Baisikeli Ugunduzi

We are Baisikeli Ugunduzi and we love making innovative bicycle components that transport people out of extreme poverty.

  • Stage Full Product Ready
  • Industry Consumer Products
  • Location Kitale, Trans Nzoia, Kenya
  • Currency USD
  • Founded April 2012
  • Employees 6
  • Website baisikeliugunduzi.com

Company Summary

Manufacturer of bicycle components for people who depend on bicycles in sub-Saharan Africa. Products dramatically impact riders’ safety and income. Customers use bicycles to lift young families out of extreme poverty. Revenues from sales to large distributors, OEMs, end users. Products on bicycles, motorbikes, and wheelchairs. 4 products on the market, first is an airless inner tube that eliminates flat tires.

Team

  • John Gershenson
    CEO

    PhD in Mechanical Engineering, 8+ years R&D for bicycle industry, professor at Michigan Tech, $10M+ in grants, manufacturing consultant, executive with two non-profits. Loves bicycles, believes human-centered design is the key to any product, knows Baisikeli Ugunduzi is the most important thing he will do in his career.

  • Benjamin Mitchell
    COO

    MS in Mechanical Engineering, PhD student at Michigan Tech, Peace Corps agribusiness advisor, 6+ years in Africa, developed products for World Bicycle Relief. Loves Africa, believes relationships build a company, knows steadfast focus on the Baisikeli Ugunduzi mission is key.

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