REGIONAL NODE · EXPANSION NODE
Kampala, Uganda.
Why this region
A country with deep talent and live sectoral demand.
Uganda has long combined strong university pipelines with the practical demand of an agricultural economy in transition. That combination is where Tech Fronts work best — clear problems, capable builders, real buyers.
The Kampala Node forms alongside university and ministry partners already shaping the country's innovation system. Our role is to convene briefs, build cohorts, and bridge solutions into procurement.
What we're preparing
What we're preparing here.
Tech Front · Agriculture
Yield, supply chains, climate adaptation and rural digitisation, co-scoped with Ugandan operators and ministries.
Tech Front · Health
Diagnostics, last-mile delivery and health systems data, in partnership with regional providers.
Tech Talent Exchange
Fellowships and placements linking Ugandan talent into AsteriskRD ventures across the network.
Road2MVP · Regional cohorts
Pre-seed founders from Uganda joining East African cohorts as the program scales.
Ecosystem partners
Who we hope to build with.
We're beginning conversations with the institutions already shaping the region's innovation system.
- National university partners
- Sector ministries
- Health & agri operators
- Foundations and bilateral funders
- Regional venture capital