A Treepz Inc received the award of Best Industrial Technology Company in Africa in 2022 in Global Startup Awards, which took place in Cape Town, South Africa, a competition that brought together more than 7500 startups from 54 countries in Africa.
Last year the Global Startup Awards expanded to Africa with goals focused on expanding the UN Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) by aligning technological innovation solutions with 55 countries competing in 12 categories such as From Agri Tech industry,, Health Tech, Industrial Tech e women in tech.
"We know that we need to find millions of solutions if we are to have any impact on resolving the climate crisis, and we know that many of those solutions are here on the African continent. We believe we can unlock Africa's growth much faster and position it as the tech continent of the future with these proof points in a few multi-year periods.,” said Jo Griffiths and Caitlin Nash, co-founders of Loudhailer and GIIG.
In the 2022 edition, the winning startups will receive funding to continue their social, environmental or economic impact on the African continent and where Treepz qualified in all three areas.
This financial endorsement will continue to help Treepz contribute its fair share to the United Nations SDGs, making cities more resilient and sustainable.
In the last three months alone, the company has effectively saved 519.792 kg of CO2 emissions in Nigeria, Ghana and Uganda. This is as a result of passengers sharing rides with Treepz-powered vehicles rather than driving their individual cars.
Treepz has been one of Africa's leading shared mobility startups and has established itself with around 10.000 daily rides completed on its platform.
As the company begins its 60-day countdown to 3 healthy years, it's important to note that Treepz has achieved notable milestones between those years, including the completion of 1,5 million reservations in 30 months of operations and expansion into Uganda and Ghana with acquisitions of Ugabus and Stabus in both countries respectively.
Today, Treepz has the number one market share in Ghana and Uganda in less than a year in both countries. The company was also one of the few startups to receive government approval for its operations in Lagos, while it recently closed state partnerships for its expansion across Africa.
