Asset-light fleet management and data platform
The Operational Engine for Emerging Market Fleets
We combine an asset-light framework with smart operational tracking to lower vehicle running costs, protect profit margins, and turn informal transport into highly efficient commercial networks.
Historical baseline
An Operation Tested
12 Active Vehicles
Currently deployed on the road and generating live operational data.
44 Vehicles Total
Successfully managed and deployed historically across our founders' ecosystems.
16 Months
Or less to fully recover the total cost of ownership for added fleet assets.
30% Reduction
Minimum drop in running costs per mile achieved compared to the standard local market.
Putting in place measures of extreme discipline on the physical side of operations enabled de-risking our business model using our founders' close industry networks before seeking external venture capital.
The problem
The Status Quo
Stage 01
Route Blindness
Fleet owners have no clear data on passenger demand. This leads to vehicle shortages at busy hubs, resulting in long passenger waiting times and lost daily revenue.
Stage 02
Operational Friction
Daily operations suffer from a lack of tracking. Owners face continuous cash leakage from untracked earnings, poor driver management, and sudden, expensive out-of-pocket repair costs that drain cash flow.
Stage 03
The Funding Ceiling
Because the business operates entirely on cash and loose paper records, it is completely unbankable. Without a verified digital history of earnings and maintenance, banks refuse to lend, putting a hard limit on business expansion.
The answer
Our Solution
Direct Procurement Access
We hold long-term relationships with commercial vehicle dealers across Europe, bypassing expensive third-party brokers. The result: a lower capital barrier for fleet partners and a secured 16-month TCO recovery timeline.
Fixed-Cost Maintenance and Vetted Networks
We remove unpredictable breakdowns and part tracking through dedicated workshops running routine maintenance at contract rates, paired with direct access to trusted driver networks. Maintenance turnaround stays under 24 hours today, with a 7.5-hour target on upcoming software deployment.
Onboarding Speed: Port-to-Road in 32 Hours
We eliminate bureaucratic delays and get assets earning immediately. Current port-to-road onboarding runs at 32 hours, with an active target of 24.
Pre-seed milestone roadmap
The Leverage Thesis
Our mission
To institutionalise data accuracy and operational trust in highly fragmented informal transit ecosystems.
What's next
Scale our live fleet under management from 12 to 50 active vehicles, while deploying a scalable software platform engineered to seamlessly coordinate over 200 vehicles across The Gambia's urban areas.
The thesis
The informal African transit market is incredibly active but crippled by unmapped operational data. We build the database that controls it.
Capture
12 active vehicles proving real-world unit economics and route margins today.
Structure
Scaling to 50 assets under management to stress test our automated fleet-coordination software.
Validate
A robust software architecture built to orchestrate over 200 vehicles across expanding urban zones.
The ultimate outcome
From a fragmented landscape, we are setting out a blueprint for public transport and commercial logistics. Our data architecture is engineered from day one to scale across rapidly expanding African cities, restructuring from the ground up and gaining a majority stake in a multi-billion pound market.
Ecosystem partners
Contact Us
Contact our team directly at info@aquemobility.co or use the form below to request a meeting with us.