Clean, affordable goods movement for Africa's growing cities

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Greenfoot Africa designs, builds, and operates ZELO: An electric cargo mobility platform made in Tanzania for the African last mile, enabling small businesses to move goods for less, with zero emissions.

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The challenge

The last mile that keeps African cities running. Small, frequent B2B loads that no vehicle is built for.

Essential goods in African cities reach people through small shops, kiosks, and markets, restocked daily with small loads. These loads are often too heavy for a motorbike but too small for a van or truck, so businesses are forced to overpay or overload a motorbike and risk accidents, and almost every trip burns petrol on the streets where people live.

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90%

of everyday retail in the region goes through small businesses and retailers

66%

approximately 2 out of every 3 Africans will be city dwellers by 2050

average petrol price increase across East African countries from 2016 to 2026

Our approach

An integrated platform. Built for how African businesses move goods.

Built in Africa

Built locally, to be maintained locally.

The ZELO eTrike is a purpose-built vehicle with three to four times the capacity of a motorbike, on a locally fabricated frame built for sustained use and repairability.

Batteries swapped, no stop to charge.

ZELO eHubs are solar-powered battery charging and swap stations. eTrikes can swap a battery in under 2 minutes and never have to park to charge.

Enabled by Smart Tech

Reliable and accessible.

ZELO Connect manages bookings, order tracking, records, and tracks every distance and CO2 saved.

ACCESSED as a service

Deliveries, not vehicle to buy.

Businesses pay for deliveries, not vehicles, and trained riders do the work.

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Proof

Tested on Arusha's roads. With paying customers

3,200+

paid deliveries covering over 26,000 km.

70%

demonstrated energy cost savings compared to petrol motorbikes

more carrying capacity compared to a motorbike at the same price per trip

The Arusha rollout

Now scaling in Arusha: 30+ eTrikes, 3 solar-powered battery swap stations in partnership with EEP Africa

Under way

By December 2026

10 eTrikes, 1 hub, targeting 20 businesses

Planned

By June 2027

20 eTrikes, 2 hubs, targeting 60 businesses

Planned

By December 2027

30 eTrikes, 3 hubs, targeting 120 businesses

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Partners

We don't build this alone. Partners in funding, research, technology and manufacturing.

Partner with us

Partners in clean, affordable goods movement.

We build long-term partnerships with investors, development partners, programmes, industry and government to bring clean, affordable goods movement to more African cities.