HiveColab is an innovation hub and startup incubator in Kampala, Uganda. The space was founded in 2010 and is noted as being one of Africa's first innovation hubs of note along with the
IHub
iHub is an Innovation hub and hacker space for the technology community in Nairobi. It was started in March 2010 by Erik Hersman, a blogger, TED fellow, and entrepreneur and acquired by Co-creation Hub (CcHUB) in 2019. This coworking space, i ...
. HiveColab was founded by African technologist and Appfrica CEO
Jon Gosier
Jonathan D. "Jon" Gosier (born 1981 or 1982) is a software developer, investor, and philanthropist. He was named as one of Ten African Tech Voices to Follow on Twitter by CNN and one of the 25 most influential African-Americans in Technology by ...
, Senegalese Born, British Businesswoman
Marieme Jamme, Daniel Stern, Teddy Ruge and supported by Director
Barbara Birungi. The space is funded by
Appfrica,
IndigoTrust and Dutch NGO
Hivos
Hivos ( nl, Humanistisch Instituut voor Ontwikkelingssamenwerking, Humanist Institute for Development Cooperation) is an international cooperation organization, with its global office in The Hague, The Netherlands. Hivos provides support to civil ...
. HiveColab is one of the founding members of
Afrilabs a network of African innovation hubs across the continent. Barbara Birungi has stated she's passionate about how technology can change the future of Africa, for women in particular.
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Technology companies of Uganda