Nigeria’s Treepz Expands to North America with Launch in Canada
TLDR
- Treepz has launched operations in Canada, securing the University of Toronto’s African Impact Initiative as its first corporate travel
- The Canadian expansion is supported by the Mayor of Brampton, Patrick Brown, and backed by initiatives like the Black Entrepreneurship Alliance’s Trade Accelerator Program
- Treepz has signed a two-year deal with the University of Toronto-sponsored African Impact Initiative, providing transportation for its annual trips to African countries
Treepz, a Nigerian mobility startup, has launched operations in Canada, securing the University of Toronto’s African Impact Initiative as its first corporate travel client in North America.
Founded in 2019 and rebranded from Plentywaka in 2021, Treepz operates a digital platform for booking fixed-route bus rides and aggregates services for transport operators across Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya, and Uganda. To date, the company has served over five million customers.
The Canadian expansion is supported by the Mayor of Brampton, Patrick Brown, and backed by initiatives like the Black Entrepreneurship Alliance’s Trade Accelerator Program and the Brampton Entrepreneurs programme.
Treepz has signed a two-year deal with the University of Toronto-sponsored African Impact Initiative, providing transportation for its annual trips to African countries. The company is backed by global investors including Google, Techstars, SOSV, and BRK Capital.
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Key Takeaways
Treepz’s Canada launch marks a rare leap for an African mobility company into a developed market. Its entry strategy focuses on corporate travel—starting with an academic partner that maintains regular travel between North America and Africa. This move signals a broader trend of African startups looking outward. Treepz joins a small group of tech companies leveraging local traction to serve diaspora communities or adjacent markets abroad. For Treepz, Canada offers not only a new revenue stream but also an opportunity to test its model in a different regulatory and infrastructure environment. Treepz’s expansion mirrors increasing global confidence in African founders’ ability to build exportable platforms. It also reflects the maturation of Africa’s startup ecosystem, where startups are no longer just solving local problems but are building globally scalable products. Treepz’s next steps may offer a roadmap for other African firms eyeing international markets.
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