Your hard work is the backbone of our society. Wishing you well-deserved recognition and appreciation. #HappyLabourDay

We registered in 2021 and our first client came in in 2022. Make sure you keep fighting towards the growth of your business. Our first client helped us to break even. ~

Muduuli David - founder, Omni Gym.

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We are at the 2024 SWARM Summit themed 'The Future is Now: Emerging Trends Shaping Startup Ecosystems' on April 25-26, 2024.
The PS Aminah Zawedde said the future is now, there’s no time to waste time. Cease the moment and the opportunities that have been made available.

NITA-U is launching a program to deliver Digital public infrastructure and digital public goods to be harnesses by investors and startups. These are very expensive technologies which we don't expect a startup to deploy. ~
Dr. Mugasa Hatwib, Executive Director, NITA-U.
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Most of the work was done during the YSAU program. We have successfully raised our first round of funding. ~ Sandra Awili - founder, Sharecard.
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This afternoon, Dr. Hatwib Mugasa has closed off the Swarm Summit 2024 and also officiated the graduation ceremony of 3rd Cohort of the youth startup academy Uganda organized by Hive Colab in partnership with NITA-Uganda
In this cohort 40students graduated from different courses…

#Swarm24 🎉 Celebrating the graduation of Cohort 3 from Youth Startup Academy Uganda ( #YSAU )! The #YSAU graduates are now proud members of the Global Alumni Network. A big thank you to our partners International Trade Centre (ITC), Korea SMEs Startup Agency, NITA-Uganda for the unwavering support! 🌟

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Dr. Hatwib Mugasa bears good news to the startup ecosystem. He says NITA-Uganda is spearheading a program to deploy the Digital Public Infrastructure & Digital Public Goods to be harnessed by #innovators , #startups & gig economy to spring board them to a developed economy.

#swarm24 Excitement as attendees & Dr. Hatwib Mugasa, ED of NITA-Uganda await #YSAU Cohort 3 graduating startups who will join the global alumni network. Dr. Hatwib Mugasa appreciates the leadership of Ministry of ICT&NG & partners International Trade Centre (ITC), Korea SMES Startups Agency & Hive Colab

#swarm24 - Dr. Hatwib Mugasa, Executive Director NITA-Uganda officiates & closes off the Swarm Summit 2024 highlighting that despite Uganda being a landlocked country, it is land-linked with so many partners in & out of the country. Digital is the best channel to link for Uganda

#swarm24 -Barry Wojega, Business consultant emphasizes the importance of documentation in business stating that a lot of decisions are based on documentation, with #YSAU startup Sandra Awili of ShareCARD agreeing that documentation plays a huge part in investor decisions.

#SWARM24 Sandra Awili founder of ShareCARD says Investors want to know that your house is in order!
Are you incorporated?
Is the information valid?
Is the documentation in place?
as some of the critical criteria to seeking investment.

#swarm24 - #YSAU Alumni speak of their success stories during & after the program. Currently the program has undergone 3 cohorts, 9 bootcamps & impacting 700+ #startups some of whom ShareCARD, Ouni Jimmy bring testimonies to the swarm summit 2024.

#swarm24 On Investor readiness at the sarm summit 2024 'Investing at the end of the day is about some kind of return! Investors are looking for proof points that whatever solution you are building has traction,' states Timothy Asiimwe, Innovation Project Manager at Mercy Corps

“A lot of capital comes from foreign markets, we've seen interest rates go upon in the US so investors are starting to demand profitability Vs Growth. Are you profitable? do you have a path to profitability? ~ Timothy Asiimwe Innovation project manager, Mercy Corps Ventures”…

#swarm24 On Investor Due Diligence Essentials-David Gonahasa co-founder of Tripesa states that Investors are looking to make money and to realize impact!
As an #entrepreneur can you make the money?
As an #entrepreneur , will your business realize the impact?

Something that doesn't get emphasized enough is your cap table, investors are also interested to understand how much each founder owns in the business.

Timothy Asiimwe Innovation project manager, Mercy Corps Ventures.

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#swarm24 Startup pitching at the swarm Summit 2024; Blessed Organic, Go Colours Paint Uganda Ltd and Kikazi Agri products among the startups. Investor readiness is key to thriving-Knowing your business is very central, states an investment professional Joseph Kalema

#swarm24 -International Trade Centre (ITC)'s Startup Growth Lead, Netherlands Trust Fund, John Ndabarasa states that 'investors are interested in different things which implies that startups have to tailor their pitches to fit investor interests!'

#swarm24 Tafadzwa Chiganga, Chief Of Staff, MuduPay Uganda on Digital Economy Dynamics at the swarm summit 2024- 'We do not how much we do not know! Once you have identified what you do not know, its vital to find people that know what you do not know-make them collaborators!👌