# Gregory Costamagna

> Gregory Costamagna is a French entrepreneur, investor and operator based in New York. After building Asia Deal Group in Southeast Asia, he co-founded Gozem in 2018, beginning with motorcycle taxis in Lomé and expanding the platform into delivery, vehicle financing and digital payments across Francophone West and Central Africa.

- **Role:** Co-Founder and Co-CEO at Gozem
- **Organizations:** Gozem, Reengine Ventures, Asia Deal Group, Allianz Global Assistance
- **Nationality:** French
- **Education:** Master's degree in Strategy and Management of International Business, ESSEC Business School, MBA exchange, Nanyang Business School, Nanyang Technological University, Master of Science in General Engineering, Arts et Métiers ParisTech, Summer class, University of Cambridge
- **Known for:** Co-founded Gozem and helped expand it from one motorcycle-taxi service in Lomé into a mobility, delivery, vehicle-financing and payments platform., Gozem reported more than one million users and more than 30 million trips and orders across 16 cities in 2025., Helped Gozem secure a $30 million Series B in 2025 from strategic investors led by an MSC subsidiary and Al Mada Ventures.

## Career timeline

- **2008** — Began his career in Asia-Pacific business development at Allianz Global Assistance.
- **2010** — Founded Asia Deal Group in Singapore to develop digital and e-commerce ventures across Southeast Asia.
- **2016** — Became an investor, adviser and board member at Reengine Ventures.
- **2018** — Co-founded Gozem; the first motorcycle-taxi trip was completed in Lomé on November 8.
- **2019** — Gozem expanded from Togo into Benin and added more transport modes.
- **2020** — Gozem acquired Togolese delivery company Delivroum as it expanded into food and grocery delivery.
- **2021** — Gozem raised a $5 million Series A after $7 million in earlier seed financing.
- **2025** — Gozem announced a $30 million Series B comprising debt and equity, led by SAS Shipping Agencies Services and Al Mada Ventures.
- **2025** — Gozem Money officially launched in Togo in partnership with NSIA Banque, and Gozem opened a new regional headquarters in Lomé.
- **2026** — Spoke about transport in the digital era at the World Bank and WRI's Transforming Transportation conference in Washington.

## Achievements

- Co-founded Gozem and helped expand it from one motorcycle-taxi service in Lomé into a mobility, delivery, vehicle-financing and payments platform.
- Gozem reported more than one million users and more than 30 million trips and orders across 16 cities in 2025.
- Helped Gozem secure a $30 million Series B in 2025 from strategic investors led by an MSC subsidiary and Al Mada Ventures.
- Previously founded and led Asia Deal Group from 2010 to 2019.
- Participated as a speaker at Transforming Transportation 2026, the World Bank and WRI global transport forum.

## Latest updates

- **2026-03** — Spoke about the future of transport in a digital era at Transforming Transportation 2026 in Washington, a conference co-hosted by the World Bank and WRI.
- **2025-11** — Gozem launched operations in the Republic of Congo after expanding from Togo, Benin, Gabon and Cameroon.
- **2025-10** — Gozem opened a new regional headquarters in Lomé; company figures released around the event said it had financed more than 7,000 vehicles.
- **2025-10** — Gozem Money officially launched in Togo in partnership with NSIA Banque.
- **2025-07** — Gozem announced the closing of a $30 million Series B combining equity and debt.

## Links

- Website: https://gozem.co
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gregorycostamagna
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/gregorycosta
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/GozemAfrica

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Last updated: 2026-09-27