Morocco’s Weego Secures $1.1M to Expand Mobility Tech Across Africa
Weego, a Moroccan-Sengalese mobility startup has secured a total of $1.1 million in its early-stage from the Azur Innovation Fund, taking a bolder step in achieving its goals as a mission to transform urban transportation across Africa.
This funding was announced in Casablanca, by its founder Saad Jittou and Mor Niane. They revealed that Weego is building a multi-modal transport integration platform that connects private and public mobility services into a single layer.
By providing different means of transportation like shuttle buses, trams taxis and private services into a single digital interface. With these services, the platform aims at simplifying commuting, reducing congestion, and improving access to reliable transport in African cities. Also the software will be able to reduce the challenges and uncertainty that comes with frequent urban commutes in major African cities by allowing users to plan and track travels in real time.
According to Adnane Filali, Managing Partner of Azur Innovation, the investment made by Azur Innovation Fund is indicative of increasing engagement in digital infrastructure solutions and smart city technologies that may update transportation networks without requiring major physical investments. Weego has the potential to become a regional leader in urban transportation.
In Africa's rapidly developing cities, urban congestion has been identified as a significant economic restriction, and both governments and investors now focus on improving transportation efficiency. Additionally, Weego's solution focuses on business mobility, supporting companies in maximizing staff transport to lower costs, lower carbon emissions, and increase accuracy.
With regional expansion into Africa, Europe, and the Middle East, Weego joins a wave of African startups tackling mobility and infrastructure gaps through technology.
About Weego
Weego is a Moroccan-Senegalese mobility tech startup launched in 2020 in Morocco by Saad Jittou and Mor Niane. It was founded to simplify urban transport by integrating multiple transit options such as buses, trams, taxis, and private services into a single app that helps users plan and track journeys in real time, improving commuting efficiency in congested cities.