Hybrid Designs PLC explained

Hybrid Designs PLC
Type:Private
Industry:Public transportation
ICT
Founded:December 2014
Founder:Samrawit Fikru
Hq Location City:Addis Ababa
Hq Location Country:Ethiopia
Products:RIDE app

Hybrid Designs PLC is an Ethiopian software development company founded by entrepreneur and computer scientist Samrawit Fikru in 2014. The company supplements mobile app to RIDE share taxi company with the aim of improving the transportation system safe and convenient.[1] In 2022, the company signed agreement with Ethio-telecom to enable users access its service and product through telecom system.[2]

History

Hybrid Designs was founded by Samrawit Fikru in December 2014 and entered RIDE market in 2017 with the aim of improving the transportation system safe and convenient with assistance of mobile app.[3] [4] In 2022, Ethio telecom and Hybrid Designs PLC signed agreement to enable its customers use Ethio-telecom product and services through RIDE transport service.[5] In that year, Hybrid Designs market entered Djibouti with its subsidiary.[6]

Notes and References

  1. Dong Yumin . Rui Yannian . Shuai Dianxun . The researching of constructing a convenient, safe, credible, new e-government system . Proceedings of the 2003 IEEE International Conference on Intelligent Transportation Systems . IEEE . 2 . 1719–1723 . 10.1109/itsc.2003.1252777.
  2. Web site: Reporter . Staff . 2022-05-30 . RIDE integrates telebirr as payment option . 2024-08-16 . Capital Newspaper . en-US.
  3. Web site: Samrawit Fikru . 2024-08-16 . en-US.
  4. Web site: Fortune . (Addis) . Riding Apps High on Demand, Low on Safety, Affordability . 2024-08-16 . en-US.
  5. Web site: Team . Editorial . 2022-06-02 . Ethio Telecom and Hybrid Designs PLC to Enable Telebirr Digital Payment Related Services for its Customers . 2024-08-16 . TechAfrica News . en-US.
  6. Web site: Fortune . (Addis) . Ride Readies for Djibouti Market Entry . 2024-08-16 . en-US.