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Kawu Musa Idris-Idah, 15th July 2026

  • Company name: Spiro (formerly M AUTO Electric Mobility)
  • Year founded: M AUTO Electric Mobility was founded in 2014 and rebranded as Spiro in 2022 following a major investment by Africa Transformation and Industrialization Fund (now Equitane)
  • Founder: Mansoor AliKhan Abdul Buhari founded M AUTO Electric Mobility. Equitane was founded by Gagan Gupta
  • Operational in: Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, Cameroon, Togo, Benin, Nigeria
  • Total raised since founding year: USD 350 million+.

Funding breakdown

Year Stage / financing type (if available) Investors / financiers (if available) Amount raised (USD) & notes*
2022 Equity Africa Transformation and Industrialization Fund (ATIF, now Equitane) 20 million
2023 Debt GuarantCo, British International Investment (BII), Société Générale 63 million
2025 Growth financing Fund for Export Development in Africa (FEDA, an Afreximbank impact fund) 100 million
2026 Debt + Equity Afreximbank, Nithio, Africa Go Green Fund, Impact Fund Denmark, Equitane, NewTrails

215 million

* Includes USD 50 million debt financing secured in 2024 from Afreximbank, Nithio and Africa Go Green.

** Includes USD 55 million investment from NewTrails.

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