SafeBoda - About the company
SafeBoda is a series C company based in Kampala (Uganda), founded in 2014 by Alastair Sussock and Maxime Dieudonné. It operates as a Secure on-demand moto-taxi. SafeBoda has raised $227K in funding from investors like Google, Allianz X and Go Venture. The company has 7 active competitors, including 1 funded and 2 that have exited. Its top competitors include companies like Uber, Careem and FlitWays.
Company Details
SafeBoda is a on-demand motorcycle taxi catering to Africa. As per the local need safe Boda primarily focuses on safety, security and trust between the driver and passenger owing to a number of safety complaints with offline players. Their mobile app platform and we serve +1,000 users per day and have +750 installs across Android and iOS platforms.
- Website
- safeboda.com
Key Metrics
Founded Year
2014
Location
Kampala, Uganda
Stage
Series C
Total Funding
$227K in 3 rounds
Latest Funding Round
Ranked
3rd among 7 active competitors
Employee Count
327 as on Jul 31, 2026
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SafeBoda's funding and investors
SafeBoda has raised a total funding of $227K over 3 rounds. Its first funding round was on Feb 09, 2016. Its latest funding round was a Series C round on Dec 16, 2021 for $*****. 1 investor participated in its latest round. SafeBoda has 14 institutional investors and 1 angel investor.
Here is the list of recent funding rounds of SafeBoda:
Date of Funding | Funding Amount | Round Name | Post-Money Valuation | Revenue Multiple | Lead Investors | Other Investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Dec 16, 2021 | 4010018 | Series C | 5064308 | 3143000 | 9294632 | 7866218 |
May 07, 2019 | 6253091 | Series B | 2422096 | 2474155 | 4081449 | 1310329 |
Feb 09, 2016 | 1075345 | Seed | 9428880 | 1251637 | 7669192 |
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SafeBoda's founders and board of directors
Founder? Claim ProfileThe founders of SafeBoda are Alastair Sussock and Maxime Dieudonné.
Here are the details of SafeBoda's key team members:
- Alastair Sussock: Co-Founder & Co-CEO of SafeBoda. Contact Info: 1 email address
- Maxime Dieudonné: Co-Founder of SafeBoda. Contact Info: 1 email address
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SafeBoda's employee count trend
SafeBoda has 327 employees as of Jul 26. Here is SafeBoda's employee count trend over the years:
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SafeBoda's Competitors and alternates
Top competitors of SafeBoda include Uber, Careem and FlitWays. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of SafeBoda, ranked by Tracxn score:
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Rank | Company Details | Short Description | Total Funding | Investors | Tracxn Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st | Uber 2009, San Francisco (United States), Public | Network providing on-demand transportation, delivery, and business management solutions | $13.2B | 89/100 | |
2nd | Careem 2012, Dubai (United Arab Emirates), Acquired | App-based ride-hailing aggregator | $772M | 77/100 | |
3rd | Secure on-demand moto-taxi | $227K | 59/100 | ||
4th | FlitWays 2012, Culver City (United States), Deadpooled | Taxi booking platform | $655K | 26/100 | |
5th | Spesho Taxi 2016, Kampala (Uganda), Unfunded | On-demand transportation service | - | - | 25/100 |
6th | Airport taxi booking platform | - | 25/100 | ||
7th | Online based platfrom for taxi services | - | 24/100 | ||
8th | App-based platform for motorized two-wheeler and delivery services | - | - | 17/100 | |
9th | App-based platform offering ride-hailing services | - | - | 16/100 | |
10th | Entebbe Airport Cab 2019, Kampala (Uganda), Deadpooled | App-based platfrom for Airport transfers | - | - | 16/100 |
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SafeBoda's Investments and acquisitions
SafeBoda has made no investments or acquisitions yet.
Reports related to SafeBoda
Here is the latest report on SafeBoda's sector:
News related to SafeBoda
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Ugandan moto-taxi app SafeBoda transitioning to “super app” with added servicesDisrupt Africa•Feb 07, 2022•SafeBoda
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Uganda’s SafeBoda becomes the first startup to benefit from Google’s Africa Investment FundInnovation-village•Dec 17, 2021•SafeBoda, Google
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This Ugandan startup is pursuing a partnership model to sell meat onlineDisrupt Africa•Apr 10, 2020•Theonlinebutchery, SafeBoda
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Ugandan moto-taxi startup SafeBoda expands to Nigeria with Ibadan launchDisrupt Africa•Mar 09, 2020•SafeBoda
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SafeBoda raises funding from GO-JEK to venture into mobile paymentsTechMoran•May 09, 2019•SafeBoda, Allianz X, Go Venture
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Allianz X, Go-Ventures back African ride-hailing appTech in Asia•May 07, 2019•SafeBoda, Allianz X, Go Venture
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Former Andelan, Babajide Duroshola, Joins Safeboda As Country Head, NigeriaInnovation-village•May 07, 2019•SafeBoda
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