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Moroccan-Senegalese startup Weego, founded by Saad Jittou and Mor Niane, has closed a $1.1 million funding round with Azur Innovation Fund. This round aims to accelerate the deployment of its multimodal transport platform in Morocco, both for the general public and for businesses, and to initiate its expansion across Africa, Europe and the Middle East.
Urban congestion is one of the main economic obstacles in major African cities. Weego positions itself as the digital link between the different modes of transport: buses, trams, taxis and private transport services.
Weego seeks to make public transport as simple and predictable as using a private car by allowing users to plan and track their trips in real time on a single interface. Alongside its work on public transport, Weego is strengthening its solutions for businesses. The startup helps employers optimise employee transportation, thereby reducing logistics costs and carbon footprint, while improving punctuality and employee comfort.
“Transportation is the primary obstacle to economic activity in our cities. By 2030, our metropolitan areas will have to manage unprecedented passenger flows. At Weego, we are building the technological layer that connects existing infrastructure to make it more efficient. This funding enables us to accelerate this vision in Morocco and begin our regional expansion,” said Saad Jittou, CEO and co-founder of Weego.
Adnane Filali, managing partner at Azur Innovation Fund, added, “Weego’s approach addresses a critical need: the unification of transport modes. By investing in this solution, we are supporting a Moroccan innovation capable of becoming a regional standard and meeting the modernisation requirements of our African cities.”
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