Participated · Equity · Jun 2026

Founded in 2022, Spiro builds and operates dense networks of battery-swap stations for electric motorcycles and assembles vehicles in select markets. It also operates a battery recycling plant in Nigeria and has plans to expand into markets such as Ethiopia and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The company reports deployments of more than 100,000 electric motorcycles and over 2,500 swap stations across seven African markets. Spiro combines vehicle financing, local manufacturing and energy infrastructure, including solar-powered swap stations and battery storage systems. Its recent $215 million equity raise, alongside prior raises of $100 million (led by Afreximbank’s FEDA) and $50 million in debt, positions the company to scale its network, manufacturing capacity and energy operations further. Spiro competes in a crowded African electric mobility market that includes players such as Ampersand, Roam and BasiGo.

Participated · Equity · Jan 2026

MAX operates a full-stack electric mobility and fintech business that supplies electric two- and three-wheelers to commercial drivers—called "Champions"—through a Pay-As-You-Go (PAYGO) financing model. The company combines vehicle sales/financing, battery-swapping stations, and proprietary IoT-enabled fleet management software to monitor vehicle health and driver payments. MAX assembles locally with production capacity of about 3,600 units per month and reports profitability in Nigeria. It is pursuing expansion into Ghana and Cameroon and aims to reach 250,000 drivers by 2027. To fund growth of its capital-intensive fleet and infrastructure, MAX is adopting an asset-backed lending structure and has begun attracting institutional debt such as the $8M facility from Triple Jump, following a prior $24M mixed equity and debt round that included Equitane DMCC and Novastar. The company faces regional competitors like Spiro and Ampersand but emphasizes deep integration of finance, hardware, and software as its differentiator.