Tenbite Ermias
Partner at Factor[e] Ventures
- Role
- Board at Ampersand Energy
- Location
- Washington, DC, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
Experience
Board
Jun 2024 — Present · Kigali City, RW
Ampersand Energy is East Africa’s first electric motorcycle company that builds, finances, and operates electric motorcycles specifically for commercial moto‑taxi drivers. It assembles e‑motos locally and offers flexible ownership or pay‑as‑you‑drive leasing options. Riders swap depleted batteries at Ampersand’s network of smart battery swap stations—typically in under two minutes—paying only for energy used. Behind the scenes, its proprietary Amper‑Ops platform manages the battery fleet, offering real‑time diagnostics, predictive maintenance alerts, swap tracking, and ROI analytics. Riders also use the Ampersand Driver App to monitor battery levels, locate swap stations, and manage transactions.
Education
Stanford University
Masters, Mechanical Engineering
1999 — 2001
Sandford School, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
High School
1991 — 1992
St. Joseph School, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
High School
1984 — 1990
St. Andrews School, Turi, Kenya
High School
1990 — 1991
Harvard Business School Executive Education
Preparing to be a Corporate Director
Stanford University
Bachelors, Mechanical Engineering
1993 — 1997
Skills
- Private Equity
- Value Chain Optimization
- Leadership
- Business Development
- Upstream Oil & Gas
- Consumer Goods
- Due Diligence
- Change Management
- Management Consulting
- Sub-Saharan Africa
- P & L Oversight
- Strategy
- Emerging Markets
- Market Entry
- Import Logistics
- Midstream Oil & Gas
- Oil & Gas
- Program Management
- Career Development
- Organizational Design
- Strategic Planning
- Corporate Development
- Business Strategy
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