Kampala
Metro area · Uganda · Pop. 1.8M
Largest rounds
Largest funding rounds in Kampala
A live treemap of the largest VC rounds. Each cell is one round into Kampala-headquartered companies, grouped by Dealroom sector.
Largest rounds in Kampala - 2026
Startup funnel
Kampala's power-law funnel
From the first cheque written to a $10B+ outcome. Each arrow shows what fraction of companies at one stage graduate to the next, tracked by founding cohort.
* Conversion rates are derived from current counts.
VC investment
How much venture capital flows into Kampala
VC investment into Kampala-headquartered, VC-backed companies, broken down by round size, company location, sector and funding stage.
Notable companies
Top private companies in Kampala
Up to 20 names per tier from Dealroom's tracked dataset. Decacorns are valued $10B+, unicorns $1B+, thoroughbreds have crossed $100M in revenue.
Academia
Kampala's academic flywheel
Companies founded by university alumni or spun out of research, plus the institutions producing the most founders tied to Kampala.
Location comparison
How Kampala stacks up
Compare Kampala with peers from the same country (Uganda) — switch between combined EV, EV growth, and a growth × size view. Expand the table for the full ranking.
Combined enterprise value of each ecosystem.
More data
Explore Dealroom data →Get the full Kampala ecosystem on Dealroom
Live company-by-company deal flow, full cap tables, founder pedigrees, hiring signals and revenue trajectories.