Technology & Innovation Archives – Page 14 of 28

From the Driver’s Seat to the Executive’s Suite: Moses Musinguzi’s Journey from SafeBoda’s First-Ever Driver to Head of Operations.

Jonathan N. LubwamaCompany News Entrepreneurship Executive Profiles Technology & Innovation The Big StoryMay 17, 2023May 17, 2023

In April 2023, Moses Musinguzi was appointed Head of Operations at SafeBoda, one of Uganda’s iconic startups heading a team of 56 people. The ride-hailing giant has a habit of…

Asset Financing Startup M-Kopa Raises Over $250m Debt and Equity

Jonathan N. LubwamaBanking & Financial Services Business & Markets Company News East Africa Entrepreneurship Technology & Innovation The Big StoryMay 16, 2023May 16, 2023

African asset financing startup, M-Kopa has raised a combined equity and debt round of at least $250m, the company announced on Monday. This is one of the biggest single funding…

From Vision to Reality: Steven Kakooza’s Journey to Creating Kawu – Uganda’s Revolutionary Pocket Money App.

Jonathan N. LubwamaBanking & Financial Services Company News Entrepreneurship Executive Profiles Global News Technology & InnovationMay 15, 2023August 12, 2024

In the last week of this year’s first term, I downloaded an app called Kawu. Using the app, I was able to send pocket money to a distant relative in…

How Two Ugandan Startups, Kaara and Microfuse, Made it into Qualcomm’s Make in Africa Program.

Jonathan N. LubwamaCompany News News & Analysis Technology & InnovationMay 11, 2023May 11, 2023

Ivan Karugaba will forever remember 12th April 2023. He was resting at his home in the evening and just like so many people that are into business, resting doesn’t mean…

Explainer: Tech Startups are Built to Grow Fast. So Why Are the Likes of Safeboda and Copia Global Retreating from Markets?

Jonathan N. LubwamaBusiness & Markets Company News Entrepreneurship Global News News & Analysis Technology & Innovation The Big StoryMay 5, 2023September 18, 2023

Paul Graham, the founder of the highly influential Y Combinator accelerator program penned arguably his most famous essay in September 2012. In this essay, titled Startups = Growth, Paul Graham…

14 million Ugandans are said to have mental health issues. These Ugandan healthcare startups are fighting back

Jonathan N. LubwamaCompany News Entrepreneurship News & Analysis Technology & Innovation The Big StoryMay 4, 2023May 4, 2023

According to a report from the Uganda Counseling Association and the Ministry of Health, 14 million Ugandans are currently mentally sick. Essentially, this implies that in every 100 Ugandans, 35…

Maxime Dieudonne and Alastair Sussock exit Safeboda as Co-CEOs; replaced by CFO Rob Sanford

Jonathan N. LubwamaEntrepreneurship News & Analysis Technology & Innovation The Big StoryMay 3, 2023May 4, 2023

Safeboda co-founders Maxime Dieudonne, commonly referred to as Max and Alastair Sussock, have departed their joint role as Co-CEOs of Uganda’s biggest ride-hailing startup in a surprising move that was…

Preserving Nutrient Supplements for Children With Nodding Disease

CEO ReporterTechnology & InnovationFebruary 27, 2023April 25, 2023

Early 2016, Jenifer Alaroker was transferred to Lapuda primary school located in Paicho Sub County in Gulu district. However, aside from teaching, she wasn’t prepared for the heavy load that…

Dr Oyaka: Protecting Food Supplements to Save West Nile Kids from Malnutrition

CEO ReporterTechnology & InnovationFebruary 23, 2023April 25, 2023

According to a report by UNICEF, over 30,000 children in West Nile have been screened for malnutrition. In several districts, severe acute malnutrition, wasting and stunting in children are highly…

Fighting Drug Theft: The Story of delivery Clerk, Humphrey Kuyate

CEO ReporterTechnology & InnovationFebruary 12, 2023April 25, 2023

For many years, the Ugandan government has been grappling with rising cases of theft of medicines in public health facilities. To address this challenge, National Medical Stores (NMS), a government…

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