Top 5 Medical Startup Investors in Uganda (July 2026)

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.

Portfolio highlights

• Tugende — Tugende helps motorcycle taxi drivers own their own motorcycles in eighteen months or less instead of renting indefinitely. Ownership significantly increases income, job security and road safety.
• Numida — Growing African small businesses with affordable, convenient, and fair credit.
• The Ehlers-Danlos Society — The Ehlers-Danlos Society works for people suffering from hypermobility spectrum disorders and related conditions by improving their lives.

Portfolio highlights

• Nilus — Nilus is an impact-driven company that aims to eradicate malnutrition by applying technology to deliver affordable and healthy food to low income people. Nilus is creating a new value chain for the base of the pyramid, based on food rescue, disintermediation and inclusive design. Our vision is to become the largest and most impactful food companyin the Americas, by servicing the more than 360 million people living in poverty.
• Ilara Health — Ilara Health helps primary care clinics across Africa deliver better care.
• Let Me Snack — Let Me Snack is a Houston-based specialty snack company producing popped water lily seed snacks with clean ingredients.

Portfolio highlights

• FellowMe — FellowMe is a social media platform that allows users to meet new people with a search experience, segmented by interests and location.
• Exnus Protocol — Exnus Protocol is a next-generation decentralized ecosystem built on the Solana blockchain.
• UrbanFarmers — UrbanFarmers is a platform that connects city dwellers with local urban farms and community gardens.

Portfolio highlights

• 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.