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Overview

Tugende is a Kampala asset finance company founded in 2012 that helps motorcycle taxi riders own their vehicles. It combines lease-to-own contracts with digital credit scoring, telematics and field support. The company operates in Uganda and Kenya.

News

Blog 2 years ago
Branch Executive Advert
Title: Branch Executive Reports to: General ManagerLabour Grade: 4Location: Different Locations in UgandaApplication Opening: 11th March 2024Application Deadline: OpenAbout TugendeTugende uses asset finance, technology, and a customer-centric model to hel
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Press release 4 years ago
Tugende raises pre-Series B round with current, new investors, including Women's World Banking
15 June 2022, Kampala, Uganda. Tugende, the East African fintech platform providing asset financing and digital services to small businesses, is pleased …
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Award 4 years ago
Tugende wins African Banker 2022 Financial Inclusion Award
27 May 2022 Tugende, an MSME lending fintech in Uganda and Kenya won the 2022 Financial Inclusion Award at the 2022 African Banker Awards announced on 25 May. The Awards, held in Accra, Ghana in conjunction with the African Development Bank's annual meeti
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Blog 5 years ago
Ending 2021 Strong: Tugende closes $17M in additional debt investment
Tugende, a leading fintech lender specializing in asset finance in Uganda and Kenya, has closed $17M in new debt capital at the end of 2021, supporting strong end of year growth and expansion runway for 2022. The new investments include a $5M local curren
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Press release 5 years ago
Tugende secures $3.6M fresh equity from Partech and Enza to help meet intense demand for productive asset finance
Tugende secures new equity capital from strong partners to drive its tech enabled asset finance business in Uganda/Kenya to new markets and products
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Blog 6 years ago
Investing in the Tugende Community for Facemasks
Ojambo Vincent at his workshop As part of Tugende's continued efforts to support clients, staff and the community through the challenges of COVID-19, Tugende has worked with tailors in its own Uganda client base to order and produce over 6,000 face masks
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News YahooFinance 6 years ago
Toyota bets on start-up Tugende
The trading arm of the Toyota Group has invested $4 million in Ugandan start-up Tugende, saying it hopes the firm
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Press release 6 years ago
Tugende closes USD 6.3M Toyota Tsusho-backed Series A Investment Round
Uganda and Kenya based asset finance startup Tugende rasies Series A equity investment from Toyota Tsusho led investor group, for technology and growth
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Blog 6 years ago
Media Release: Tugende launches new Client App
11.06.2020, Kampala Tugende is delighted to announce the launch of its new Client App developed specifically for the company's 23,000+ clients and 10,000+ alumni in Uganda and Kenya. Tugende provides hire purchase finance, technology, and a customer-centr
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Tech stack

Technologies named in job postings at Tugende over the last 12 months, by layer, with the share of postings for each.
Technologies in use
1
Postings analysed
11
Stack modernity
43/100
Practices & domains
Incident Management100%
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Growth

Hiring Momentum
80/100
Scaling fast
Open positions
19
11 opened / 3 closed in 30 days
Median time-to-fill
46 days
faster than 30% of the market
Hiring Dynamics +100%
Hiring Focus
The percentage next to each role is its share of the company's job openings over the last 90 days; the arrow shows the shift versus the previous period.
Marketing
71% ▲
Field & Service
29% ▼
Actively hiring for Marketing (+19 in 30 days)
Activity Timeline
New location: Nairobi Oct 2026
New location: Uganda Oct 2026
New location: Kenya Oct 2026

Offices

Where the company hires and what each office is for
Cities
2
Hiring now
1
Countries
2
Busiest office
Nairobi
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Kampala Uganda
HQ
Nairobi Kenya
1 open roles 1 posted in 90 days 10-50 est. staff
hires for Marketing
seen since Oct 2026 job postings
Earlier presence
Busia, Kenya 1 open roles · last posting Sep 2026

Financials

Total raised
$26.9M
Latest round
Seed
Funding rounds
4
Funding rounds
Round Announced Amount
Seed 2022 — Details
Venture - Series Unknown 2021 $17M Details
Venture - Series Unknown 2021 $3.6M Details
Series A 2020 $6.3M Details