BuuPass Rasies $1.3m In Pre-seed Round To Build Digital Infrastructure For Long-Distance Transport In Africa
BuuPass Rasies $1.3m In Pre-seed Round To Build Digital Infrastructure For Long-Distance Transport In Africa. Kenyan startup BuuPass has announced that it has managed to raise and secure $1.3m in pre-seed round to build the digital infrastructure that is needed for long distance transport in Africa. The Co-Founder Sonia Kabra took to LinkedIn to make the announcement.
Her post said, “🎉 I’m thrilled to announce that BuuPass – Bus, Train & Flight bookings team has just raised a pre-seed round with several investors to build the digital infrastructure for long-distance transport in Africa! 💻🌍 🚍 With this funding, we are excited to expand our footprint in Kenya and Uganda and are actively looking for opportunities to bring our platform to other African countries. 🌍🌍🌍Our ultimate goal is to create a comprehensive, continent-wide network of interconnected transport options for the seamless movement of people. 🚍🚕🚆Thank our investors and supporters for helping us take this important step forward! 🙏Shout out to my rockstar co-founder Wyclife Omondi and our amazing team at BuuPass! “
BuuPass is a digital marketplace for urban travellers to book their travel tickets. The company’s mission is to provide simple transport solutions that allows people to get from Point A to Point B. It envisions a world where people can be travel on their terms, be connected to opportunities, and live a life without borders. The company challenges itself to make simpler, smarter, and more sustainable solutions that positively impact daily lives.
“The funding will enable us to invest in growth activities, increasing our market share in East Africa, focusing on Kenya and Uganda. We will hire a team, especially on the growth side, and technology experts so that we can build systems for scale because our plan is to become a pan-African infrastructure for long-distance transportation,” Kabra said in a statement.
