Africa's automotive economy, online

Run, repair, fuel, finance and insure every vehicle — in one place.

Carmie is the operating system for East Africa's automotive economy. It connects drivers, garages, stations and fleets around a single, permanent record for every car — with payments, the Provider OS, a marketplace, finance and insurance on top.

Mobile-money native · Escrow-protected · No card required

More than an app — a system of record

Every car gets a logbook that lasts a lifetime.

Most platforms just take bookings. Carmie keeps the history. Because the record is anchored to the vehicle — not the plate or the owner — it survives plate changes and resale, and a competitor starting fresh can never recreate it.

That trusted history is what makes everything else work: a fair-priced used car, a cheaper loan, better insurance, and a repair you can stand behind.

How the record builds a moat

Toyota Harrier

UBQ 123A

Verified history

Gearbox rebuild — Ssebo Auto Garage

Mar 2024 · genuine parts

Front brake pads fitted

May 2024 · genuine-verified

Oil change & service

Nov 2024 · 84,200 km

Carmie Certified inspection

Feb 2025 · 50-point, passed

No accident tows · 1 previous owner · finance cleared

One platform, every part of the journey

From the first booking to the final sale — and everything in between.

The Vehicle Health Record

Every service, repair, tow and part is anchored to the car itself — surviving plate changes and resale. A permanent, portable logbook nobody else can recreate.

The Provider OS

Run a whole garage or station — work orders, digital inspections, inventory, invoicing, staff and reporting — not just the jobs that come from Carmie.

Payments, escrow & wallets

Mobile-money native. Customers pay into escrow and money is released when the job's confirmed; providers get instant payouts. Every shilling is on a double-entry ledger.

Parts, fuel & used cars

Genuine-verified parts and accessories, live fuel-price comparison, and used cars sold with their full history and a lien check. One marketplace, real trust.

Finance at the point of need

Repair BNPL, working-capital float for garages, asset finance and rent-to-own for bodas — underwritten on real vehicle and repayment data.

Insurance, end to end

Distribute motor cover, then handle the claim through the same network — tow captures the incident, the garage repairs it, Carmie settles.

Built for everyone on the road

Carmie is one platform with a tailored home for each player in the automotive economy.

How Carmie works

1

Add your vehicle — or your business

A driver adds a car; a garage brings its whole shop online. Records are keyed to the vehicle, so they last.

2

Book, repair, fuel, pay

Every booking, inspection, part and payment lands on the record and settles through one ledger.

3

Unlock finance, insurance & resale

That trusted history powers cheaper credit, better cover, and a higher resale price — all in one place.

Built for East Africa, not bolted on

The details that make a platform actually work here.

Mobile-money native

MTN, Airtel and M-Pesa are first-class — for payments, escrow, payouts and repayments.

Escrow-protected

Money is held until the customer confirms the work, so neither side has to trust a stranger.

Genuine-verified

Scan a part's code to confirm it's real — duplicate scans flag counterfeits automatically.

Multi-country & offline-ready

Built for the realities of the region — several markets, patchy signal, feature phones via SMS/USSD.

Put your vehicles — and your business — on Carmie.

Free to start. Sign up in minutes, with no card required.