For millions of Moroccans, the workday actually in transit before they get to the office. Long queues, overcrowded buses, inconsistent schedules, and fragmented routes have turned daily commuting into a structural drag on productivity and quality of life. While urban mobility conversations often focus on megaprojects and public infrastructure, ENAKL is building where the pain is most acute: the everyday commute.
Founded in 2022 and headquartered in Casablanca, ENAKL is a bus-sharing and smart commuting startup designed for urban workers. Its model is simple but powerful: pre-planned, reliable collective transport routes that align with real commuting patterns, not outdated transit maps.
From Chaos to Coordination
Traditional public transport systems struggle to adapt to shifting work hours, decentralized business districts, and the rise of service-sector employment. ENAKL approaches the problem as a coordination challenge rather than a capacity issue.
Using data-driven route planning, the company designs fixed yet flexible bus routes tailored to clusters of commuters traveling similar paths at similar times. The result is predictable schedules, reduced overcrowding, and a commuting experience closer to reliability than improvisation.
For users, this translates into fewer missed connections, shorter travel times, and restored confidence in daily mobility. For cities, it means pressure relief on overstretched public transport systems without massive capital expenditure.
A Private-Led Complement to Public Transport
ENAKL operates as a complementary mobility layer, far from being a replacement for public transit, serving routes and time windows where demand is high but service quality is low.
This approach mirrors a broader global shift in urban mobility: private operators filling structural gaps through targeted, demand-aware solutions. ENAKL’s focus on collective transport, rather than individual ride-hailing, keeps costs accessible while maintaining scalability.
The company’s early traction in Casablanca has validated this model, particularly among salaried workers who value predictability over spontaneity.
Capital as a Signal
In December 2024, ENAKL raised $1.4 million in pre-seed funding, led by Catalyst Fund, with participation from Renew Capital, Digital Africa, Station F, and a group of angel investors.
The diversity of the cap table matters. These investors are known for backing infrastructure-level innovations in emerging markets. Their involvement signals confidence in ENAKL’s fundamentals: clear problem definition, disciplined execution, and relevance across multiple African cities.
The funding is earmarked for expansion into Morocco’s largest urban centers, where commuting inefficiencies scale quickly with population density.
Market Positioning: Commuting as Infrastructure
ENAKL’s strength lies in how it frames its mission – a commuting infrastructure, delivered through software-enabled operations.
By focusing on repeat usage, fixed routes, and operational discipline, ENAKL builds defensibility where many mobility startups struggle. The unit economics improve with density. Trust compounds with consistency. And partnerships with employers and municipalities become possible as reliability is proven.
In a region where time lost in traffic directly impacts economic output, ENAKL positions commuting efficiency as a productivity lever.
Why ENAKL Matters
Morocco’s urbanization curve is steep, and its workforce is young. Solutions that reduce friction in daily life have second-order effects on employment, inclusion, and economic participation.
ENAKL’s model is replicable beyond Morocco. Any city with dense commuting corridors, fragmented public transport, and a growing salaried workforce faces the same challenge. By starting locally and building operational depth, ENAKL is laying the groundwork for regional relevance.
This is mobility built for work, and in Africa’s next phase of growth, that distinction matters.
