Spiro raises Sh28bn to expand bikes production, battery swap

spiro

Spiro electric motorbikes during their launch at Mombasa's Mama Ngina Waterfront, Kenya on September 1, 2023.

Photo credit: File | Nation Media Group

Electric motorcycle company Spiro has raised $215 million (Sh27.8 billion) in fresh funding to expand its battery-swapping network, local manufacturing and enter new African markets.

The equity funding round, where a firm raises capital by selling ownership shares, was led by Impact Fund Denmark, Denmark’s development finance institution, alongside Spiro’s Dubai-based parent company, Equitane.

PAYE Tax Calculator

Note: The results are not exact but very close to the actual.