Lwera Innovation Catalyst Fund (LICF)

Whether you are an innovator, investor, government stakeholder or partner institution - we'd love to hear from you

Accelerating innovations Building Industries Transforming Uganda

We support innovators, startups and researchers through funding, engineering, incubation and market access to build solutions that create real impact.

Built In Uganda Funding & Grants

Non-dilutive funding for research, development and innovation projects

Built In Uganda Mentorship & Capacity Building

Expert mentorship, training, and hands-on technical guidance

Built In Uganda Venture Engineering

Taking innovations from idea to prototype and to market.

Built In Uganda Business & Market

Business model validation, investor readiness and market access.

Built In Uganda IP & Commercialization

Intellectual propert support and pathways to Commercialization.

OUR INNOVATION PIPELINE.
  • Catalyst Fund Cohort 2: Deep-tech systems
  • Support Fund: AI, climate, and industrial solutions
  • Uganda Institute of Information and Communications Technology (UICT) pipeline: Academic - Commercialization.
  • Catalyst Fund Cohort 1: MVP-stage products
  • UNDP Uganda Makerere University Innovation Pod collaborations.
WHAT WE ARE BUILDING.
Built In Uganda 30-50

Startups annually

Built In Uganda 50+

Products moving to market

Built In Uganda Full-stack

Venture engineering ecosystem.

Built In Uganda Strong Focus

On IP creation & Commercialization

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This is about more than innovation it's about industrialization. The future of "Made In Uganda" will be engineered not imagined

——— ABOUT US

EngineeringInnovation.
Powering theFuture.

Lwera Electronics & Semiconductors Ltd is a forward thinking technology company driving innovation in electronics and semiconductor solutions with a strategic location and conducive business environment. we are positioned to accelerate growth, support industries and shape a smarter, nore connected future.

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WHAT DRIVES US
Our Mission

We Exist to make technology more affordable and accessible to everyone.

To transform big ideas into breakthrough technologies. We engineer high performance electronics, bridge academia and industry, and accelerate innovation into commercialization while setting industry-changing benchmarks in design, manufacturing and resarch.

Our Vision

We imagine a future where innovation and technology knows no bounds.

To place Uganda at the forefront of electronics manufacturing, industrial prototyping and semiconductor design, empowering local innovation for both domestic and global markets.