Go green. Go electric!
The Challenge
Africa will have 10 cities with a population over 10 Million people by 2025. This growing population requires a growing mobility network to serve it.
In African cities, diesel buses account for almost 40% of all passenger trips. But meeting growing mobility demand with more diesel buses poses an enormous challenge for our cities. Diesel tailpipe emissions are already a major source of both toxic air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions warming our planet. To meet growing mobility needs, African cities need a sustainable mobility revolution.
Almost half of all buses being produced globally are now electric. And East Africa has some of the cleanest and most affordable electricity in the world. Kenya produces over 70% of its electricity from renewable energy sources such as hydro, geothermal, solar, and wind. Replacing a diesel bus in East Africa with an electric bus would have greater impact than almost anywhere else in the world. An electric bus in East Africa would also cost owners less to operate. We have an opportunity to make East Africa a global leader in clean, affordable electric bus transit.
The Opportunity
Who we are
BasiGo is an e-mobility start-up looking to revolutionize the public transportation sector by providing public transport bus owners with a cost-effective electric alternative to diesel. Headquartered in Nairobi, Kenya, our team is strategically composed of seasoned entrepreneurs who have spent over a decade working and innovating within electric vehicle technology, mobility in Africa, and renewable energy financing. We are a team dedicated to creating an inclusive sustainable mobility revolution in Africa.
Meet the Team
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Jit Bhattacharya
CEO | Co-Founder
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Jonathan Green
CFO | Co-Founder
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Moses Nderitu
Chief Revenue Officer
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Samuel Kamunya
Head of Business Development
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Bertha Mvati
Head of Vehicle Asset Finance
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Meshack Nyabiba
Financial Controller
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Doreen Orishaba
Electric Bus Product Manager
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Francis Mungai
Service Engineering Manager
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Evans Koskei
Software Engineering Manager
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Susan Wanyoike
Finance and Admin Manager
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Bilha Mutuli
People Manager
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John Arwa
Charging Infrastructure Roll-out Lead
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Kennedy Owino
Charging Infrastructure Engineer
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Mitchell Goes
Vehicle Design Engineer
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Adi Pathak
Fleet Data Systems Engineer
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Phil Gorman
Vehicle Systems Engineer
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Alice China
Software Engineer
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Terry Anne Mwithiga
Procurement and Supply Chain Lead
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Mark Mbugua
Full Stack Developer
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Mercy Osingo
Procurement & Payables Officer
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Jonathan Mauti
Senior Technician
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Peter Githambo
Technician
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Ernest Muthiaine
Junior Data Analyst
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Lucy Sopia
Storekeeper
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Brightone Oranga
Senior Mechanic
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Brian Nyamongo
Mechanic
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Alice Kamweti
Office Caretaker
