Startups

African tech startups received a total amount of funding in excess of US$185.7 million in 2015, according to data compiled by Disrupt Africa. According to the Disrupt African Tech startups funding report  2015 launched yesterday, 125 tech startups raised funding in 2015 around the African continent,... Read More

Seedstars World, the global seed-stage startup competition for emerging markets and fast-growing startup scenes, is returning to Uganda on September 10th. In line with its mission to place the spotlight on entrepreneurs from emerging countries, Seedstars World has expanded its competition to include more than... Read More

Hotels.ng, Nigeria’s largest hotel booking website, has secured an investment of $1.2 million from international investors EchoVC Pan-Africa Fund, a seed-stage technology fund, and Omidyar Network, the investment vehicle of eBay founder Pierre Omidyar. The funding round follows on from the company’s 2013 seed investment... Read More

Editor's note: This is guest post by Patrick Seruyange. He is an entrepreneur & C.E.O. of Xibra Digital and Creative. He is an acclaimed filmmaker, Ad-man and a professed foodie living in Uganda, E.Africa.With his career spanning six years, Patrick has worked with a broad portfolio of... Read More

Uganda is a highly enterprenueral society, this is evidenced by the large number of businesses set up everyday. This energy has now quickly found its way into the budding startup ecosystem. The country already boosts of 3 hubs and with another rumored to be setting... Read More

When I first met Gerald Abila over a cup of coffee two years back, I was more than convinced that this young man full of vitality and vision was about to change the law fraternity. Like all small beginnings, what he was working on at... Read More

Note: Remzak is now defunct Remzak is the latest classifieds website to join the Ugandan e-commerce sphere at a time when e-commerce is on a rapid growth trajectory in the country. With the necessary structures starting to take shape, e-commerce will no longer be just... Read More

UPDATE: We've written an up-to date article on the current top websites to help you shop online in Uganda. This article was written in 2014. Since then, many things have changed in the e-commerce sector since then. Some of the stores mentioned below since closed... Read More

Addmaya is a Ugandan Film, TV and Design firm specializing in Brand Identity, Promos, Commercials, Documentaries and Graphics Design across different media platforms. They have over the years built a strong portfolio of satisfied clients while pushing the boundaries in marketing communications and design. They... Read More