Eywa Miles

Digital Infrastructure for mass-mobility in developing markets. Mobility is an opportunity gateway for people. It determines where they can work and trade, whom they can meet, how they can access their wants and needs. Yet, moving people at scale remains a serious puzzle, especially in Africa where the infrastructure has remained sluggish while the urban population keeps growing (expected to double by 2050). Up to 85% of the population rely on shared vehicles to commute, but the service is unsafe, unreliable and overcrowded. This scares away the middle class, leaving in transit only the lowest income commuters. The fare they can afford decreases, below the OPEX to simply maintain the fleet. This is why public run transit initiatives are hardly viable without government subsidies. This also explains how informal transit has taken over Africa, compromising on safety and hiking fares at every opportunity. Our goal is to move over a billion Africans daily, safely, at the cost they can afford.