Uganda

Ugandan start-ups shine with Korean aid at UMA Trade Fair

The Uganda Manufacturers Association’s (UMA) International Trade Fair in Kampala has been enriched this year by the presence of 20 dynamic entrepreneurs, including five…

InfraCo expands e-mobility interests with Zembo investment

Private Infrastructure Development Group (PIDG) company InfraCo Africa, together with a consortium including Dutch private equity firm DOB Equity and Toyota Tsusho’s VC facility Mobility 54, has signed…

E-logistics platform secures $150 000 in seed funding

Uganda-based e-logistics tech startup Ridelink has secured $150 000 in a pre-seed funding round led by Ortus Africa Capital, Omidyar Network and African Leadership…

Uganda MSMEs receive $500 000 grant

The African Development Bank has collaborated with the Government of Uganda to sign a $500 000 grant agreement to support micro, small, and medium enterprises…

Westerwelle Young Founders Conference Kigali 2019 to get startups investment ready

The Westerwelle Foundation is calling on startups from Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda who are interested in learning about investment readiness to apply to attend the Westerwelle Young Founders Conference Kigali 2019.

Kenya’s Bwala Africa now seeking $5m after deal with Uber investor – founder

Nairobi based logistics marketplace Bwala Africa Group is out to raise $5-million this year for “robust growth and scaling”, the startup’s founder and CEO…

Everything you need to know about East African startup landscape [2019 Update]

Update: Are you a venture capitalist or an angel investor looking to invest in a company? Are you an entrepreneur looking for capital or…

Ugandan fintech wins Best Catapulter Award at Catapult: Inclusion Africa

Ugandan micro-pension service and e-wallet platform Four One Financial Services has won the Best Catapulter Award from Catapult: Inclusion Africa, a bootcamp on financial inclusion…

Google expands intake for new Launchpad Accelerator cohort to 10 African nations

Google’s Launchpad Accelerator has opened applications for its next cohort — and has added seven more African countries to the three countries it initially targeted when it…

Egyptian wins $100 000 Innovation Prize for Africa with smart magnetic bearings

Egyptian Aly El-Shafei was last night awarded the Innovation Prize for Africa‘s grand prize of $100 000 for his innovative magnetic bearings which help increase energy generation….

Seedstars World is looking for 10 startup contestants in Uganda

Ugandan startups are in luck as international pitching competition Seedstars World is heading back to the country on 30 September. The event will be looking for…

Uganda’s Outbox incubator shows phenomenal results in four years

“The launchpad for new ideas” is how Ugandan incubator Outbox is labelled as it has shown significant growth over the past few years. Established in…

SEACOM supporting more of Uganda’s tech hubs

African internet service provider SEACOM is extending its support for Uganda’s technology incubation hubs. Both Hivecolab and Outbox Hub will be receiving 20Mbps connections…

Ugandan logistics solution claims top regional prize at Seedstars World

International logistics solution Intership Ug has been named Uganda’s best startup by Seedstars World. The startup will travel to Switzerland in February 2016, where…

These 10 Ugandan startups will pitch at local Seedstars World event

The global seed-stage startup competition for emerging markets, Seedstars World, has chosen 10 exciting Ugandan startups to pitch in Kampala later this month. The…

Tugende secures $780K to fill Uganda’s roads with motorcycle taxi drivers

With an interesting take on making profit through social good, affordable motorcycle startup Tugende has announced that it’s closed a round of US$780 000….

Physics, healthcare and imagination: meet Africa’s future

Every year, Microsoft asks university students to imagine what they could do with technology through its Imagine Cup competition — a skills-based challenge comprised…

eLearning Africa Conference kicks-off end of May, to focus on innovation

In an effort to unite developers, researchers, techies and teachers, the eLearning Africa Conference will be taking place from 28 to 30 May in…

Lamudi is the largest real estate site in Uganda, credits emerging middle class

In October last year, Rocket Internet launched Lamudi, the real estate version of its “mudi” startup branches — Carmudi being its online vehicle shop…

20 kickass African tech entrepreneurs worth your time

Entrepreneurship means setting sail on a whirlwind adventure without a boat and the hope that you’ll be able to build a ship along the…

Rocket Internet continues its African onslaught with Jumia Uganda

Jumia, the Rocket Internet-driven “Amazon for Africa,” today announced that it will extend its services to Uganda. Jumia also operates in Morocco, Egypt, Nigeria,…

The East African startup landscape: everything you need to know [2013]

So we have told South African startups what’s what when it comes to the happenings of the country’s startup ecosystem. People have been asking…

12 young African entrepreneurs who will blow your mind, seriously

What where you doing at 15? What about at 19? Or 22? If you are one of these 12 entrepreneurs, the answer is: changing…

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