Ethiopia - Startup under 3 years old

Describe your project or startup in a few words

Liyu Auto is a mobile app that provides tools for automotive care and maintenance. It helps car owners get acquainted with their cars and avoid any unprecedented maintenance issues.

01.01 Describe your startup in more detail

Liyu Auto app will include a lot of features that ranges from basic activity loggings such as odometer, fuel up, trip logging and maintenance details.

01.02 What is the main problem you are trying to solve?

Liyu Auto will be able to solve major headaches for car owners. Car care and maintenance fees are one of the major headaches. And the app will help with managing this fees. It will help them plan and schedule different car maintenance appointments. This will improve the overall health and life of automobiles.

01.03 Tell us the major benefits and/or advantages of using the product/service that your startup provides (at least 3).

The following are what we consider the major benefits of using Liyu Auto 1) Reduces maintenance fees and avoid any unprecedented costs 2) Increase fuel usage efficiency 3) Reduce CO2 emissions.

01.04 Please describe who exactly your startup’s product/service is aimed at serving. Who are the targeted beneficiaries?

We aim to serve car owners of different scales that would benefit from the tools provided in the app.

01.05 When was your company established?

2023-05-15

01.06 Are you already selling your product/service?

No

01.07 How many other owners are there within your startup?

3

01.08 Among the other owners, how many are female?

0

01.09 Please describe the profile of the other owners within your startup (skills, experience, etc.)

There are three other co founders within the startup 1) Misle Amha: Network Engineer, BA in Information Technology at AAU 2) Eyoel Solomon: BA in Computer Engineering at AAU 3) Natoli Haile: BA in Computer Science

01.10 If you have a website, a social media page (Facebook, Instagram, Linkedin…), or app, please provide the link(s) here:

https://liyutech.net

01.11 Which industry best describes your project?

h) IT (digital services, equipment and software)

02.01.01 My startup contributes to the No poverty goal

3

02.01.02 No poverty - Justification for my startup

02.02.01 My startup contributes to the Zero hunger goal

3

02.02.02 Zero hunger - Justification for my startup

02.03.01 My startup contributes to the Good health and well-being goal

3

02.03.02 Good health and well-being - Justification for my startup

02.04.01 My startup contributes to the Quality education goal

3

02.04.02 Quality education - Justification for my startup

02.05.01 My startup contributes to the Gender equality goal

3

02.05.02 Gender equality - Justification for my startup

02.06.01 My startup contributes to the Clean water and sanitation goal

3

02.06.02 Clean water and sanitation - Justification for my startup

02.07.01 My startup contributes to the Affordable and clean energy goal

6

02.07.02 Affordable and clean energy - Justification for my startup

Our product will help users to use energy efficiently and sustainably.

02.08.01 My startup contributes to the Decent work and economic growth

4

02.08.02 Decent work and economic growth - Justification for my startup

02.09.01 My startup contributes to the Industry innovation and infrastructure

7 - Strongly Agree

02.09.02 Industry innovation and infrastructure - Justification for my startup

The app will help with industrialization by providing a digitalized system. It will provide

02.10.01 My startup contributes to the Reduced inequalities goal

1 - Strongly Disagree

02.10.02 Reduced inequalities - Justification for my startup

02.11.01 My startup contributes to the Sustainable cities and communities goal

4

02.11.02 Sustainable cities and communities - Justification for my startup

02.12.01 My startup contributes to the Responsible consumption and production goal

7 - Strongly Agree

02.12.02 Responsible consumption and production - Justification for my startup

The app will improve the consumption of fuel and other automotive product.

02.13.01 My startup contributes to the Climate action goal

6

02.13.02 Climate action - Justification for my startup

Car maintenance measures improve fuel efficiency and reduces CO2 emmissions

02.14.01 My startup contributes to the Life below water goal

1 - Strongly Disagree

02.14.02 Life below water - Justification for my startup

02.15.01 My startup contributes to the Life on land goal

1 - Strongly Disagree

02.15.02 Life on land - Justification for my startup

02.16.01 My startup contributes to the Peace Justice and Strong Institutions goal

2

02.16.02 Peace Justice and Strong Institutions- Justification for my startup

02.17.01 My startup contributes to the Partnerships for the goal

4

02.17.02 Partnerships for the goal - Justification for my startup

06.01 There are a large number of customers who already use a product/service very similar to the product/service we envision creating.

1 - Strongly Disagree

06.02 The product/service represents an entirely new type of product/service.

7 - Strongly Agree

06.03 The product/service could be described as a new technology.

6

06.04 The product/service is an improvement on an existing product or service.

3

06.05 The product/service could be described as an extension of a range of products or services.

2

06.06 The product/service responds to a demand or need that has not been satisfied by other products/services.

5

06.07 The product/service is a new version of an old product/service.

2

06.08 Justification for my startup

06.09 Competitive Analysis

There are not many actors in the digital auto care sector. Most rely on conventional methods to keep track of activities of vehicles. The data our platform provides will affect the nature of the automobile maintenance sector. We are convinced that the product will innovate other related sectors in the industry.

11.05 Are you initiating actions within your community to promote the role of female entrepreneurs?