Kampala
Metro area · Uganda · Pop. 1.8M
Enterprise value
How much Kampala’s VC-backed companies are worth
Combined enterprise value of VC-backed companies headquartered in Kampala, founded since 1990 and still operating, at the end of each year. Companies stay in the total after they list or are acquired.
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.
Quarterly report
Kampala's latest quarter in venture capital
VC raised by Kampala-headquartered companies in the quarter shown, against the quarter before and the same quarter a year earlier.
Latest complete quarter
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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
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.
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