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Ugandan Startups Raise USD 19M in 2024.

Jonathan N. LubwamaBusiness & Markets Entrepreneurship News & Analysis The Big Story The Executive TravelerJanuary 15, 2025January 20, 2025

Ugandan startups raised $19m in 2024, bouncing back from the lowly $4.8m that they raised in 2023 as per Africa: The Big Deal database. Africa: The Big Deal database is…

Five Startup Founders That Are Digitizing and Improving Efficiency of Uganda’s Agricultural Sector.

Jonathan N. LubwamaBusiness & Markets Entrepreneurship Lists & Rankings The Big StorySeptember 13, 2024September 13, 2024

Agriculture is a cornerstone of Uganda’s economy, significantly influencing both employment and GDP. The sector employs approximately 70% of the population, with estimates suggesting that up to 72% of the…

Two Ugandan Startups Selected for the Amazon AWS Fintech Accelerator.

Jonathan N. LubwamaEntrepreneurship Executive ProfilesMay 26, 2023May 26, 2023

Two Ugandan startups, Xazu Technologies and eMaisha Pay have been selected for the inaugural Amazon AWS Fintech Accelerator program. AWS (Amazon Web Services) is the cloud computing arm of technology…