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Kenyan Startup, Tanda To Expand its Operations to Uganda
Kenyan agency banking startup Tanda is expanding its operations regionally after securing funding from investment and advisory firm; HAVAÍC with…
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Afriex Raises $1.2M Seed Led by Launch Africa
Y Combinator-backed fintech startup Afriex has raised a seed funding round worth USD$1.2 million (approx. UGX4.3 billioin) as it bids…
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YEP Beneficiary: Julius Tusingwire, A Medical Practitioner With Passion For Computers
Telecommunication firm, MTN Uganda is playing a big role in the empowerment of youth across the country. One of its…
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Sokowatch Named as one of the World’s Most Innovative Companies For 2021
Sokowatch, the innovative e-commerce platform that supplies and finances mom-and-pop stores across East Africa, has today been named in Fast…
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Wazi Vision Invites ‘Afrocentric’ Design Pitches to Build New Eyewear Collection
Wazi Vision Limited, a startup company incorporated in Uganda that builds eyewear frames using sustainable, upcycled, locally-sourced materials; like plastic,…
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Future of Education Accelerator Program, Top Startups Unveiled
The Innovation Village through its Edtech Lab in partnership with Mastercard Foundation’s Young Africa Works and the Arizona State University,…
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The Innovation Village, Mastercard Foundation To Strengthen Youth Startups
The Innovation Village in partnership with Mastercard Foundation’s Young Africa Works program, have today announced a nationwide program to strengthen…
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45 Innovators to Share UGX7.39 Billion NIISP Grant
The National ICT Initiatives Support Programme (NIISP) through the Ministry of ICT and National Guidance has announced 45 Innovators who…
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Gaia Impact Fund Completes Undisclosed Equity Investment in Innovex
Innovex, Ugandan-based startup that provides digital solutions for the payment and remote monitoring of solar photovoltaic installations, concluded an equity…
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Pula Raises UGX22 Billion in Series A Fundraise Led by TLcom Capital
Pula, an African InsureTech service provider startup that specializes in digital and agricultural insurance to de-risk millions of smallholder farmers…
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