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Ampersand

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Rocket Ship Rating: 90 out of 100

Ampersand is Africa's leading EV energy tech company.

Also known as Ampersand Energy

  • Clean energy & storage
  • Mobility, autonomy & EVs
  • Climate positive
  • Hardware
  • Social impact
Status
Operatingas of 2026-09-22
Business model
B2C
Headquarters
Kigali, Rwanda
Founded
2016
Employees
more than 500 employeesSource (opens in a new tab)
Customers
drivers
Legal name
Ampersand USA, Inc
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Record updated 28 September 2026

About

We've created a world where motorcycle transport is cleaner and more profitable for customers than ever before, by building a commercial e-motorcycle fleet and battery swapping network at scale.

Funding snapshot

Total raised
$16.9MSEC form D sum, as of 2026-09-28Source (opens in a new tab)
Latest round
Round, $12.2M2023-12-15

Funding rounds

Round, 2023
$12.2M2023-12-15, SEC form D sold, 10 investors
Round, 2021
$500K2021-06-28, SEC form D sold, 1 investor
Round, 2021
$3.5M2021-03-31, SEC form D sold, 1 investor
Round, 2018
$366K2018-11-21, SEC form D sold, 1 investor
Round, 2018
$333K2018-04-23, SEC form D sold, 4 investors

Products

Web
AmperOps
Hardware
e-motos
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