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CanGo Africa, formerly SafeMotos, closes shop over lack of funding

January 23, 2020January 23, 2020 Frank

AFRICA – CanGo Africa, formerly known as SafeMotos, an on-demand moto taxi app, and operating in Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), has closed after failing to raise sufficient funding to give it enough runway, reports Disrupt Africa. Founded in Kigali in 2014, SafeMotos used on-demand and vehicle telematics technology to connect users with vetted motorcycle taxi drivers through its mobile app. After more than 500,000 trips completed in Kigali, SafeMotos has expanded to Kinshasa, the capital of the DRC, and rebranded as CanGo Africa last year after…

Rwanda’s ride hailing app SafeMotos rebrands to CanGo, expands to DRC

September 11, 2019September 11, 2019 Frank

RWANDA – Rwandan SafeMotos, on-demand transport startup, has rebranded to CanGo and expanded operations into the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) after securing its largest funding round yet earlier this year. According to Disrupt Africa, the company was founded in Kigali, SafeMotos uses on-demand and vehicle telematics technology to connect users with vetted motorcycle taxi drivers through its mobile app. After more than 500,000 trips completed in its pilot market, SafeMotos has now expanded to Kinshasa, the capital of the DRC, and rebranded as CanGo Africa. Co-founder and chief executive…