Yiri by Africa Global Logistics (AGL) and Digital Africa have launched Accelerate X Fuzé, a strategic challenge aimed at identifying, supporting, and scaling East Africa’s most innovative transport and logistics startups. Scheduled for Friday, November 21, in Kigali, the program invites up to 10–15 startups to pitch digital innovation solutions that address the evolving needs of the mobility and supply-chain ecosystem. This initiative represents a powerful gateway for local startups to gain access to acceleration, investment, and transformational networks.
The top five selected startups will enter a six-month acceleration programme with AGL, while two of them will receive Fuzé investment and 12 months of structured support from Digital Africa under the AEDIB 2 initiative. This blend of funding, mentorship, and ecosystem integration is designed to propel startups beyond proof-of-concept into scalable growth phases, positioning them to solve regional transport and logistics challenges at large.
Applications open on October 27, offering ambitious entrepreneurs a unique platform to engage with key players in Africa’s mobility innovation ecosystem. The challenge emphasises not just solutions, but the capacity to deliver meaningful impact, drive operational efficiency, and harness digital technologies—such as IoT, data analytics, automation, and sustainability—in the transport and logistics sector. It is tailored for startups that are ready to accelerate, scale, and lead transformation in East Africa.
This announcement underscores the growing recognition of logistics and transport as critical enablers of Africa’s economic growth. By spotlighting startups in this sector, Yiri, AGL and Digital Africa are reinforcing the importance of innovation in closing infrastructure gaps, improving supply‐chain resilience and enabling regional trade. Startups selected through Accelerate X Fuzé will gain access to partnerships, markets and capital that are often hard to reach in the early stages of growth.
For entrepreneurs in East Africa working at the intersection of transport, logistics and technology, this challenge is more than a pitch competition—it’s a launchpad for accelerated growth, strategic partnerships, and real sector impact. With the backing of global innovation bridges like Global Gateway, D4D Hub, and Expertise France, as well as ecosystem organisers such as AGL and Digital Africa, this initiative is positioned to catalyse the next wave of mobility-tech breakthroughs in Africa.
Here is the Link to apply, https://kw20qfzcb92.typeform.com/to/ETfzilDK?typeform-source=www.linkedin.com
