
Tuverl is an app that seeks to make Public Transport cheaper and more accessible to millions of commuters across Africa by helping Public Transport Operators optimize their routes, reduce operational costs and increase revenue. Tuverl leverages Cloud Computing, Data Analytics, Geolocation, FinTech, and Machine Learning to improve and optimize Public Transport and fundamentally change how commuters in African countries pay for it, starting with Zimbabwe. We have 2 Mobile Applications, a Commuter App for commuters and an Operator App for Public Transport Operators. Using the Tuverl App, Commuters can live track intracity buses and minibuses, book intercity trips on buses, hail a Taxi on demand, and pay for their Public Transportation using local fintech solutions. Commuters can rate and review their trips creating a transparent industry that fosters quality customer service. The Tuverl Operator App empowers Drivers and Operators with tools to broadcast the live locations of their vehicles, manage their fleets, and process fares digitally. This helps these two stakeholders to increase the number of commuters per trip, increase the number of trips per day and reduce the usage of resources like fuel and man-hours that are wasted by randomly searching for commuters. Our work seeks to promote Sustainable Development Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities. Our vision is to support smart, resilient, and sustainable cities and communities in African countries by improving Urban mobility and public transportation.

Tuverl is an app that seeks to make Public Transport cheaper and more accessible to millions of commuters across Africa by helping Public Transport Operators optimize their routes, reduce operational costs and increase revenue. Tuverl leverages Cloud Computing, Data Analytics, Geolocation, FinTech, and Machine Learning to improve and optimize Public Transport and fundamentally change how commuters in African countries pay for it, starting with Zimbabwe. We have 2 Mobile Applications, a Commuter App for commuters and an Operator App for Public Transport Operators. Using the Tuverl App, Commuters can live track intracity buses and minibuses, book intercity trips on buses, hail a Taxi on demand, and pay for their Public Transportation using local fintech solutions. Commuters can rate and review their trips creating a transparent industry that fosters quality customer service. The Tuverl Operator App empowers Drivers and Operators with tools to broadcast the live locations of their vehicles, manage their fleets, and process fares digitally. This helps these two stakeholders to increase the number of commuters per trip, increase the number of trips per day and reduce the usage of resources like fuel and man-hours that are wasted by randomly searching for commuters. Our work seeks to promote Sustainable Development Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities. Our vision is to support smart, resilient, and sustainable cities and communities in African countries by improving Urban mobility and public transportation.
What: Mobile platform to make public transport cheaper and more accessible for commuters and operators (launch focus: Zimbabwe / Africa)
Founders / leadership: Hope Tairo Ndhlovu (Co‑founder & CEO); Bahlakoana Mabetha (Co‑founder & CTO)
Product: Two mobile apps — Commuter app (live tracking, intercity bookings, taxi hailing, digital payments, ratings) and Operator app (live vehicle broadcasting, fleet management, digital fare processing)
Recent financing signal: Most recent listed round: Non‑equity Assistance closed 2021-09-27; named backers include Smart Cities Innovation Programme, RevRoad, MassChallenge
Tech: Cloud computing, data analytics, geolocation, FinTech integrations, machine learning
Public transportation / urban mobility in African cities
Mobility / Public transportation
“Named backers include Smart Cities Innovation Programme, RevRoad, and MassChallenge”