# Top 50 Startup Investors in Uganda in June 2026 ## Pearl Capital Partners - Type: VC Fund - Location: Kampala, Kampala, Uganda - Relevant deals: 11 - Stages: Private Equity, Debt Financing, Seed - Focus: Agriculture, Farming, Food Processing Pearl Capital Partners is a specialist agriculture investment firm that has been investing in small and medium sized East African agribusinesses since 2005. Pearl Capital Partners investments generate financial returns for our investors while creating significant social impact. Pearl Capital Partners success is derived from working with ambitiousmanagement teams, providing supportive investment structures and specialist expertise that create high-growth agribusinesses. ## Renew Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: Addis Ababa, Adis Abeba, Ethiopia - Relevant deals: 7 - Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed - Focus: Mobile Apps, Financial Services, Finance Renew Capital is an Africa-focused investment firm that addresses critical gaps for Africa’s growing businesses and connects them to a global network of impact investors. ## Hesham Zreik - Type: Angel - Location: Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates - Relevant deals: 3 - Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A - Focus: Information Technology, Software, Artificial Intelligence Hesham Zreik is the CEO of FasterCapital. He previously worked at DreamApps as a Project Manager. Hesham attended the University of Westminster. ## Nordic Impact Funds - Type: VC Fund - Location: Copenhagen, Hovedstaden, Denmark - Relevant deals: 3 - Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed - Focus: Software, Finance, Personal Finance Local network Sharing experience to make opportunities for jobs and income. Private Equity that will create positive impact in East Africa ## Segal Family Foundation - Type: VC Fund - Location: Watchung, New Jersey, United States - Relevant deals: 3 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B - Focus: Financial Services, Apps, Water The Segal Family Foundation partners with outstanding individuals and organizations that improve the well-being of communities. ## Yabx Technologies - Type: VC Fund - Location: The Hague, Zuid-Holland, The Netherlands - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Venture - Series Unknown - Focus: SaaS, FinTech, Financial Services Provider of cloud banking platform intended to help financial service providers (FSPs) to acquire and manage a profitable loan portfolio. The company's platform uses proprietary artificial intelligence/machine learning algorithms on alternate data sources, together with loan origination and loan lifecycle management software, to offer neoage digital credit products.Product array includes micro-loans, BNPL, savings, overdrafts, loans for retail customers as well as small and medium-sized enterprises ("SME"), etc., tailored to the needs of the existing thin file as well as new to credit (NTC) segment. Yabx enables financial institutions and networks (Telecom Operators, Mobile Money Operators, e-Commerce Players, merchant aggregators, payment gateways) to acquire and successfully manage profitable digital loan portfolios. ## Opes Impact Fund - Type: VC Fund - Location: Milano, Lombardia, Italy - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Communities, Agriculture, Energy Opes-Lcef is an impact investor that provides catalytic capital to early-stage social enterprises in emerging markets. ## The Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation - Type: VC Fund - Location: Menlo Park, California, United States - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Grant - Focus: Financial Services, Charity, FinTech William H. Draper, III and Robin Richards Donohoe began investing together in the venture industry in 1994 concentrating on building companies in India. Since 1994, they have invested in over one hundred early stage information technology investments both in India and the United States. In 2010, the Foundation joined forces with Robert S. Kaplan,formerly vice-chairman of Goldman Sachs and currently professor of leadership at Harvard Business School. Together the team raised their second fund inviting fourteen innovative philanthropists to join the fund. ## FCA Investments - Type: VC Fund - Location: Helsinki, Southern Finland, Finland - Relevant deals: 2 - Focus: FinTech, Software, Financial Services FCA Investments is an impact investor specializing in developing countries and fragile states. ## Savannah Fund - Type: VC Fund - Location: Nairobi, Nairobi Area, Kenya - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed - Focus: E-Commerce, FinTech, Software Savannah Fund is a seed capital fund specializing in US$25,000-US$500,000 investments in early stage high growth technology (web and mobile) startups in sub-Saharan Africa. Initially focused on East Africa, the fund aims to bridge the early stage/angel and venture capital investment gap that currently exists in Africa. The Fund expects toachieve this objective by combining capital with mentor networks both in the region and from Silicon Valley via an accelerator program and a follow-on independent seed fund.The fund is managed by an experienced and technology savvy team that have founded companies or are actively involved in angel investing or having run successful accelerator programs in past but also understand the unique Subsaharan African environment. They are backed and supported by both local, regional and international networks of angels,venture capitalists whose expertise we can draw on to help startups succeed and scale to fully fledged regional or global companies.They believe in the potential for Africa to become a global technology innovator by creating sustainable for profit companies that create jobs and make an impact. ## MFS Africa - Type: VC Fund - Location: Johannesburg, NA - South Africa, South Africa - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: FinTech, Insurance, Mobile MFS Africa is the largest mobile money inter-operability hub in Africa, which connects mobile network operators across the continent through a single API. In addition to mobile remittance services, the MFS Africa API enables merchant payment, bulk payment, bank-to-wallet transfers, and an array of other cross border digital payments services. ## 4Di Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: Cape Town, NA - South Africa, South Africa - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed - Focus: Software, Financial Services, Mobile 4Di Capital is an independent seed- and early-stage technology venture capital firm based in Cape Town, South Africa.Nurture capital is the term that best describes 4Di Capitalâ€:tm:s purpose and philosophy.We understand that in the early days of any business, support, mentoring and access to networks is just as important as seed capital.Using tried and tested international venture capital best practices, adapted for local use, we believe in entrepreneur-friendly finance without frills, and in working as a team with our investments to achieve their true potential.4Di Capital Early-Stage Technology Fund 1 targets startup investment opportunities with high growth potential at the seed- and early-stages in the mobile, enterprise software and web sectors.We look for founder teams with hungry passion, commitment, domain expertise and deep insights into the large market problems they wish to solve with their technology solutions. ## Soma Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: San Francisco, California, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A - Focus: Software, Artificial Intelligence, FinTech Welcome to Soma Capital ## Beyond Capital Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B - Focus: E-Commerce, Retail, Health Care Beyond Capital Ventures is a venture capital firm, offering a diversified portfolio of companies in "need-to-have" sectors, led by conscious leaders. ## Serena Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: San Francisco, California, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: E-Commerce, Health Care, Women's Serena Ventures focuses on early-stage companies and giving them the opportunity to be heard. Serena Ventures extends relationships, encourages collaboration among portfolio companies, and expands partnership opportunities across my vast network. ## Peggy Grigus Mangot - Type: Angel - Location: San Francisco, California, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A - Focus: FinTech, Financial Services, Information Technology Peggy Grigus Mangot is the MD Fintech Partnerships, Commercial Banking of JPMorgan Chase & Co. She previously worked at PayPal as an Operating Partner, PayPal Ventures. Peggy Grigus Mangot attended Indiana University. ## Consonance Investment Managers - Type: VC Fund - Location: Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed - Focus: Software, Information Technology, FinTech We are an investment company focused on helping early and growth-stage entrepreneurs build successful companies in Africa. ## GAIA Impact Fund - Type: VC Fund - Location: Paris, Ile-de-France, France - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Series A, Seed - Focus: Solar, Energy, Renewable Energy 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. ## Active Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: San Antonio, Texas, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A - Focus: Software, SaaS, Information Technology Founder led capital for founder led companies. Pre-Seed Investing in AI-Native Business Software. We back technical founders building the future. ## Kepple Africa Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed - Focus: Financial Services, FinTech, Software We back exceptional founders in and from Africa who are addressing deep gaps between the status quo and the ideal. ## East Africa venture capital association - Type: VC Fund - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Pre-Seed - Focus: Mobile Apps, Transportation, Public Transportation EAVCA is the representative organization for private equity and venture capital funds in East Africa, with a growing membership of private capital investors and advisors looking at the region for growth.At the core of what we do is promote East Africa as a private capital destination, while ensuring a favorable environment for trade for theprivate capital sector. Our advantage is in being able to provide local access to our members, which is critical to their East Africa strategy. ## Mobility 54 - Type: VC Fund - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Financial Services, Transportation, Payments Mobility 54 is a joint venture among Toyota Tsusho Corporation and CFAO. ## Future Africa - Type: VC Fund - Location: San Francisco, California, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A - Focus: Financial Services, FinTech, Information Technology Future Africa is a collective of mission-driven founders and funders building unicorns to solve Africa’s biggest challenges. They are build a future where purpose and prosperity are within everyone’s reach. ## Ed Levinson - Type: Angel - Location: Vancouver, Alberta, Canada - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed - Focus: FinTech, Financial Services, Finance Ed Levinson - Director @ Ensibuuko ## Tidjane Deme - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Series A, Series B, Seed - Focus: Financial Services, FinTech, Insurance Tidjane DEME is a General Partner at Partech, co-leading Partech Africa Fund, Partech’s multi-stages tech fund exclusively dedicated to Africa digital markets. He joined in May 2016.Prior to joining Partech, Tidjane has worked for 15+ years in the tech industry in Africa, as an entrepreneur, a consultant as well as a senior business manager. Heworked for 7 years as a senior manager at Google, leading activities in Africa. He started the Google Francophone Africa office in Dakar in 2009, led ecosystem efforts to support developer communities and tech startups across 15+ countries, led Google’s Africa Content Strategy, launching and growing YouTube in 6 markets. He also led business development for Google’s Infrastructure investments in Africa. Prior to Google, Tidjane was a tech entrepreneur who founded and led CommonSys, a consulting and integration company deploying e-gov platforms and enterprise solutions in west Africa. He also cofounded 2 startups, an e-reputation platform in Europe and a SaaS platform for African SMEs. Tidjane started his career working with Cap Gemini in France before joining Cosine Communications, a Silicon Valley startup building network virtualization technology for carriers.Tidjane grew up in Senegal until age 18, then moved to France to attend Ecole Polytechnique (Msc Physics), did an exchange program at Imperial College London, and attended Ensta-Paritech (Telecom and IT Engineering). ## European Union - Type: VC Fund - Location: London, England, United Kingdom - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Grant, Seed - Focus: Health Care, Information Technology, Software Discover how the EU functions, its principles, priorities; find out about its history and member states; learn about its legal basis and your EU rights. ## AfricInvest - Type: VC Fund - Location: Tunis, Tunis, Tunisia - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Private Equity, Series A - Focus: Financial Services, Manufacturing, FinTech AfricInvest was founded in 1994 and is part of Integra Group, an investment and financial services company based in Tunisia.Uniquely positioned as one of the most experienced private equity investors on the continent, AfricInvest has dedicated investment teams focused on North Africa and Sub-Saharan Africa, and employs 66 professionals based inseven offices.AfricInvest manages USD1 billion across 16 funds and benefits from strong, long-term support from both local and international investors, including leading development finance institutions in the United States and Europe.Having co-founded the African Venture Capital Association (AVCA) as well as the Middle East North Africa Private Equity Association (MENAPEA) and the Euromed Capital Forum, the firm is an active promotor of the private equity industry in the region.Since 1994, AfricInvest has invested in 135 companies across 25 African countries in a variety of high growth sectors and maintains a broad network of high quality executives across Africa, offering extensive expertise in key growth industries, including financial services, agribusiness, consumer/retail, education and healthcare. ## Powering Renewable Energy Opportunities - Type: VC Fund - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed - Focus: AgTech, Logistics, Agriculture PREO is a demand-led productive use of renewable energy (PURE) programme improving the livelihoods of communities through partnerships, knowledge sharing and innovation. ## Nordic Microfinance Initiative - Type: VC Fund - Location: Oslo, Oslo, Norway - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Series B, Series C - Focus: Financial Services, Finance, Banking The Norwegian Microfinance Initiative (NMI) is an innovative strategic partnership between the Norwegian public and private sectors that will invest in microfinance institutions (MFIs) in developing countries and provide professional assistance and technical support for these institutions. The mission of NMI is to contribute to the empowerment ofpoor people and to the creation of jobs, wealth, and economic and social sustainability in developing countries by investing in and supporting MFIs. ## Imprimatur Capital Fund Management - Type: VC Fund - Location: Riga, Riga, Latvia - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Debt Financing - Focus: Software, Information Technology, Apps Imprimatur Capital Fund Management is a venture capital firm focusing on high-technology at an early stage in its commercial development. We invest in start-up technology businesses which are based on innovative intellectual property, are led by strong teams and have high international growth potential.Imprimatur Capital Fund Management, based inLatvia, manages seed and start-up funds with investors including the Latvian Guarantee Agency, other institutional investors and some private investors. The company source investment opportunities primarily from the Baltic/Nordic/Russia region.Imprimatur Capital Fund Management is a partner firm of Imprimatur Capital Ltd, headquartered in London and with investment operations in Europe, Russia, Asia Pacific, Latin America and the US. ## GIZ - Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit - Type: VC Fund - Location: Bonn, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Grant, Pre-Seed, Seed - Focus: Health Care, Information Technology, Coffee GIZ works worldwide for sustainable development. Discover how we create solutions and support our partner countries. ## Musha Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: New York, New York, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A - Focus: Software, Financial Services, FinTech Seed capital for technology startups globally. ## Wind - Type: VC Fund - Location: Paris, Ile-de-France, France - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B - Focus: Software, E-Commerce, Health Care Wind Capital is a venture capital firm that offers support and funding to European innovators. ## Persistent - Type: VC Fund - Location: Zürich, Zurich, Switzerland - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Energy, Solar, Renewable Energy Africa's Climate Venture Builder - We believe in the power of climate-positive economic development in Africa. For the last decade, we have been working hand in hand with exceptional entrepreneurs, investing both financial and human capital to build successful climate ventures on the continent. Our companies offer competitive financial returns required to drive lasting impact. ## Marcus Boström - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed, Angel - Focus: Email, Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence Marcus Boström ## Symbiotics Group - Type: VC Fund - Location: Geneva, Geneve, Switzerland - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Debt Financing, Seed, Angel - Focus: Financial Services, FinTech, Energy Symbiotics is the leading market access platform for impact investing. Symbiotics offers investment, asset management and capacity building services. ## Zephyr Acorn - Type: VC Fund - Location: Nairobi, Nairobi Area, Kenya - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed - Focus: Financial Services, Banking, FinTech Zephyr Management is a global emerging markets investment manager, specializing in the creation and management of highly focused private equity and venture capital funds. ## African Development Bank - Type: VC Fund - Location: Belvédère, Tunis, Tunisia - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Debt Financing, Grant, Post-IPO Debt - Focus: Financial Services, Banking, Finance African Development Bank operates as a multilateral development finance institution in Africa. It finances development projects and programs in collaboration with national and international development institutions. The bank provides technical assistance for project selection, study, and preparation. It facilitates investments from the public andprivate sectors in initiatives aimed at economic and social progress. The African Development Bank serves the development finance and economic growth sectors. ## Plesion Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: Vienna, Virginia, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed - Focus: B2B, AgTech, Billing Plesion Capital is a venture capital firm. ## First circle capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: Casablanca, Grand Casablanca, Morocco - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed - Focus: Financial Services, FinTech, Finance First Circle Capital is a venture capital firm seeding the next fintech generation in Africa. ## DOB Equity - Type: VC Fund - Location: Veessen, Gelderland, The Netherlands - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Private Equity, Seed - Focus: Food and Beverage, Health Care, Farming DOB Equity is a private equity firm specializing in growth capital and buy-and-build strategies in small and medium companies. ## Equilibria Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: Hamilton, Hamilton, Bermuda - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed - Focus: Apps, Mobile, FinTech Equilibria Capital is an asset management firm that manages investment funds and separate accounts for private and institutional clients. ## Jim Chu - Type: Angel - Location: San Francisco, California, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Angel, Pre-Seed - Focus: Solar, Water, Energy Jim Chu is the Founder & CEO at Untapped Global. ## Incofin Investment Management - Type: VC Fund - Location: Antwerp, Antwerpen, Belgium - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Series A, Series B - Focus: Financial Services, Finance, FinTech Incofin Investment Management (Incofin IM) manages funds that invest in microfinance institutions (MFIs) in developing countries. MFIs provide financial services, such as credits, savings and insurances, to people who cannot have recourse to regular banks. As a specialist in rural microfinancing, Incofin IM’s main goal is to reach out to people wholive in more secluded rural areas and/or who are active in the agricultural sector. ## SC Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Singapore, Central Region, Singapore - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Series A, Series B - Focus: Financial Services, FinTech, Software SC Ventures is Standard Chartered Bank’s innovation, fintech investment, and venture unit. Focused on "rewiring the DNA in banking", SC Ventures aims to develop an innovation culture and mindset, deepen capabilities, and experiment with new business models through an open platform and network of people and partnerships. It runs aneXellerator innovation lab network across Singapore, Shanghai, Hong Kong, London, Nairobi, and San Francisco. ## Autodesk Foundation - Type: VC Fund - Location: San Francisco, California, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B - Focus: Energy, Environmental Engineering, Renewable Energy Autodesk Foundation is the first foundation to focus investment exclusively on the people and organizations using design for impact. ## Delta40 - Type: VC Fund - Location: Nairobi, Nairobi Area, Kenya - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed - Focus: CleanTech, Manufacturing Delta40 is the venture studio that invests in African female entrepreneurs involved in energy, agriculture and mobility sectors. ## Jon Gosier - Type: Angel - Location: Atlanta, Georgia, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed, Angel - Focus: Software, Music, Analytics Jon Gosier is the Founder and CEO of FilmHedge. He previously worked at HarperCollins Publishers as an Author. Jon Gosier attended the THNK School of Creative Leadership. ## Norrsken Foundation - Type: VC Fund - Location: Stockholm, Stockholms Lan, Sweden - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed - Focus: Financial Services, Health Care, FinTech Norrsken Foundation is non-profit organization solving problems such as poverty, famine, environmental issues and mental health. ## Beyond Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: New York, New York, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series B - Focus: Health Care, Financial Services, Medical Device Beyond Capital Fund is an evergreen impact investment fund that invests in for-profit, early-stage companies in East Africa and India. The fund invests in companies that aim to improve access to health care, sanitation, clean energy, agriculture and food security, and financial inclusion, all of which can help consumers at the bottom of theeconomic pyramid live better lives. Despite the fact that the fund seeks market-rate financial returns, Beyond Capital is structured as a nonprofit, allowing the organization to emphasize fidelity to its social mission alongside its financial mandate.Beyond Capital, headquartered in New York, was established in 2009.