Top 25 Enterprise Startup Investors in Uganda (October 2026)

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• Vivid Gold — Vivid Gold is not just a brand, it’s a game-driven ecosystem built at the intersection of four powerful pillars: commerce, content, culture, and careers. Together, these pillars reflect our commitment to transforming how gaming is experienced, monetized, and empowered across the East African region.1. Commerce – Accessible Gaming for All We powerthe hardware, physical games and accessories backbone of gaming in East Africa. We make it easier for gamers to access what they need, locally. Our phygital retail store approach ensures that whether online or in-store, customers enjoy seamless, convenient shopping with local payment options and trusted support.2. Content – Unlocking Digital Worlds We break barriers between African consumers and global digital platforms. Through instant delivery of gift cards and subscription codes, we enable local access to gaming content (PSN, Xbox, Steam), streaming (Netflix, Spotify), and productivity apps (Android, Apple) via frictionless local currency payment across African countries.3. Culture – Gaming as a Lifestyle We celebrate the role of gaming in shaping youth identity, creativity, and social connection. From leasing gaming equipment to community events and tournaments to collaborating with local creators, influencers, and esports enthusiasts, we embed gaming in lifestyle and everyday conversations. Our brand is deeply rooted in African culture, while remaining globally fluent and digitally native. 4. Careers – Building Africa’s Gaming Future We’re laying the foundation for education, employment, and entrepreneurship in game development & esports. design, and brand management, we aim to deliver structured programs that merge education with entertainment, offering skill based learning opportunities in esports and game development through holiday bootcamps, after school activities, alternative academic pathways, facilitate masterclasses by providing access to industry experts for mentorship and ensure the efficacy of all programs through active, future focused research integration.Together, these four pillars form a unified vision: to make gaming not just a pastime, but a platform for progress, expression, and economic inclusion in Africa.
• Viebeg — Viebeg transform the way medical products are bought and sold, advancing the 4th industrial revolution in the developing world.
• FutureLink Technologies — Africa's Community-driven marketplace for affordable financial services, focused at enhancing the financial resilience of Africa's low & middle income earners

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• Omziki Distribution — Sell Your Music Online Worldwide | Digital Music Distribution. Get your music on Spotify, Apple Music, TikTok, YouTube, Tidal, Boomplay... #SellYourMusicOnline

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• Rhythmic — Launch financial services under your brand with Rhythmic. Give customers cards, rewards, and a place to hold and spend money, managed and operated by Rhythmic.
• Axiom Trust — Axiom Trust is an AI-powered trust startup that modernises professional trust administration during the "Great Wealth Transfer" of over $100 trillion in assets.
• The Better Money Company — Stablecoin infrastructure built for the next era of money. https://t.co/W2rE9J4tms

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• Amfri Farms — Amfri farms produce frozen products and herbs and spices that include frozen apple banana puree, frozen mango pulp and dice, chilli, vanilla, coffee, lemon balm, dill,  and turmeric. They also export jackfruit, avocados, Irish potatoes, pumpkins, and sweet potatoes.
• Laboremus Uganda — Laboremus Uganda delivers digital onboarding and KYC solutions for banks and fintechs in Africa.
• Sausage King 3000 Uganda — Sausage King 3000 Uganda offers fresh and processed beef products to all income groups in Uganda. The company aims to produce quality meat products on the African Continent and to educate consumers about the value of sausages as a nutritious food option. In addition to serving local markets, Sausage King 3000 Uganda also serves international hotelsand supermarkets.

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• ORIKI — A wellness + farm to skin brand that creates pampering experiences and luxurious natural personal grooming products. Sharing Africa!
• Mukuru Clean Stoves — Earthshot Prize Winner 2022. We use recycled metal to manufacture improved, efficient and affordable cookstoves.
• Loom Craft Chocolate — Loom Craft Chocolate is a artisanal cocoa processor with a strong focus on the quality of our products and the sustainability of our processes.

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• Ensibuuko — Digital banking software for savings groups, SACCOs, and microfinance institutions. Join 21K+ organizations using Ensibuuko across Africa.
• WealthBar — CI Direct Investing makes it easy to access financial advice. CI Direct Trading is the best online investment platform for self-directed trading.

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• Biostock — Biostock is a technology-driven company that focuses on decarbonization, resource circulation, and digital transformation.
• Frostbite — The official twitter feed for the Frostbite game engine
• LeasePlan — Headquartered in the Netherlands, LeasePlan Corporation (“LeasePlan”) is the world’s fleet management and driver mobility company. Since its inception in 1963, LeasePlan has been at the forefront of market developments and the company now employs over 7,300 staff in operations across 33 countries.

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• Yeah — Yeah is a financial technology company that offers payment processing services while building a credit profile for the banked and unbanked.
• REasy — Top up locally, pay suppliers globally, and manage international shipments with REasy. Fast, secure, and designed for African businesses expanding worldwide.
• Konnect — Konnect provides a cross borders payment solution intended to simplify complex financial flows allowing companies of any scale and size to send and receive payments in a practical, secure, and low-cost way.

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• Miarakap — Miarakap is the first impact investment company dedicated to financing and supporting Small and Medium Enterprises with high potential in Madagascar.
• Dhamana Guarantee — Dhamana provides guarantees that unlock local currency financing, mobilise domestic capital and support sustainable growth across East Africa.
• Africa Renewables Katalyst — ARK (Africa Renewables Katalyst Ltd) a Kenyan based company focused on helping Africa realize its full renewable energy potential through I-RECs

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• Dodai — Dodai manufactures and assembles the electric motorcycles.
• EcoNetix — Leading Carbon Asset Manager for voluntary and compliance markets (CORSIA, Art. 6), we help companies reduce emissions, offset with high-integrity credits, and communicate impact.
• Circadian Technologies GmbH — AI-driven VPP unlocking revenue for telecom towers.

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• Axial3D — Leading the way with the latest 3D imaging, models, and devices
• afriQloud — AfriQloud provides a white-labeled cloud computing solution to telecom operators, internet service providers, system integrators, and managed information technology service providers.
• Sonarworks — SoundID Reference software calibrates your speakers and studio headphones, so you can trust that every mix will translate.

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• MazaoHub — AI-first SaaS connecting soil, farmers, inputs, agronomy care, field operations, traceability and markets through real last-mile intelligence.
• FarmWorks — FarmWorks is an agricultural technology company that gives farmers access to farm inputs as well as a market for the produce .FarmWork is to unlock agricultural potential by building clusters of mid-sized farms while working with thousands of small-holder farmers and establishing direct linkage to local and global markets.
• Irrisol Engineering — Irrisol Engineering is an impact-driven social enterprise dedicated to providing affordable, socially inclusive, and environmentally sustainable water supply and irrigation systems for underserved rural communities.

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• TaxGPT — Looking for instant tax help? Meet TaxGPT, your AI-powered tax assistant. We simplify tax processes and maximize deductions. Try TaxGPT today!
• clinicpesa — Your Instant Secure Medical Mobile Bank In Your Palm.
• Firstbase — Equip remote and hybrid workers for success across the entire employee journey with the Firstbase platform. Firstbase powers a complete equipment lifecycle, fusing SaaS automation with world-class physical operations. Simplify onboarding, streamline offboarding, centralize and simplify asset management and warehousing, and build IT sustainability. Optimize HR experiences, flex your workplace services, and maximize every asset with Firstbase.

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• Aya Data — Aya Data provides high-quality data annotation, AI training data, 3D annotations, machine learning solutions and also specialises in geospatial, NLP and computer vision projects.
• Kubik — Kubik makes low-carbon buildings from plastic waste. Bringing environmental dignity to how countries grow.
• Hohm Energy — We make the process of going solar simple. Generate your free, custom solar proposal and get matched with an accredited solar provider in under 5 mins.

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• Innovex — Innovex builds embedded systems, IoT devices and cloud software in Kampala, Uganda, powering distributed energy, water and equipment for partners across Africa.

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• iLearnAfrica — iLearnAfrica is a multi-faceted online education platform.
• Dios Dental Clinic — MG108 x Dios Dental menyediakan berbagai layanan perawatan gigi yang dapat terdiri dari pemeriksaan gigi, perawatan umum, implan gigi, serta layanan bedah mulut sesuai kebutuhan pasien.
• 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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• Hertzian — Hertzian’s products are built around providing big data analytical solutions to solve problems within feedback dependent industries. To solve these problems, Hertzian offers applications that allow users to access qualitative data presented in a user friendly way.Through a unique integration of Natural Language Processing, Machine Learning andintuitive interfaces, Hertzian can provide valuable insights whilst also dramatically reducing costs and increasing sales.
• Boston Neurosciences Inc — Boston Neurosciences Inc is a neurodiagnostics medical device company with offices in Boston, USA, and Kaunas, Lithuania. The company has developed a suite of ultrasound-based devices to non-invasively measure the absolute value of intracranial pressure (ICP), real-time cerebral blood flow autoregulation (CA), and intracranial volumetric wavemonitoring. The non-invasive diagnostic methods have been clinically tested and proven in leading neuro centers in Europe and the United States.
• afriQloud — AfriQloud provides a white-labeled cloud computing solution to telecom operators, internet service providers, system integrators, and managed information technology service providers.

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• intelworld — Welcome to the intelworld twitter feed. We are an IT solutions provider. We focus only on the customer experience

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• Trenderz — Trenderz connects hotels, restaurants and spas in Africa with content creators to generate trackable bookings. Free sign-up, pay only for results.
• AppCyclers — We provide a web-based platform digitizing e-waste collection, sourcing, and purchasing of recyclable electronic materials.
• COMESO GmbH — Boosting revenue by ensuring secure, direct healthcare payments and improving patient access to services.

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• intelworld — Welcome to the intelworld twitter feed. We are an IT solutions provider. We focus only on the customer experience

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• Agros — Agros exist to make farming economically viable and environmentally sustainable. The company provides farmers with carbon-reducing and income-increasing products and services, from input to market. Their unique ecosystem approach aggregates different low-carbon technologies, bundled with affordable finance, insurance, advisory and market access.Agros’ mission is to double the income of millions of farmers while reducing 100 megatons of annual carbon emissions.
• MyJouleBox — MyJouleBox offers a solution for solar professionals in Africa to offer leased solar installations to their customers.
• Ampersand — Ampersand catalyzes and power mass-market electric mobility. By supplying the battery swap network and operating system the company makes sustainable mobility rapidly accessible and affordable for developing markets, to improve livelihoods and the environment. With over a million km already covered by e-motorcycles in Africa using our plug-and-playpowertrain and energy network.

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• Chunguza — Book flights, hotels, and local experiences across Uganda and Rwanda. Earn rewards on every trip.

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• 8bit — 8Bit is localised content discovery and analytics platform dedicated to the distribution of high-quality content across their network of indie publishers.
• Ekaya.com — Ekaya exists to make renting simpler, safer and more connected - for everyone.
• intelworld — Welcome to the intelworld twitter feed. We are an IT solutions provider. We focus only on the customer experience

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• 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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• 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.