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Treepz is a technology-driven transportation company focused on enhancing mobility across Africa. Founded in 2019 and headquartered in Ontario, Canada, Treepz operates in Nigeria, Ghana, Uganda, and Kenya, providing users with a reliable and comfortable commuting experience. Its application allows users to book trips for daily, inter-city, or corporate travel at the tap of a button. The platform offers features such as vehicle assistants, licensed drivers, and e-wallet payments, ensuring that users can book and pay for fast and convenient trips in real-time. Through its innovative approach, Treepz aims to create a safer and more efficient transportation system for commuters in the region.

Gokada is a mobile application that facilitates motorcycle and taxi rides in Lagos, Nigeria. It offers commuters safe, affordable, and convenient access to transportation via its Android and iOS app.

Treepz is a technology-driven transportation company focused on enhancing mobility across Africa. Founded in 2019 and headquartered in Ontario, Canada, Treepz operates in Nigeria, Ghana, Uganda, and Kenya, providing users with a reliable and comfortable commuting experience. Its application allows users to book trips for daily, inter-city, or corporate travel at the tap of a button. The platform offers features such as vehicle assistants, licensed drivers, and e-wallet payments, ensuring that users can book and pay for fast and convenient trips in real-time. Through its innovative approach, Treepz aims to create a safer and more efficient transportation system for commuters in the region.

TransAstra is a company focused on advancing technologies that facilitate the exploration and utilization of space resources, such as water and valuable materials found on asteroids and the lunar poles. The company excels in identifying and locating asteroids and orbital debris, including fast-moving objects that are difficult to detect with current technologies. By developing methods to prospect, harvest, and utilize these resources, TransAstra aims to support the growth of existing space industries and foster the emergence of new sectors, including space tourism. Their innovative approach includes the extraction of space resources to create rocket propellants, which can be used for commercial satellites and other applications, significantly enhancing the efficiency and sustainability of space operations.

Airlift Technologies, established in 2019 and headquartered in Lahore, Pakistan, operates a mobile application that facilitates passenger transportation by connecting them with bus-owners. The platform enables commuters to travel between residential and commercial hubs within the city. In 2020, Airlift expanded its services to include last-mile delivery, offering swift (within 30 minutes) delivery of essential items such as food, household supplies, and electronics across Lahore, Karachi, Islamabad, and Rawalpindi. Backed by First Round Capital, Airlift aims to promote self-empowerment through technology-driven logistics solutions that ensure safe, reliable, and affordable access to necessities, thereby encouraging shared mobility and affordable mass transport.