This archive report was first published on 8 July 2019.
On July 8, 2019, Slyd, the Middle East and North Africa's first electric scooter ride-sharing platform, launched in Cairo, Egypt, offering users the freedom to pick up and ride personal electric scooters and drop them whenever they need.
The platform, co-founded by Egyptian Mohamed Hamza and Alaa Shalabi, CEO of Slyd and former employee at Careem, aims to fill the gap left by trains, buses, and cars due to their lack of first and last stop solutions.
Available for both iOS and Android users, Slyd also aims to help tackle the air pollution problem in Egypt and the MENA region with its environmentally-cautious solution.
Currently, Slyd is available at the American University in Cairo (AUC) and is expanding into other parts of the city.
The scooters have unique QR Codes that users scan to unlock the bike and then start the trip. A user parks the scooter at their nearest docking station. Payments are done via the mobile apps and the bikes are also getting anti-theft software to curb theft.
