BuuPass Receives New Funding From Yango Ventures
Kenyan Startup, BuuPass, has received new funding from Yango Ventures, the investment arm of Yango Group
Kenyan Startup, BuuPass, has received new funding from Yango Ventures, the investment arm of Yango Group. The financial terms of the investment were not disclosed.
The funding will be directed towards enhancing its intercity travel booking services and broadening its presence in Africa. This arrives a year after BuuPass completed the acquisition of Quickbus, a competing platform with operations in Nigeria and South Africa.
The move gave BuuPass access to strategic markets and valuable partnerships across major travel corridors. The new investment is expected to support the company’s efforts in reinforcing its technical systems and accelerating growth throughout Africa.
Sonia Kabra, co-founder and co-CEO of BuuPass, emphasised the company’s mission to improve the continent’s travel infrastructure.
“Every new integration and operator strengthens our network,” she said while also praising Yango Ventures not just for providing funding but also for offering strategic insights that align with BuuPass’s goals.
Since launching in 2016, BuuPass has developed a digital platform that enables users to book tickets for buses, trains, and flights. The company’s tools offer features such as inventory management, payment processing, and reporting across both digital and physical channels. Today, it works with over 150 transport companies in Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, and South Africa.
With this latest investment, BuuPass has now raised a total of $2.94 million over four funding rounds. Its last known raise was a $1.3 million pre-seed round in 2023, which included backing from Founders Factory Africa, FrontEnd Ventures, Adaverse, and several angel investors. Yango Ventures’ involvement signals confidence in BuuPass’s long-term goal to become the leading digital infrastructure provider for intercity travel across Africa.
The fresh capital injection will help the company scale faster and provide more efficient solutions for the continent’s growing transportation needs.
