Startups
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120Startup Investment is More Than a Transfer Of Funds
Investors in early-stage startups should expand their support to science and technology-based businesses beyond funding to incorporating transfers of skills or value...
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111AdagChil is making access to inputs for African farmers easier
One of the biggest barriers to agricultural technology adoption in sub-Saharan Africa is the limited access to agricultural inputs – coupled with...
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127CHIL Group launches $90K venture fund for African startups
CHIL AI Lab Group has announced a new venture capital fund set to transform technology investment in Africa, following a decision by...
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176KaCyber, NSSF & Mastercard partner on transport innovation
Public Transport in Uganda. Considering that Uganda’s multimodal transport system is robust, there are discrepancies when it comes to ensuring all residents...
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156Women in FinTech Hackathon 2022 participants celebrated
After an intense and knowledge-packed week, the 2022 Women in FinTech Hackathon, culminated in the Women in FinTech Summit on 16th September....
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141Solerchil Technologies sets up regional office in Nairobi
CHIL Food Center, trading as Solerchil Technologies, has announced the opening of its African office in Nairobi, Kenya. This comes weeks after...
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220WiNFUND Africa launched to invest in women techpreneurs
All over the globe, it is well known that women are responsible for the majority share of all the healthcare provided. Beyond...
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284Treepz unveils corporate option as it marks 3rd anniversary
African Vehicle-hailing app Treepz has announced the expansion of its services to cater to more Africans using buses for their transportation needs....
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173M-KOPA Unlocks $600M in Credit for Underbanked Customers
M-KOPA, the fintech platform that provides digital credit to underbanked customers, today announced the release of its 2021 Impact Report. As a...
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17120 Teams Shortlisted for 2022 Women in FinTech Hackathon
Following the completion of both entry submission and review process, Hipipo has unveiled the 20 teams that are going to take part...
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154Ugandan-based startup, Denebola Technologies expands to the US
Ugandan-based construction technology startup, Denebola Technologies has announced its expansion into the United States. This follows the recent opening of its new...
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195HiPipo’s 2022 Women in FinTech Hackathon expands to East Africa
When you empower one woman, you have in fact supported an entire family. This is no longer an optimistic opinion but a...
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178Rocket Health launches Telemedicine service clinic in Gayaza
Uganda’s leading telemedicine and digital health provider, Rocket Health, has launched its second clinic in Gayaza located along Gayaza – Kalagi road....
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Shamim Nabuuma’s Solerchil Technologies expands to the US
Following a $300,000 pre-seed funding round, Food Tech startup, CHIL Food Center – trading as Solerchil Technologies – has now set foot...
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196Xente acquires Payment Systems Operator license from Bank of Uganda
Xente Tech Ltd, a financial technology platform that simplifies payments and finance for businesses, has acquired a Payment Systems Operator (PSO) license...
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Shamim Nabuuma’s Solerchil raises $300,000 pre-seed fund
Solerchil Technologies has raised $300,000 in pre-seed to support its mission of revolutionizing B2B payments. The round was led by Sufishent LLC;...
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209How to Find Investors and Raise Funds in Uganda
Uganda ranks as one of the global hotspots with over 55% of the youth owning or co-own a new or already running...
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240FinTech Group provides digital solutions to 240+ African SMEs
FinTech Uganda Limited, a subsidiary of FinTech Group is one of the oldest financial technology companies in Africa with a variety of...
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221MedMoo extends daily fuel loans to Lira boda-boda riders
At the peak of the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020, Denis Orech and two friends from Lira University decided to devise means of...
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218Xente uses FinTech to empower business & enable payments
The outbreak of Covid-19 has forced many businesses to migrate from the manual way of doing things to digital solutions. Businesses that...
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1802ambale is digitizing fashion and art with FinTech
Uganda has a huge but largely underdeveloped fashion industry. According to a November 2020 article by The East African newspaper, “Uganda’s fashion...
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186MfukoPlus is helping SACCOs serve their customers better
Enrolling members into savings, and investment clubs is a key stage in operationalizing such organizations. But when this is done, the harder...
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183PayTota: championing IVR technology for digital payments
The world is slowly migrating into a cash-lite and eventually a cashless global economy where all transactions are done without the exchange...
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187MFS Africa is facilitating digital transactions in 34+ countries
One of the biggest bottlenecks of transferring funds from one country to another is the cost involved, especially if it involves different...
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191Over a million people benefit from FutureLink Technologies
FutureLink Technologies is a community-driven marketplace for affordable financial services. It is licensed by the Bank of Uganda as a digital national...
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185EzyAgric gives 300,000+ farmers access to genuine markets
Agriculture remains Uganda’s top employer, with more than 60 percent of the population involved in agricultural activities. Despite this statistic, the industry...
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211True African uses FinTech to bail out unbanked Ugandans
True African is with no doubt among the legends of digital financial services in Uganda. They were among the pioneers of short...
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207Linmart is connecting businesses to a free online market
Linmart is an online marketplace that links manufacturers, suppliers, wholesalers, retailers and shoppers to one platform called a MARKET for convenient, timely...
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198Kanzu Code is helping Investment Clubs manage Funds better
One of the main reasons for the early collapse of villages Saccos and Investment groups is poor bookkeeping. Hell breaks loose whenever...
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321SafeBoda’s transition into a Super Transport and FinTech APP
The word ‘SafeBoda’ is now a household name for the majority of Ugandans who especially use Boda Bodas – motorcycles for movement...
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234Flutterwave is creating endless possibilities for businesses
In 2021, Flutterwave received worldwide recognition for becoming an African FinTech Unicorn. By definition, a unicorn company is a startup with a...
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254Sup Money enables access to credit through WhatsApp
Renowned marketing and business expert, Steven Jeffes once said that “innovation is the unrelenting drive to break the status quo and develop...
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273KaCyber is integrating FinTech in its transport ticketing system
If you are a frequent user of public transport in Africa, then you know the hustle and bustle involved in getting tickets...
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237Kuzimba takes the entire building value chain online
When Ephrance Eunice Namugenyi’s father started a paver and block-making business, he contacted his daughter to use her Information Technology skills to...
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220Women Save is empowering rural women through Digital Savings
Marie Mintalucci has spent a number of years supporting female-led groups across Sub-Saharan Africa to create self-sustaining ventures. However, during this time,...
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201EzeeMoney manages UGX 30B in monthly digital transactions
Launched in 2013, EzeeMoney is a technology company dealing in both financial and non-financial services that target people at the bottom of...
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278Numida has disbursed $16M in credit to 25,000 SMEs
In Africa, the sources of business capital are usually personal funds, family, friends and loans. The first three are usually the ideal...
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237Tawaza Diva helps 1,000+ women & youth access digital loans
Many Ugandans are full of business ideas but their biggest bottleneck is the lack of capital and inability to access credit. For...
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235Zofi Cash is helping employees access salary advances
Almost everyone has ever received a phone call or text with the person on the other side saying that s/he has an...
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245Merchandise Uganda offering an online market with free stalls
Anyone doing business in Uganda will tell you that paying rent is one of their biggest nightmares. Whether you have made profits...
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230PayLater: Uganda’s online shop that allows installments
Many young corporates harbor dreams that would satisfy their heart’s desires. They would like to have nice cars, trendy phones, beautiful TV...
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238Her Duuka: Helping 500+ women SMEs revive post-Covid-19
The past two years of the Covid-19 pandemic literally placed everyone in their right place – for both good and bad reasons....
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227Shamim Nabuuma swears in as CYC African representative
Ugandan techpreneur, Shamim Nabuuma Kaliisa, has sworn in as the African Representative on the Commonwealth Youth Council (CYC) Executive Committee. Ms. Nabuuma,...
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257JUMO World: Extending digital loans to over 2.5M Ugandans
With the worsening economic situation in the country, on top of the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic, most Ugandans have resorted to...
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205Belle Beauty is using FinTech to help Ugandan beauticians
When Uganda was put into a total lockdown in March 2020 due to the outbreak of Covid-19, my stylist’s hair salon came...
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203Silicon Pay using FinTech to ease payments
Away from its negative consequences, the COVID-19 pandemic was an eye-opener to individuals and businesses. It brought the role and overall importance...
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202Ticteq is reducing tickets purchase hustle and commotion
For those that have attended events in Uganda, you are familiar with the hustle and bustle involved in buying entry tickets. This...
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197Peleyta: Enabling Ugandans access quality healthcare
Majority of Ugandans are just one medical emergency and hospital admission away from financial ruin and untold disaster. This is because accessing...
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184Money Sent is aiding borderless money transfers
Have you ever been with an account that has money but are unable to access it? Put differently, has someone ever called...
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207Kawu is using FinTech to make school life a joy to live
The word Kawu must be familiar to whoever attended boarding schools in Uganda. Kawu is that period in a boarding school when...
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197AgriShare is using FinTech to improve farmers’ livelihood
No serious storyteller can narrate Uganda’s post-independence story without giving prominence to the famous Luweero triangle. It is that pivotal but that...
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2492 million SMEs to gain from Interoperable Merchant Payments
In April this year, Private Sector Foundation Uganda’s new Chief Programs and Projects Officer, Damali Ssali presented about the vast business and...
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296HiPipo announces Season Three of #40Days40FinTechs
The second HiPipo 40 Days 40 FinTechs that ran in the months of July and August 2021 set the bar very high....
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616Kweli.shop extends home deliveries to 500 towns across Uganda
Online shopping startup Kweli.shop (a brand of Dreamstar Digital Limited) has announced an expansion of its home deliveries service (also called door-to-door...
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464CHIL Group among 30 women-led startups for WE4A growth program
Shamim Nabuuma’s CHIL Group is among the 30 women-led startups that have been admitted into the Women Entrepreneurship for Africa (WE4A) growth...
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360Early Stroke Detection, KAWU head to [email protected] Regionals
The Uganda National pitch event for Digital innovations for business resilience in the East African community was held Saturday 26th March at...
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343Shamim Nabuuma nominated in Business Insider Awards
Ugandan techpreneur, Shamim Nabuuma Kaliisa, has been nominated in the inaugural Business Insider Africa Awards. The awards aim to recognize African business...
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319HiPipo & the Ideation Corner unveil the ‘We Will Win’ initiative
HiPipo and the Ideation Corner have announced the start of the We Will Win initiative, a project that is set to make...
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402Fuzu unveils Free Forever plan for SMEs to acquire top talent
Fuzu Uganda has officially unveiled the Free Forever Campaign, an initiative aimed at helping startups and SMEs professionalize their hiring processes while...
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309The dSkills Program Ideathon Phase is Wrapped Up
The dSkills Program, full name Digital Innovation for Business Resilience in the East African Community Program has successfully come to the conclusion...
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391Flutterwave raises $250-million, now valued at over $3-billion
Africa-focused fintech firm Flutterwave has raised $250-million in its single-biggest funding round to date. This has pushed the start-up valuation at more...
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455Airtel & EzyAgric partner to extend FREE Farm advisory to Airtel subscribers
EzyAgric and Airtel Uganda have embarked on a partnership to extend free farm advisory services to Airtel subscribers across the country. This...
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35615 women-led Ugandan startups shortlisted for WE4A project
15 women-led Ugandan startups have been shortlisted for the Women Entrepreneurship for Africa (WE4A) project. The virtual Acceleration Program seeks to provide...
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425Digital Human Rights Lab, StartHub Africa announce the next chapter
After three years of successful networking, advocacy work, and enhancement of human rights structures both for the Ugandan society as well as...
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372MFS Africa acquires $100 Million funding in Series C
MFS Africa has raised $100-million through an equity and debt financing round. The fundraising marks another milestone in the digital payment gateway’s...
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399Twiga raises $50m Series C round to expand across Africa
Kenyan B2B e-commerce platform Twiga has raised a US$50 million Series C funding round to help it scale its affordable food solutions...
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MFS Africa expands into Nigeria, acquires Baxi
MFS Africa has announced that it had signed an agreement to acquire Baxi, one of Nigeria’s leading super-agent networks. The deal, which...
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344Damali Ssali urges #WomenInFinTech participants to use the Internet to improve their Products
Participants at the ongoing Women in FinTech Hackathon have been challenged to make good use of the Internet as it has several...
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329Primera Muthoni mentors Women in FinTech participants on Product Management
Day four of the ongoing Women in FinTech Hackathon was a huge success as participants learnt about Product Management, Prototyping, and the...
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407Women In FinTech Hackathon teams get management tips
Day Three of the Women in FinTech Hackathon successfully ended with discussions focusing on why young innovators must draw proper business cases...
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339Women in FinTech hackathon teams urged on value addition
Day Two of the Women in FinTech #LevelOneProject Hackathon was successfully concluded with discussions centered on how participants can improve their projects...
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391Women in FinTech Hackathon Season 2 kicks off
The 2021 Women in FinTech Hackathon officially kicked off Friday 8th October with 17 shortlisted teams and over 70 participants altogether. Speaking...
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437Women in FinTech Hackathon: 17 Teams Shortlisted for 2021
Following a two-week-long online registration process and continuous evaluation of all entries, HiPipo has unveiled the 17 teams that will participate in...
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492Kampala Innovation Week 2021 dates announced
The 2021 edition of the Kampala Innovation Week has been unveiled! The event, organized by Start-up Uganda in partnership with UNCDF, is...
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380Andela turns unicorn after raising $200M in Series E
Andela has turned on the unicorn status after raising a tune of $200 million in Series E financing. Well, this feat means...
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376SafeBoda partners with KCCA, PSFU on a Vaccination Drive
In its commitment to secure the health and safety of its employees and the communities at large, SafeBoda has announced a vaccination...
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379FutureLink Technologies de-risking approach lowers costs
The high operating costs shouldered by financial services providers have always been blamed for the high-interest rates that businesses and people who...
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578EzyAgric is connecting farmers to markets, inputs and credit
Smallholder farmers have for long been exploited and cheated at various stages of agricultural production; be it buying inputs, where they have...
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390These CardPesa 5Cs enable businesses to access capital
While the majority of Uganda’s youth have resorted to running small businesses due to the high unemployment rate, their businesses suffer high...
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350Silicon Pay helping more women-led businesses get online
While the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic has forced businesses to market and sell their products and services online, in what is...
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359SoftPay Business is digitizing payments, payrolls and tickets
Providing a better customer experience is every business owner’s dream as it helps build customer loyalty, which in turn supports business growth....
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375Yo Uganda enabling digital payments in business operations
Cashless and contactless digital payments are increasingly playing a significant role in ensuring safety, speed, convenience, and seamlessness in business operations globally. It...
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429Numida is using data as collateral to enable access to credit
While access to credit is what micro and small business owners need to expand their enterprises and work their way out of...
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483Xuldime is promoting e-money in schools
With parents pacing against time juggling a number of things to make ends meet, anything that helps them conclude their children’s school...
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381Pegasus driving digital payments through transaction reliability
The delay in settling digital money transactions is among the reasons most people in Uganda prefer cash to electronic transactions. This explains why...
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329Insure Small Small: Using Tech to serve the underserved
More Ugandans are set to access health insurance following the introduction of Bomba MED, a micro health insurance product on the market. Innovated...
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353Club Tangaza is using coding to support inclusion
When you talk about software engineering, many females will tell you that it is a preserve for males. This is basically because, in...
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371KaCyber helping transport operators close revenue leakages
Transport operators lose a lot of revenue as untrustworthy conductors charge money that is not recorded anywhere in the operator’s books, thus...
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335YTIB Capital is bridging Blockchain usage gap through SMS
While not many people in Uganda and across the African continent are using Blockchain technology mainly due to its complexity, YTIB Capital...
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348Enimiro Online aids financial inclusion with farmer-buyer links
People bored of buying foodstuffs, fruits, and meat that have stayed long on market stalls may have a reason to smile now...
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362ChapChap Africa oiling financial inclusion through aggregation
Despite contributing immensely to Uganda’s Gross Domestic Product and employing the largest number of Ugandans, Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) face...
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1.2KRaxio to help FinTechs co-locate their services
While there has been growth in the number of Financial Technology Companies (FinTechs) integrating with telecoms and banks to facilitate easy payments...
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866Pesajet promoting education through low-interest loans
Spending a day or a week at home for lack of school fees is something that no parent would wish their child...
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674Bolt raises €600 million to quicken grocery delivery
Bolt has raised 600 million euros from investors to aid quick grocery delivery. The round was led by Sequoia Capital alongside other...
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500Kanzu Money eases bulk payments for SMEs
Many businesses always find themselves entangled in non-core business functions and end up giving little time to core operations, which affects their...
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464Kuzimba services helps you access building materials online
From bricks and cement to painting, plumbing, and décor services, anyone undertaking a construction project can now access them under one roof,...
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394Alpteq is developing solutions for people’s financial needs
It is one thing to develop a financial solution and another thing for that solution to be accepted in the market. It is...
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358Merchandise Uganda is giving SMEs global online visibility
Many micro and small enterprises in Uganda still lack online presence due to, among others, the absence of digital skills to enable...
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386Buladde secures client land with access to financial services
Several people across the country have fallen victim to land evictions or have their pieces of land lying idle for lack of...
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345Green Shares is driving smallholder farmers’ financial inclusion
It is estimated that at least 80 percent of Ugandan farmers are smallholders. Despite their everyday challenges, they contribute the largest share...
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353PayTota seeks to bridge existing financial inclusion gaps
While some people saw the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic as a major setback, to Erasmus Okurut and his team at PayTota...
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362Wewole by Jumo gives a boost to financial inclusion efforts
Being cash strapped has never been a good experience for anyone, neither is the hassle of moving from one financial institution to...