With Moja Ride, he successfully transformed mobility in Côte d'Ivoire, where public transportation is poorly organized.

Jean Claude Gouesse (photo) is an Ivorian entrepreneur and the co-founder/CEO of Moja Ride, a mobility aggregator based in Côte d'Ivoire.

His mobility startup, founded in 2017, connects informal transportation modes on a single platform. It also provides a ticketing platform that allows transport operators, and cab and minibus drivers to track their earnings and offer unsecured car loans all thanks to the Moja Wallet that enables drivers to save and borrow funds and pay for expenses.

The startup has launched a contactless card and QR code payment technology to make it easier for users to pay for their rides. The said users can also buy their tickets online.

Before Moja Ride, in 2016, Jean Claude Gouesse co-founded Bouttic Technologies, which offers business management solutions. Three years earlier, he also co-founded fintech company R.A.T.E.S MONETIC, the brain behind the solution eCash Express, which aims to 'redefine  the mobile money revolution through easy-to-use and affordable payment solutions."

Between 2014 and 2015, in Seattle, USA, he participated in Techstars' Startup Weekend, "a three-day program where aspiring entrepreneurs can experience startup life."

Let's note that Moja Ride is among the eleven startups selected to participate in the third cohort of the Africa Startup Initiative Program (ASIP), an acceleration program organized by Startupbootcamp Africa and Telecel Group.

Melchior Koba