Yango Group
company headquartered in Dubai
Yango Group is a company that provides ride-hailing, public transport data, delivery, e-grocery, adtech, maps, entertainment services, AI voice assistant and others.
The company is headquartered in Dubai and operates in more than 30 countries in Europe, Africa, the Middle East, South Asia, and South America. CEO of Yango Group is Daniil Shuleyko.
History
Yango initially started in 2018 as a brand developed by the team of Yandex Taxi and managed by Ridetech International B.V., a subsidiary of Yandex N.V., a Netherlands-registered holding company for the Russian IT conglomerate Yandex LLC. As of now Yango Group operates independently with HQ in Dubai.
Since its inception, the company’s flagship service Yango Ride has grown to operate in more than 25 countries. Its business model focuses on collaborating with local taxi companies, enhancing their efficiency through technology rather than owning vehicles or employing drivers directly. Yango Ride works with local taxi companies and technology partners in its initial markets.
Yango has diversified its operations beyond ride-hailing to include sectors such as mapping, mobility, entertainment, robotics, AI smart devices and so on.
Africa
Yango Ride's beta app was launched in Abidjan, Ivory Coast on October 4, 2018.
Since then Yango Ride has expanded to more African countries, including Ghana in 2019, Senegal and Cameroon in 2021, Angola, DRC, Mozambique and Zambia in 2022, Namibia, Ethiopia and Morocco in 2023.
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