Moove, a provider of revenue-based vehicle financing services for drivers in Africa, has collected a $23 million Series A co-led by Speedinvest and Left Lane Capital. The company also announced it has raised $40 million in debt. The Nigerian startup, which caters to the continent with the lowest per capita vehicle ownership in the world, is Uber’s exclusive car financing and vehicle supply partner in sub-Saharan Africa. Clocktower Technology Ventures and Spartech Ventures also participated in the funding, among others.
Moove is the latest entrant in the African fintech market to attract investor attention in 2021. Fintech startups in the region have secured around $330.5 million in H1, more than double the amount raised the entire year before, according to a report from Disrupt Africa, a tech-focused research and news organization based in the continent.