Our story

We're building the future of
African mobility.

RideCab was born from a simple observation: Africa's 1.4 billion people deserve world-class transportation. We started in Lagos in 2025. Today we're live in 9 countries and growing every week.

2025
Founded
9
Countries
2M+
Rides completed
80K+
Active drivers
Our mission

Making transportation accessible to every African

We started RideCab because getting around in African cities was either expensive, unreliable, or unsafe. We believed that with the right technology and the right team, we could change that.

Today, millions of people trust RideCab to get to work, school, hospital — and everywhere that matters. And tens of thousands of drivers earn a living that wasn't possible before.

100M+
Rides completed
4.8★
App store rating
99.9%
Service uptime
<3min
Avg. pickup time
Our values

What we stand for

People first

Every product decision starts with the question: does this make life better for riders, drivers, and couriers?

Built for Africa

We don't copy-paste solutions from Silicon Valley. We build for African roads, African infrastructure, and African users.

Move fast, build right

Speed matters, but not at the cost of safety, reliability, or trust. We move fast and build things that last.

Mission-driven

Our mission isn't just to grow — it's to create economic opportunity for hundreds of thousands of African drivers.

Our team

Meet the people building RideCab

A diverse team of builders, operators, and dreamers from across Africa.

SA

Seun Adeyemi

Co-founder & CEO

Former tech lead at Andela. Obsessed with African mobility and making transportation safer and more affordable for everyone.

CO

Chidi Okafor

Co-founder & CTO

Ex-engineering manager at Flutterwave. Built payment systems processing billions in transactions across Africa.

AE

Amaka Eze

Chief Operating Officer

Previously led operations at Kobo360, scaling logistics across Nigeria and Ghana.

KB

Kwame Boateng

VP of Expansion

Led Jumia's market entry into 5 African countries. Now opening new cities for RideCab.

FH

Fatima Hassan

VP of Safety & Trust

Safety expert with 8 years at Uber. Building RideCab's safety framework from the ground up.

DM

David Mwangi

Head of Driver Experience

Started as a driver. Now leads the team that ensures every driver thrives on the platform.

Backed by the best

Our investors

We've raised $12M from leading investors who believe in Africa's mobility future.

Y Combinator
Techstars
Founders Fund
Partech Africa
Ventures Platform

Want to build with us?

We're always looking for exceptional people who want to reshape African mobility.