TechPark CV · Mindelo · São Vicente

Driving in Mindelo? Help us build the future of mobility.

More rides. Fair commission. Direct payouts to your wallet. Join the Morabeza founding driver list.

App coming sooniOSAndroid

Founding driver list. Limited spots.

Welcome bonus for drivers

1,000 CVE · for the first 20 drivers to sign up
500 CVE · for every other driver on the waitlist

Payment subject to proof: active taxi license, valid vehicle insurance and registration. Documents sent via our Telegram bot.

Why Morabeza?

Built in Mindelo, for Mindelo. From TechPark CV.

Fair commission: No hidden surge pricing. Predictable fares for riders, transparent earnings for drivers.
Direct payouts: Get paid into your digital wallet or in cash at end of shift. No dependence on foreign banks.
Local first: Built in São Vicente, with drivers from São Vicente. In Portuguese, Creole and English.

Next 90 days

What's about to happen.

From MVP to public launch in Mindelo, in three monthly phases. ✓ already in motion, ⏱ closing, ○ upcoming.

Month 1 · FoundationsApril → May 2026
Foundations on the ground
Legal structure, TechPark CV office, founding-driver list open, Telegram document channel live. The base layer everything else needs.
- Founding driver list open
- Telegram doc-verification bot live
- Headquartered at TechPark CV in Mindelo
- ZEET tax-regime registration (IRPC 2.5% · VAT 0%) in flight
- Pre-seed round close ($500k)
Month 2 · BetaMay → June 2026
Founding fleet + private beta
First 50 verified drivers, invite-only beta app, and Samsara safety integration live. No public yet — just the founders and inner circle.
- 50 founding drivers verified (license + insurance + registration)
- Driver app in private beta with 10 pilot drivers
- Invite-only rider beta (50 seats)
- Stripe payments live (card + cash)
- Samsara integration for GPS / telematics / SOS
Month 3 · LaunchJune → July 2026
Public launch in Mindelo
Native iOS + Android, paid rides in Mindelo, first 1,000 trips. In parallel: opening the next front — airport + cruise corridor (Porto Grande) and expansion planning for Sal.
- iOS + Android apps published (App Store + Google Play)
- First paid ride in Mindelo · public service live
- 100+ active drivers · 1,000+ trips
- M-Pesa + Vinti4 (local mobile money) payments live
- Sal expansion plan approved

Roadmap updated in real time as milestones land. Dates indicative — we publish updates whenever something shifts.

Our story

A startup built in Cabo Verde, by Cabo Verdeans.

Morabeza was started by a team of 8 young Cabo Verdean enthusiasts working out of TechPark CV in Mindelo. We're building the first mobility platform designed for Cabo Verde — backed by the tech park's ZEET regime and the funding programs the national digital ecosystem makes available.

Founding team
8 young Cabo Verdeans
Engineering, product, operations and driver relations — a collective of 8 local enthusiasts based on the TechPark CV campus in Mindelo.
Tax regime
Enrolled in the ZEET regime
As TechPark CV tenants, we're eligible for the Special Economic Zone for Technologies: 2.5% IRPC corporate tax, full VAT exemption, and no import duties on equipment.
Funding
Applying to 8+ programs
We're applying to public and international funds aligned with mobility, digital inclusion and social impact — from the Morabeza Fund to CFLI Canada.

Programs in pipeline

The funds we're applying to

Each program has its own criteria and deadlines — we're aligning submissions for the next quarter, prioritising programs that combine financial support with national ecosystem integration.

Morabeza Fund · €24M Gov CV
Pró-Empreender · Pro Empresa
Bolsa CV Digital
CFLI Canada
Joint SDG Fund · UNDP
Pró-Garante
Pró-Capital
GIZ ProMEC · EV

Updated as applications are submitted. For details, talk to the team.

In the ecosystem

Who's behind us

We work directly with the institutions building Cabo Verde's digital economy.

Pro Empresa — investment promotion agency
Cabo Verde Digital — Ministry of Digital Economy
NOSi — state digital infrastructure + national data centre
AfDB — African Development Bank — TechPark CV's principal funder

Founding team

The 8 people building Morabeza.

8 founders, 8 functions: leadership, fleet, finance, logistics, accounts, legal and PR. All Cabo Verdean, all on the ground in Mindelo.

TechPark CV · Mindelo · São Vicente

Leadership
Walter Lopes
CEO
Co-founder
Leadership
Edivaldo Gonçalves
COO
Co-founder
Hamilton Évora
Fleet Manager
Co-founder
Lenice Paula
Finance & Accounting
Co-founder
Alais Marçal
Logistics & Sourcing
Co-founder
Doribell Júnior
Account Manager
Co-founder
Jennifer Morais
Legal & Compliance
Co-founder
Kelly Fortes
Public Relations
Co-founder

Team photos coming soon. Initials for now.

How we build

A mobility platform shipped with agents, automation, and human review.

From planning to execution, every function at Morabeza is orchestrated by AI agents. Humans make the calls; AI writes the code, configures infrastructure, and automates the flows. Net effect: we ship with a small team at large-team speed.

Planning
Agents + MCP
Ideas run through planning agents wired to the Model Context Protocol — giving AI direct access to our code, database, internal docs and external APIs to plan with real context, not guesses.
MCP · Cursor · Claude · GPT
Execution
AI-orchestrated codebase
Implementation assisted in real-time by Cursor, Claude Code and Windsurf. CLI agents run migrations, generate tests, review PRs, ship deploys. Every commit starts as an AI session + human review.
Cursor · Claude Code · Windsurf · CLI agents
Operations
n8n flows + realtime
Operational workflows (alerts, syncs, integrations) automated in n8n. Critical database events emitted via Supabase Realtime + Postgres triggers to push live alerts into Telegram, email and internal dashboards.
n8n · Supabase Realtime · Postgres triggers · Telegram

Daily-use tooling

Claude Code
Cursor
Windsurf
n8n
Anthropic
OpenAI

Humans + AI, not AI alone. Every agent output ships through human review before production.

Capital & resources

Backed by US angels and the partners building our stack.

$250,000 USD already committed by a group of US-based angel investors, plus $250,000 open in convertible notes to close the pre-seed round. On top, we've secured close to half a million dollars in platform credits from the partners that power our stack.

Pre-seed round

$500,000 USD · pre-seed

Committed

Firm commitment from a group of angel investors in the United States. SAFE / convertible-note paperwork closing.

Open · convertible notes

+ $0

Raising an additional $250,000 in convertible notes to finish the MVP, close local regulation, and launch the São Vicente pilot in the next 90 days.

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Full plan access after manual review.

Credits secured

≈ $500,000 in platform credits

We've stacked the leading startup programs across the partners we build on. Net effect: the entire first-year production stack is covered.

Google Cloud
$200k
AWS
$100k
Anthropic
$50k
Vercel
$30k
Twilio
$25k
OpenAI
$25k
Mapbox
$25k
Salesforce
$10k
ElevenLabs
Creator
Supabase
Pro
GitHub
Copilot
Postmark
$1k + 50%
Telnyx
$500
Revolut
Grow

"Up to" amounts published by each program (AWS Activate Portfolio, Google for Startups AI tier, Mapbox for Startups, etc.). Application confirmed in each.

Got an idea?

Tell us what's missing from Morabeza.

We're building this with you. Features, shortcuts, integrations, payment methods — it all counts. The best drivers and riders are the ones who tell us what makes their trip better.

Idea bonus

1,000 CVE for the best ideas.

We pay a 1,000 CVE bonus for ideas we hadn't thought of and decide to ship.

Subject to manual review and follow-up. Leave an email or phone so we can reach you.