Kenyan mobility startup Data Integrated raises funding from Toyota Tsusho
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KENYA – Kenyan startup Data Integrated which provides public service vehicles with bus management and digital ticketing systems, has raised an undisclosed amount of funding from the Toyota Tsusho Corporation. “Under such circumstances, Data Integrated launched its cashless payment system approved by the authority as well as a passenger application for bus searching, booking and payment, which fully leverages its operators’ network in order to further contribute to hygienic public bus services together with the government,” the company said. “Toyota Tsusho has been engaged in mobility businesses in Africa mainly from a hardware perspective, such as vehicle and after service supply. The investment into Data Integrated today is strategically positioned to accelerate the MaaS/CASE businesses from a software perspective. We are fully committed to solve social challenges in the mobility sector in Africa by bringing complementary knowledge from both hardware and software point of view,” the statement added.