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We are the unfair advantage for your startup success.
Venture support for high growth companies in UG, TZ, and KE
We are an unfair advantage for early-stage African startup founders!
Who we work with: StartHub works mostly with B2B tech startups (open to other great companies) in Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania. Our job is to support founders with EVERYTHING they need to succeed. We work from pre-revenue and help you grow, but also established and growing startups that have raised below 2M USD.
What we offer: We invest 1-5k USD. We have experts on growth, product, strategy, raising, operations, finance, tax, legal, etc. – who work with founders every week 1on1 (no useless trainings here!). We even can join you for sales meetings and give more direct support. Once you are ready, we will connect you to angel and early-stage investors. We help startups expand to countries we operate in (KE, UG, TZ).
What it takes: We work with ambitious and top founding teams. We love founders with industry insight, great tech and sales skills. Traction is good but not needed.
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Noah Mesfin, Venture Builder
We are your part-time Co-founder
Our venture associates are paid to be available for you when you need them. We support everything outside the day-to-day operations. You basically get a team of startup experts on board to guide you through the challenging early stage.
Have weekly sessions with expert venture associates for 2 years. Get Investor connections, 4M UGX in cash, and access to StartHub loans.
We support you to build your growth strategy, and structures, be legally compliant, build a strong team, and position yourself in the market and in front of investors.
We invest in you and connect you to Angels and Institutional Investors.
Frequent Asked Questions
What are your selection criteria?
The Catalyzer is open for Tech startups. Ideally, you should have a technical co-founder and a co-founder focussing on growth (marketing & sales). But we have helped many teams find co-founders before. We especially like B2B ideas, but are also open to B2C. We mostly work with highly scalable startups.
In 2023, we started a separate manufacturing incubators – so if you are in the business of producing physical products, contact us and we can support you as well!
How long is the program?
2 years. Because we know that short trainings are not enough. The Catalyzer means: taillored 1-on-1 support, not group trainings.
Is free trial available?
Yes, if your application goes through, you have no risks. Work with us for a month and feel the value we offer.
Do you help me with Finance, Legal, and taxes as well?
Yes we do! We run a professional Accounting and tax service and you get 50% off (just covering our costs) when you are part of the program. Like this, you have world class finance support. Also, we help you with legal topics such as c-founding agreements, investment contract advice, and much more!
Whats is the minimum investment?
1000 USD is our standard investment. You can then access cheap and long-term loans up to 5000USD and access to the StartHub investor network.
Do you have a co-working space?
Yes – but only for founders in the program. You can work at our office in Kampala for FREE.
What does it cost me?
You get the full StartHub package at only 5% equity plus a revenue-share up to a fix amount. You can buy the equity back in the future if you want (call option).
Can I meet other Startups?
Yes, we are a community, and your challenges can be solved by others. Our Catalyzer startups know each other and grow together. We also run a community of software developers from where you can hire or find co-founders.