JéGO Technologies, Inc., a Black-owned designer and manufacturer of autonomous vehicles, including self-driving pods that make it simple for consumers to connect with services and goods on the go, was founded by Frederick Akpoghene.
Akpoghene, a Nigerian immigrant who started working in technology at the age of 16, went on to develop and collaborate with hundreds of companies, including the multimillion-dollar Abovav Technologies, Scizzrs Inc., and Oddio Tribe Holdings. The name “JéGO” is a hint to Akpoghene’s objective to use technology to uplift the fastest-growing segment of business owners in the world: Black women and small business owners. It is modeled after the African goddess of commerce.
JéGO Technologies will launch its crowdfunding campaign on Start Engine for micro angel investors to invest on an equal footing with venture capitalists.
What JéGO Technologies is all about
The driverless JéGO pods can be used to deliver high-demand services like IV therapy, COVID testing, flu testing, and those of other local businesses directly to their clients via the JéGO mobile app, which is also available to consumers. Their flagship model, which has a patent pending, was created by JéGO’s founder.
According to Akpoghene, a 2020 NASDAQ Milestone Makers program graduate with more than 15 years of experience in technology development and software engineering, “JéGO (@jegotechnologies) is here to give entrepreneurs the space to compete and to give service providers the mobility to serve without the burden of large fixed costs like rent.”
“This will lead to more money flowing into our communities as opposed to it flowing outwards to large corporations—because we are just as tired of that normalcy as you are.”
JéGO offers a new commerce infrastructure driven by autonomous pods (also known as shuttles) connected to a SAAS mobile platform in response to the fast evolving retail industry and the COVID-19 disaster that destroyed more than 1 million enterprises.
JéGO has teamed up with a local manufacturer to construct Pods designed by Akpoghene, with an initial focus on getting the cars into the hands of healthcare professionals within the next two years. The autonomous market is anticipated to reach $367 billion globally by 2030. JéGO consumers may search for nearby service providers, reserve a time and location, and have their vendors show up exactly where they need them to be, exactly when they need it.
JéGO, whose made-in-America self-driving pods have already received approval from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, has partnered with a number of businesses that want to use their technology, including Popcom, BatteryXchange, a Miami-based urgent care clinic, large tech corporations, several city/government entities, sports organizations, as well as early investors like angel investors from Wall Street, tech, venture, and a leader at a Fortune 100 Global Manufacturing Giant. They’ve already committed to offering mobile urgent care in Miami, where their pilot area has been planned out so that the Pods can set out and arrive at app users’ locations with the service provider ready to go.
“It’s clear now more than ever that people need and continue to need services on the go—starting with COVID testing,” said Akpoghene. “Join us in changing the world by building a new commerce infrastructure powered by JéGO Pods. We’re here to ensure the present and future growth of businesses and access to crucial care services throughout the pandemic and beyond.”
