About
Why we're building this.
The last mile is still bound to the road. We think it doesn't have to be.
The problem
Kigali's restaurants and shops lose sales on urgent deliveries.
Urgent parcels miss their delivery window, arrive unpredictably, and come with no proof of delivery. Every late or lost order costs a sale and a customer's trust.
Missed windows
Urgent orders arrive late or unpredictably.
Traffic, hills and rainy-season roads make arrival times impossible to promise.
No proof
Nobody can show when, or to whom, a parcel was handed over.
Disputes, repeat calls asking where an order is, and lost customer trust.
Costly rush trips
One rider for one small parcel eats the margin.
A dedicated rush trip often costs close to what a small urgent order earns.
Starwingi takes the urgent ones off the road.
The solution
Delivery infrastructure for the sky.
Starwingi is the aerial delivery layer underneath commerce, not another marketplace. Orders come in from a business, a platform or a customer, and Starwingi flies the ones eligible for air.
AIR
Direct aerial delivery for eligible lightweight, time-sensitive packages, where flying gives a real advantage over the road.
Become a pilot partner
The bigger vision
From one Kigali route to a network across Africa.
We start with urgent deliveries for Kigali's restaurants and shops. Every route we prove becomes part of a network that grows across the city, the country and the continent.
Now
Kigali pilot routes
Restaurants and shops, deliveries up to 10 km from one hub, flown with RCAA approval.
Next
A city network
Several hubs across Kigali, more sectors, and the first routes beyond line of sight.
Then
Across Rwanda
Connecting towns, so a parcel crosses the country in hours instead of a day.
Later
African cities
The same aircraft, software and operating model in other cities facing the same roads.
Possible futures · a larger aircraft for 5 kg parcels, night operations once the daytime record is solid, Starwingi inside the ordering apps people already use, and one operator supervising many aircraft.
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Why now
The infrastructure is changing.
Rwanda already has years of operational drone experience in healthcare delivery, and the country continues to expand its autonomous delivery infrastructure. Starwingi is exploring what happens when that capability reaches everyday commerce.
Proven
Healthcare proved autonomous delivery can work in Rwanda.
Next
Starwingi is exploring what it takes to bring that to everyday commerce.
Who we serve
One focus now, a wider network later.
We start where urgent small deliveries happen every day: Kigali's restaurants and shops. Each next sector uses the same aircraft and routes once they are proven.
NowKigali pilotOur first partners
Restaurants & Food
Urgent meals and fresh orders that must arrive inside their window.
Shops
Small urgent purchases sent straight from the shop to the customer.
NextCity networkOnce pilot routes are proven
Retail & E-commerce
Same-day parcels from online stores and their pickup points.
Businesses with Riders
Overflow and rush orders when your own fleet is stretched.
Spare Parts & Suppliers
Small, time-critical parts between workshops and stores.
LaterPlatforms and partnersAs the network grows
Marketplaces & Platforms
Starwingi as the air option inside existing ordering apps.
Pharmacies
Urgent retail pharmacy orders, alongside Rwanda's existing medical drone network.
Clarity
What Starwingi is not.
Not another marketplace.
You don't need to rebuild how you sell.
Not for every package.
Starwingi is built for lightweight, time-sensitive items.
Not replacing every rider.
Existing ground fleets can stay part of the ecosystem.
Not operating commercial drone flights yet.
We're building, testing and validating the system.
Access
How businesses can access Starwingi.
We're still validating how businesses will pay for Starwingi deliveries. Here's the shape of the model we're testing.
Pay per delivery
For businesses with occasional deliveries.
Business plans
For companies with recurring delivery volume.
Enterprise logistics
Custom aerial delivery networks for larger partners.
API / platform integrations
Connect Starwingi to existing logistics and commerce platforms. Not live yet — on our integration roadmap.
Roadmap
From prototype to network.
NOW
Build
Software + aircraft architecture.
NEXT
Prototype
First Starwingi aircraft.
TEST
Controlled Flight
Flight + delivery mechanism.
PILOT
First Partners
Controlled commercial validation.
NETWORK
Multiple Routes
Autonomous aerial delivery network.