LULA

What they do:

LULA provides shuttles to people who want an affordable, safe, convenient and productive ride to work as well as to companies who need to get their staff from A to B. LULA also helps transport providers take their service to the next level by bringing them to a larger audience, digitising their fleet and improving their utilisation rates.

LULA is:

Convenient: Customers can book all their rides upfront at the click of a button and LULA’s drivers will pick them up from their front door

Sustainable: Reducing the number of cars on the road reduces carbon emissions

Safe: Customers can ride with their colleagues, friends or family with the peace of mind of being driven by an experienced, verified driver.

Why we invested:

Lula’s service addresses the significant challenges faced by commuters in South Africa, where traditional bus travel can be unreliable, unsafe, and lack seating guarantees. Lula's solution ensures that employees can commute to work securely and comfortably, with fixed, transparent pricing, fully-digitalized that enhances overall workplace accessibility and productivity.

Founding Team:

Velani Mboweni is the Co-Founder and CEO of LULA, He has quietly raised millions of dollars, served over 250 businesses, reduced over 1000 tons of CO2 and scaled across 5 cities in South Africa. He's a Forbes 30 Under 30 honoree, Fellow at the Harambeans and sits on the board of WESGRO and the CSIR (Smart Mobility).

Xabiso Nodada is the Co-Founder and Head of Product at LULA, Prior to LULA I founded company that started out network and infrastructure service provider, but ended up pivoting to become a design agency with a focus on branding, print design, product design, and website design & development which became a service provider for ECDC a state agency that helps SMMEs with funding branding and corporate identity etc..

Active in:

South Africa