Top 10 Marketplace VC Funds &amp; Investors in Uganda (September 2026)

R/GA Ventures goes beyond financial capital to provide access to R/talent GA's and extensive client network to founders. It is developing an innovation platform to assist industry leaders in disrupting business as usual by connecting them with groundbreaking technologies and emerging players that can open up new doors.Beyondfinancial capital, R/GA Ventures connects early- and growth-stage startups with its creative talent, clients, and innovative program partners. Its flexible financing terms help businesses at every stage of funding and growth. It invests at current market valuations in each of its program companies.

Investment focus

Industry: Software, Health Care, Pet
Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed
Geography: United States, United Kingdom, Germany

Investor stats

Total investments: 268
Round size: Seed $20k–$4.8M; Pre-Seed $120k–$1.5M
Lead/follow: 1% lead, 99% follow

Portfolio highlights

Kwit — Start your smoking-free life today with Kwit, number 1 stop smoking app. Available on iOS and Android.
OMORPHO — OMORPHO manufactures and sells Gravity Sportswear™ - revolutionary weighted training gear that helps any athlete reach their goals faster.
Vidrovr — Vidrovr develops multimodal computer vision and machine learning systems to index, tag, and understand video. It processes videos with specific domain constraints, such as in sports, government, and media verticals. Its technology enables its users to search an indexed video corpus and retrieve content inside videos and link it to other media likephotos and text.The company Integrates social media to enable direct interactions between multimedia content. Vidrovr was founded in 2016 and is headquartered in New York.

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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.

Investment focus

Industry: Mobile Apps, Financial Services, Finance
Stage:Pre-Seed, Seed
Geography: Uganda, Kenya, Ethiopia

Investor stats

Total investments: 26
Lead/follow: no public data

Portfolio highlights

Bosso — Bosso projects and realizes automation and robotic solutions for the growth of your business.
Chpter — Chpter is a software development company that offers fast billing and checkout to help start, run, and grow a business.
Level Africa — Digital Investment Marketplace for Africa

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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.

Investment focus

Industry: Financial Services, Manufacturing, FinTech
Stage:Private Equity, Series A
Geography: Tunisia, Kenya, Morocco

Investor stats

Total investments: 115
Round size: Series A $3.4M–$65M; Private Equity $6.5M–$18M
Lead/follow: 65% lead, 35% follow
Last fund: Likely still investing — raised $36M in 2023

Portfolio highlights

Nile.ag — Nile.ag provides a platform for farmers to trade fresh produce with multiple producers across a number of African countries. Its digital solutions address inherent issues relating to food trading, quality verification, payments and traceability.
Promamec — Since 1981, Promamec has been producing and distributing medical devices in Morocco: equipment, medical equipment or consumable
Spoon Consulting — Spoon Consulting provides IT and back-office services related to ERP technologies and cloud technologies.

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Seed capital for technology startups globally.

Investment focus

Industry: Software, Financial Services, FinTech
Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
Geography: United States, Nigeria, Kenya

Investor stats

Total investments: 214
Round size: Seed $120k–$7.5M; Pre-Seed $100k–$3M; Series A $2.5M–$10M
Lead/follow: 2% lead, 98% follow

Portfolio highlights

HoneyCoin — HoneyCoin is a web3/web2 ecosystem of products built in a way that abstracts complexity and brings all the value of web3 and web2 to the forefront.
Zeno — Zeno is a climate conscious motor company that offers eco-friendly motorcycles.
Lori Systems — Lori Systems is revolutionizing African logistics through innovative technology solutions. We connect shippers, transporters, and drivers to create efficient, reliable, and transparent supply chains across Africa.

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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.

Investment focus

Industry: Agriculture, Farming, Food Processing
Stage:Private Equity, Debt Financing, Seed
Geography: Uganda, Kenya, Malawi

Investor stats

Total investments: 36
Round size: Seed $1.3M–$2.1M; Debt Financing $5k–$650k; Private Equity $18k–$2.6M
Lead/follow: 92% lead, 8% follow
Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $13M in 2017

Portfolio highlights

Enimiro — Enimiro is creating an online farming platform in form of a mobile App to connect Ugandan smallholder farmers with local investors to increase harvest while enabling urban people to invest into farming and earn proceeds at just a click of a button.
Kamp Feed — We are a company dealing in the production and sale of animal feeds (Pigs, Poultry, Cattle, Rabbit).
Newman Foods — Newman Foods is an agro-processing company that manufactures, exports, and supplies a comprehensive range of fresh agricultural products. Newman Foods Ltd is a Kampala-based agro-processing company whose primary business is producing and marketing branded consumer foods sold through retail stores in the local and the regional market, as well asaggregation and export of fresh fruits and vegetables (FFV) to the European market.

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East African Early Stage Venture Capital Firm

Investor stats

Total investments: 1
Lead/follow: 100% lead, 0% follow

Portfolio highlights

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

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GreenTec Capital Partners is Germany's premier investor into African start-ups and SMEs. GreenTec invests through its unique Results4Equity model, acting as a co-founding partner that is only compensated on business success.

Investment focus

Industry: Logistics, Information Technology, Retail
Stage:Seed, Venture - Series Unknown, Pre-Seed
Geography: Kenya, Nigeria, Morocco

Investor stats

Total investments: 25
Round size: Pre-Seed $50k–$1M
Lead/follow: 80% lead, 20% follow
Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $1.2M in 2017

Portfolio highlights

Ecodudu — Ecodudu is a waste-to-value company. It uses a proprietary innovation to recycle organic waste into high-protein animal feed and organic fertilizer using the black soldier fly. It harnesses insects (nature’s recycling agents) to address global issues which include waste management, demand for protein, and environmental conservation.
Asilimia — Asilimia is a simple, fun mobile app for sending money through M-PESA quickly and without any transaction fees. Simply deposit money to your M-PESA, download Asilimia and send money for free to any other M-PESA account.
ShapShap — ShapShap enhances delivery experience through its commission-based marketplace by assigning efficient orders to drivers to ensure their sustainability and scalability.

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Founded in 2015, CRE Venture Capital invests in early stage tech companies that are levered to Africa. CRE is headquartered in the New York metro area, with a regional office in Lagos, Nigeria.

Investment focus

Industry: Financial Services, Software, FinTech
Stage:Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
Geography: Nigeria, South Africa, United States

Investor stats

Total investments: 66
Round size: Seed $250k–$4M; Pre-Seed $250k–$3.3M; Series A $1.1M–$21M
Lead/follow: 33% lead, 67% follow
Last fund: Likely still investing — fund raised in 2022

Portfolio highlights

Flood — Flood is a marketplace platforms that provides merchant solution, self services and big data solution.
Letly — Letly is developing an AI‑driven platform for the rental property market that automates tasks related to managing rental listings and tenant interactions. It aims to use intelligent agents to handle tasks such as scheduling viewings, responding to inquiries, and optimizing property management workflows. The platform is currently in a waitlistphase, signaling ongoing development and private access only.
Cutstruct — Cutstruct is your one source for bulk construction materials purchase. Get the best prices for cement, steel, granite, sharp sand wood, and more.

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Co-matching fund platform supporting startups and angel networks across Africa.

Investment focus

Industry: Apps, Online Portals, Financial Services
Stage:Angel, Seed, Pre-Seed
Geography: Zambia, Cameroon, Tanzania

Investor stats

Total investments: 22
Round size: Seed $65k–$2M; Angel $22k–$90k; Pre-Seed $60k–$1.5M
Lead/follow: 45% lead, 55% follow

Portfolio highlights

Figorr — Figorr is your go-to, for accessing reliable information on temperature, humidity, and location. Experience the next generation of data-driven insights with Figorr today.
Sumet Technologies — Sumet is a transforming the distribution of essential goods across the african continent.
TileGreen — TileGreen transforms plastic waste into eco-friendly circular building materials. Our innovative technology creates sustainable solutions for construction industry.

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