TUMI Startup Accelerator in Nairobi, Kenya provides technical support to startups that work towards provision of transformative solutions to urban mobility challenges.
It is supported by the Transformative Urban Mobility Initiative which is a consortium of World leading organizations that work on sustainable transport.
Startups
TUMI Startup Accelerator 2018
Twende
Twende is a technology company offering convenient and comfortable alternatives to long-distance travel by providing a platform linking drivers and travellers going in the same direction.
GetBoda
GetBoda is a smart on-demand logistics platform that aims to improve the lives of our partners. We partner with experienced and reliable couriers to offer e-commerce, food delivery and courier services. GetBoda’s fundamental principles are : social impact, safety and efficiency and above all reliability.
Sure Corporation
With our flagship service – Safiri Express, we are optimizing transport efficiency to increase incomes by providing a safe, efficient, affordable & reliable mass transit platform assuring security of movement for human capital at the working class & BOP level. We keep the public transport sector moving – from Demand Aggregation, Supply Consistency,Service Scheduling,Promotion, Matching,Notifications,Tracking,Inventory Standardization,Pricing Payments,Quality of Service,Reviews and Compliance using big data, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning.
MyRide Africa
MyRide Africa is a dynamic Tech Startup geared towards transforming public transport in Africa using mobile technology. MyRide Africa connects commuters, PSV crew (Drivers and Conductors), Owners and Saccos via a mobile application. Commuters can rate the matatus, report them and communicate with each other. Drivers and conductors can share updates with their commuters. Owners and SACCOs can receive and respond to feedback from commuters as well as manage and monitor their vehicles.
AutoTruck E.A. Limited
Auto-Truck E.A Limited is a green technology company that fabricates and locally assembles electric powered three-wheeler light duty Cabs (Elo-Cabs) and handcarts (Elo-Carts) that are sold at relatively fairer prices as compared to the conventional three-wheeler and handcarts for use in taxi services and light transportation especially in small scale farming and in major Cities and towns.
Obaigo
Obaigo, a personal delivery app both on mobile and web platforms, giving users and commuters a new way to make money by making deliveries on trips they’re already taking around the city or upcountry. With the use of booths across the regions in the local towns, users who do not have smart phones are able to list their deliveries for available drivers on the way. Obaigo will disrupt the delivery market in Kenya expected to rise from approximately 5 billion in 2018 to 10 billion by 2020.
Ubabi Vanpooling
Ubabi Vanpooling Society is a social enterprise startup formed in response to the current transit challenges in Nairobi, Kenya. It is a membership based service whose focus is to provide safe, comfortable, convenient, affordable, and environment – friendly urban transportation.
An nisa Taxi
An Nisa started as an idea to provide a safer alternative taxi service to cater for women and children. There was a niche that had not been met and a lot of people were looking for such a service. It was also a determination to empower the women who work as taxi drivers in a male dominated industry.
Past Startups
LearnMine
Learmine is a platform that enables users to virtually share knowledge with other users by promoting and powering real time learning and collaborative environment. Learnmine aims to bring as much of the real world classroom into today’s rapidly growing virtual space.
RocKeSci
Science platform that gets kids interested in science at a very young age and helps them understand key science concepts that are in their syllabus via funky experiments and tutorials that are more suited to the east African market.
Idea Animations
We are an internationally acclaimed animation studio based in Nairobi, Kenya. We aim to bring new and ingenious approach to the growing advertising and film industry not only in Kenya but also in Africa
Elimu Advisor
Elimu Advisor is a web platform that helps and guides the KCSE graduates on career choices. It helps them do searches of the best suited courses for them to do as per their grades.
Jibonde Fresh
JibondeFresh is a fresh foods virtual hub that seeks to document informal food kiosks. Their Mission is to promote quality food and their vision is a well-nourished republic, healthy republic and sound republic.
Tevat
Tevat is a company whose aim is to tap and aid high-growth producing Entrepreneurs to raise capital for their innovative ideas more easily and conveniently. Through our portal we will provide a platform that brings together the entrepreneur looking for ways to raise capital and the investor seeking alternative investment opportunities.
Intelligent Traffic
Intelligent traffic have developed an intelligent traffic device. The device will be used to help the traffic officers to manage and significantly reduce the number of car accidents which are related to speeding and driver overworking. IT will warn, caution and bill the driver if there are black spots, children crossing, animal crossing, zebra crossing and gives the driver the limit of speed he/she should drive at that particular area/zone.
M-ASKA
M-ASCA is an indiscriminate mobile phone based accumulating savings and credit association that aims at bringing community members together in order to improve their livelihoods. Registered as a SACCO and a project of Mama Promotions Women Group