Inputi Receives an Investment to Grow Smart Technology for Food Security

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The Ugandan tech company Inputi is improving the odds in its region with funding from Renew Capital, an impact investment firm growing small and medium-sized businesses in East Africa through its network of investors, Renew Capital Angels.

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Tuesday, October 11, 2022
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Supply Chain Management, Professional Services, Technology, Socially Responsible Investing, Agriculture, Agritech, Small Business, Natural Resources, Food, Beverage, Retail, Finance, Other Technology, Food Tech, Food security, Transport, Growth, Farmer, Private sector, Cooperative, Pesticide, Multimedia, Investment, Fertilizer, Food, Climate change, Foundation, Angel, Famine, Meat, Livestock, Renewable energy, Agriculture
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  • The Ugandan tech company Inputi is improving the odds in its region with funding from Renew Capital, an impact investment firm growing small and medium-sized businesses in East Africa through its network of investors, Renew Capital Angels.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20221011005649/en/
    Agriculture input distribution as part of the Inputi network in Uganda.
  • We cannot eliminate famine caused by climate change, but we can mitigate that by improving food distribution systems, says Inputi chief executive officer David Lukwago.
  • We are excited about the end-to-end value chain connectivity solution for crop and livestock farmers that Inputi is building.


Food security. It’s a challenge in many parts of the world, especially as global supply chains break down and environmental imbalances leave lands barren. The Ugandan tech company Inputi is improving the odds in its region with funding from Renew Capital, an impact investment firm growing small and medium-sized businesses in East Africa through its network of investors, Renew Capital Angels.

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Agriculture input distribution as part of the Inputi network in Uganda. (Photo: Business Wire)

Agriculture input distribution as part of the Inputi network in Uganda. (Photo: Business Wire)

Inputi is an online marketplace, aggregator and distributor for farm inputs. Through versatile digital platforms, it delivers quality crop and livestock inputs such as fertilizers and pesticides to 1,000 rural agro shops, 20 dairy cooperatives and 12 meat cooperatives, sending them directly to buyers or to regional agro and vet shops at a fixed transportation cost. Inputi is projecting 50% growth in the coming year and, with the Renew Capital investment, it hopes to profile and aggregate input dealers, farmers and farmer groups to provide linkages in trade and to financial institutions and insurance firms.

“We cannot eliminate famine caused by climate change, but we can mitigate that by improving food distribution systems,” says Inputi chief executive officer David Lukwago. “The private sector plays a critical role in building efficient, effective and sustainable means to move food from one point to another point where the food is needed.”

“We are excited about the end-to-end value chain connectivity solution for crop and livestock farmers that Inputi is building. This solution delivers agri inputs to the farmer at an affordable cost while providing farmer-centric training to create a thriving agricultural ecosystem sustainably,” says Renew Capital Head of Shared Growth Services JC Oelofse.

For more information on Renew Capital visit www.renewcapital.com.

About Renew Capital

Renew Capital is an Africa-focused impact investment firm that backs innovative companies with high-growth potential. With a presence in Ethiopia, Rwanda and Uganda, Renew Capital manages investments made on behalf of the Renew Capital Angels, a global network of angel investors, foundations and family offices who seek financial returns and sustainable social impact. Since the establishment of the network in 2012, the Angels have been actively investing in the region, mobilizing millions of dollars into Africa's middle market.

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