Gabon’s POZI Raises €650,000, Making History as First Gabonese Startup with Foreign VC Investment

When a Gabonese startup closes an international funding round, it’s not just news. It’s a statement. POZI, a homegrown logistics and telematics company, has raised €650,000 (about ₦1.1 billion) from investors including Saviu Ventures and Emsy Capital, with advisory support from Chazai Wamba, marking Gabon’s first-ever international venture capital deal for a tech startup.

It’s a small number by Silicon Valley standards, but for Central Africa, it’s a significant milestone, one that might redefine how investors view a region often overlooked in Africa’s digital economy.

POZI's Regional Expansion Plan

Founded in Gabon, POZI focuses on fleet management and connected mobility, offering AI-driven telematics systems that allow businesses to monitor vehicles, analyze driving behavior, and anticipate maintenance needs.

In simple terms, it helps companies run smarter fleets, reducing costs, improving safety, and optimizing routes through data. The startup already connects over 2,500 vehicles, serving both local and international clients.

The goal now is expansion. With this funding, POZI plans to establish a presence in Côte d’Ivoire by 2025, before scaling to 10 African countries and connecting 35,000 vehicles by 2030.

That kind of growth would position it among Africa’s leading telematics providers, a market expected to surge as logistics and supply chain sectors across the continent digitize.

How POZI Opened Gabon to Global VC

The significance of this deal goes beyond the numbers. It marks a turning point for Gabon’s startup ecosystem, which has lagged behind West and East Africa’s hotbeds like Nigeria, Kenya, and Egypt.

Until now, Gabonese startups have largely relied on local or regional financing. International investors typically avoided the market, citing small population size, limited ecosystem support, and weak venture infrastructure.

POZI’s success in securing international capital signals that perception is beginning to shift. It’s proof that viable tech businesses can emerge from anywhere, even regions without well-established startup pipelines.

For investors like Saviu Ventures, which has backed startups in Côte d’Ivoire and Senegal, this move reinforces a strategy of finding underexplored, high-potential markets across Francophone Africa.

Scaling Data-Driven Logistics

Fleet management and logistics in Africa are ripe for innovation. From delivery companies to oil and gas fleets, the continent’s logistics networks are still highly inefficient. Businesses often lack visibility into how vehicles are used, leading to fuel losses, accidents, and poor asset utilization.

POZI’s AI-powered platform addresses that by collecting real-time data on driving patterns, vehicle health, and location, then using analytics to improve operations.

However, scaling that model isn’t easy. Expansion requires physical installation of tracking hardware, reliable connectivity, and local partnerships, all of which can be costly and complex across different regulatory environments.

€650,000 is a solid start, but it’s not enough to sustain multi-country operations without strategic efficiency. The next test for POZI will be execution: turning this capital into sustainable growth and proving that its model works across borders.

Inspiring a New Wave of Central African Tech

This deal’s symbolic weight might be its biggest win. POZI’s raise effectively plants Gabon on the continental startup map, where Central Africa has long been underrepresented.

It sends a message to both founders and investors: there’s untapped potential beyond the usual hotspots. If POZI’s story sparks more attention from accelerators, VCs, and ecosystem builders, Gabon could begin to see the early foundations of a proper innovation economy.

For now, POZI stands as a case study in resilience and timing, a team betting that Africa’s logistics sector is ready for data-driven disruption, and that Gabon can be part of that story.