Top 5 Artificial Intelligence Startup Investors in Uganda (October 2026)

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• HelloTask — Hellotask is an Uber-like technology platform to connect verified and skilled domestic helpers to users on-demand basis.In Bangladesh, it usually takes more than 7 days to source a domestic helper through social relationships and word of mouth. Further, the average salary of a domestic helper is below US$70 per month. Hellotask gives its usersan Uber-like user experience to hire a helper in 5 minutes and gives the helper income opportunity up to 3X through a skill-based training program. In partnership with international development organizations including Oxfam GB and BRAC, Hellotask is working to train more than 16,000 domestic helpers to formalize the care economy through its platform. The World Bank also recently partnered with Hellotask to conduct a 2 year-long research on the impact they are creating in the care economy in Bangladesh. Hellotask envisions to revolutionize the care-economy across Asia.
• Farm Trust — Farm Trust is an E-commerce platform for fruits and vegetables that provide traceability through blockchain.
• River Poultry — River Poultry is addressing a critical gap in Uganda's poultry industry. Consumers struggle to differentiate between fresh, high-quality eggs and those that are potentially spoilt. Simultaneously, farmers grapple with low profitability due to inefficient production and limited market information.To tackle these challenges, we'vedeveloped Kuevos-AI, an advanced egg-scanning technology that accurately detects defects and determines egg freshness. This ensures consumers receive only the highest quality products while empowering farmers to make data-driven decisions. Additionally, our AI-powered systems predict market demand, enabling us to optimize production and reduce waste. By combining these innovative solutions, River Poultry is enhancing food safety, increasing farmer incomes, and building a sustainable poultry value chain.

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• EcoBites — EcoBites is a subscription service that delivers sustainably sourced and eco-friendly packaged snacks and meals to consumers doorsteps.
• Lawyeree — A platform offering AI legal advice to clients and allowing clients to be connected with the best lawyers.
• ZohoOptimizer AI — ZohoOptimizer AI is a platform designed to enhance Zoho’s suite of business applications by providing AI-driven process automation.

Portfolio highlights

• River Poultry — River Poultry is addressing a critical gap in Uganda's poultry industry. Consumers struggle to differentiate between fresh, high-quality eggs and those that are potentially spoilt. Simultaneously, farmers grapple with low profitability due to inefficient production and limited market information.To tackle these challenges, we'vedeveloped Kuevos-AI, an advanced egg-scanning technology that accurately detects defects and determines egg freshness. This ensures consumers receive only the highest quality products while empowering farmers to make data-driven decisions. Additionally, our AI-powered systems predict market demand, enabling us to optimize production and reduce waste. By combining these innovative solutions, River Poultry is enhancing food safety, increasing farmer incomes, and building a sustainable poultry value chain.

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• EnginZyme — Enzymatic chemistry for cleaner ingredients in personal care, food and pharma. Enginzyme's patented EziG platform makes enzymes work at industrial scale.
• Dreambase — Agents are hungry for high quality data. Feed them a health diet of data you can trust with our agentic Data Factory.
• Schematic — Schematic is a billing platform that provides entitlement management, metering, pricing, packaging, and billing UI in one place, built for product developers and commercial teams.

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• Groccery store — Groccery store is a local Groccery store based in Hlotse, Leribe, Lesotho, designed to address a key challenge in the community
• Excel And Impact Agro — Excel And Impact Agro aims to tackle the chronic shortage of vegetable production in Côte d'Ivoire.
• Mercy Community School — Mercy Community School is a community-driven education initiative based in Linda Compound, Lusaka, Zambia.