# Ujama

> Ujama is a VC fund in Cupertino backing Leisure and Tourism. See 3 investments, round sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Cupertino, United States
- Total investments: 3
- Last investment: Feb 2024
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/ujama-inc./
- X (Twitter): https://www.twitter.com/ujamainc
- Website: https://ujama.co

Ujama is a messaging platform where communities connect, collaborate, and conduct commerce. Ujama helps people help one another. We promote more joy and fewer logistics through the power of community, friendship and teamwork. Our name comes from the Swahili word ujamaa which means extended family.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Leisure | 2 | 67% |
| Tourism | 2 | 67% |
| Travel | 1 | 33% |
| Mobile Apps | 1 | 33% |

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 2 | 67% |
| Series C | 1 | 33% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Hugh Molotsi | Founder and CEO | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hugh-molotsi |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Round size | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| IntrCity | Manager- Corporate Communications | $4.5M | Series C | Feb 29, 2024 |  |
| RailYatri | RailYatri's goal is to provide the most up to date information to the 25 million passengers who board a train every day. RailYatri mobile app provides real-time information on live train status, PNR Status, seat availability predictions, fare calculator, platforms/ facilities at stations, personalized alerts, access to essential travelservices like meals and taxi.... and much more.RailYatri provides information on over 9000 locations and 14500 trains (including long distance trains, local trains and metros). Within its first year of the launch, RailYatri's Android app has crossed 1 million downloads. The company has also partnered with taxi services firms across 20 cities and food vendors across 300 stations.RailYatri's mission is to simplify train travel and they are doing it one traveller at a time. | $1.2M | Seed | Jun 30, 2015 |  |
| IntrCity | Manager- Corporate Communications | $1.2M | Seed | Jun 30, 2015 |  |

3 of 3 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Blume Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/blume-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Helion Venture Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/helion-venture-partners) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Omidyar Network](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/omidyar-network) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Mirabilis Investment Trust](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mirabilis-investment-trust) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [NRJN Trust](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/nrjn-trust) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Omidyar Network India](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/omidyar-network-india-050e) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Ujama invest in?

Ujama invests primarily in Leisure, Tourism and Travel startups, most often at Seed and Series C stage. Most of the 3 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in India. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact Ujama?

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### Who are the partners at Ujama?

The team at Ujama includes Hugh Molotsi (Founder and CEO). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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