Kenyan based Taxify, Didi Chuxing partner for cross-regional transportation innovation

Taxify, a taxi- and private car-hailing services based in, among other countries, Kenya has announced a strategic partnership with Didi Chuxing. Under this partnership, DiDi will invest in and collaborate with Taxify to support the latter’s further growth and innovation across its diversified markets.

“Taxify will utilize this partnership to solidify our position in core markets in Europe and Africa. We believe DiDi is the best partner to help us become the most popular and efficient transport option in Europe & Africa”. Markus Villig, Founder and CEO of Taxify, said in a press statement.

“Taxify provides innovative, high-quality mobility services across many diverse markets. We share a strong commitment to harnessing the power of mobile technology to satisfying rapidly evolving consumer demands and revitalizing traditional transportation industry,” Will Cheng Wei, Founder and CEO of Didi Chuxing, said.

“I believe this partnership will contribute to cross-regional smart transportation linkages between Asian, European and African markets.”

Powered by AI technologies, DiDi offers an extensive range of mobility services, including Taxi, Premier, Express, Luxe, Hitch, etc., to over 400 million users in more than 400 cities.

In addition to creating over 17 million flexible work and income opportunities for its driver-partners, DiDi leverages its AI capabilities to help cities develop integrated and sustainable smart transportation solutions.

Launched in Estonia in 2013, Taxify offers its services to over 2.5 million users in major hubs across 18 countries. The partnership will allow the taxi hailing app to be exposed to DiDi Chuxing’s 400 million users.