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Matthew Sellar, Founder at Mbay MobilitySummit panelist
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Matthew
Sellar

Founder

Mbay Mobility

Senegal

RepresentingMbay Mobility
Biography

Deploying electric mobility
at speed and scale.

Combining economics, entrepreneurship and financial inclusion to accelerate electric-vehicle deployment across West and Central Africa.

Matthew Sellar is a Scottish-French economist and serial entrepreneur. He grew up in South-East Asia and France before studying in Edinburgh, London and Barcelona.

Having lived across South-East Asia, West Africa and Latin America, he witnessed widespread deprivation, inequality and untapped talent. His objective is to help redress these challenges through his work and life.

Matthew spent ten years as an economist, diplomat and Deputy Ambassador to Senegal for the UK Government.

In 2021, he founded Mbay Mobility, an e-mobility fintech deploying electric vehicles at speed and scale across West and Central Africa. The company works to reduce air pollution and carbon emissions while increasing financial inclusion.

01EV Deployment at Scale
02E-Mobility Fintech
03Financial Inclusion
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