ladi Delano said, “This financing comes at a really exciting time for Moove. With our international expansion underway in the UK and India, we’ve already shown that affordable and accessible vehicle financing for mobility entrepreneurs is a global challenge and one we’re committed to solving at Moove.
“We’re looking forward to scaling up our operations in the UK to enable drivers to transition to electric vehicles to drive forward the electrification of mobility.”
Founded in 2019 by British-born Nigerians Ladi Delano and Jide Odunsi, Moove is democratizing vehicle ownership in Africa by providing revenue-based vehicle financing to mobility entrepreneurs and has so far amassed more than 50% month-over-month growth since its launch.
The startup has also partnered with CFAO Motors, a department of CFAO Automotive, Africa’s largest automotive distribution network with a presence in 36 countries, with a purchase of over 5,000 brand-new fuel-efficient Suzuki vehicles for its mobility entrepreneurs across Ghana and Nigeria.
The mobility startup has recorded over three million rides that have been completed in its Moove-financed vehicles across six markets in Africa which are Lagos, Accra, Johannesburg, Cape Town, Nairobi, and Ibadan, with three product categories such as cars, trucks, and motorbikes.
