Top 5 Impact Startup Investors in Uganda in January 2026
A list of 5 angel investors and VC (Venture Capital) funds that invest in Impact startups based in Uganda. We rank investors based on the number of investments they made in Impact companies from Uganda. We update this investor list every month.Top 5 Impact Startup Investors in Uganda in January 2026
| Investor | Impact Uganda investments |
|---|---|
| Sarah Dusek | 1 |
| Delta40 | 1 |
| GAIA Impact Fund | 1 |
| Autodesk Foundation | 1 |
| Jim Chu | 1 |
Sarah Dusek is the Managing General Partner of Enygma Ventures. Prior to that, he was the Co-Founder of Under Canvas; the leading US adventure-hospitality company offering luxurious glamping accommodations just minutes from America’s most popular and iconic national parks.In 2017, under Sarah’s leadership Under Canvas received a spot on thecoveted Inc. 5000 list and Sarah was named to the EY Entrepreneurial Winning Women list from Ernst & Young. Under Canvas has set an unprecedented new standard in ecological development while also redefining experiential hospitality in a meaningful way.She graduated from The University of Manchester and the University of Exeter.
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Investment focus
- Financial Services, Solar, Energy
- Seed, Angel, Funding Round
- South Africa, Uganda, Zambia
Portfolio highlights
- Koa Academy — Koa Academy is on the cutting edge of online schooling in South Africa! We offer small classes, quality educators, and individualized, engaged online learning.
- Onelamp Uganda — Distributing solar fishing lanterns and solar lights in Uganda.
- Startup Circles.ai — Learn to to build and grow your business fast. Practical business school - by practitioners, experienced entrepreneurs, and investors. Join the movement of game changers in Africa.
Delta40 is the venture studio that invests in African female entrepreneurs involved in energy, agriculture and mobility sectors.
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Investment focus
- CleanTech, Manufacturing
- Seed
- Uganda
Portfolio highlights
- PowerUP — Clean Tech For Everyone
Gaia Impact Fund is a venture capital firm specializing in renewable energy that builds long-term partnerships with startups operating in Sub-Saharan Africa and South-East Asia with a strong environmental and social focus. The firm supports businesses enabling sustainable and affordable energy provision to local communities. In regions where energymixes are highly carbonized, it supports technological innovations and business models enabling a cost-efficient diffusion of renewable energy on a large scale.
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Investment focus
- Solar, Energy, Renewable Energy
- Series A, Seed, Series B
- Singapore, South Korea, France
Portfolio highlights
- Ecoligo — With ecoligo's sustainable investments - you benefit twice: protect the climate & receive attractive returns.
- 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.
- 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.
Autodesk Foundation is the first foundation to focus investment exclusively on the people and organizations using design for impact.
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Investment focus
- Energy, Environmental Engineering, Renewable Energy
- Seed, Series A, Series B
- United States, Kenya, Uganda
Portfolio highlights
- M2X Energy — M2X Energy is a scalable methane conversion technology company that provides automated gas-to-product systems for methane conversion.
- Last Energy — Last Energy is creating a new system for the development and delivery of small modular nuclear power plants. Combining proven reactor technology with a first-of-its-kind delivery model and fully modular plant design, Last Energy aims to decarbonize energy production and increase access to clean, affordable power.
- Found Energy — Found Energy's aluminum-thermal power systems extract renewable energy from aluminum at double the energy density of diesel and at a competitive cost. Compact, modular, safe, and carbon-free, our technology makes industrial decarbonization practical.
Jim Chu is the Founder & CEO at Untapped Global.
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Investment focus
- Solar, Water, Energy
- Seed, Angel, Pre-Seed
- United States, Uganda, Nigeria
Portfolio highlights
- OnePipe — OnePipe aggregates APIs from banks and fintechs into a standardized gateway that is easy to integrate and makes partnerships seamless.
- dloHaiti — dloHaiti is a Market Based Solution for Clean Water in Haiti. Sustainable and impactful, it provides clean drinking water to underserved areas of Haiti, areas where access to clean, safe drinking water is unreliable, expensive, or simply unavailable.
- Onelamp Uganda — Distributing solar fishing lanterns and solar lights in Uganda.
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