Yo-Waste is a climate-tech start-up in Uganda that allows households to book waste collections, waste collectors to organise collections, and municipalities to systemise waste infrastructure through various app-based solutions.

Yo-Waste is on a journey to change one of the most traditional industries on the continent. For too long, the waste management industry has been associated with inefficiency, irregularities, and poor customer service, this is about to change with Yo-Waste.

Our engagement

We invested in Yo-Waste in 2020, as part of our Waste-to-Value Accelerator. In collaboration with Intellecap, we launched the Waste to Value Challenge in December 2019. The Challenge was launched across four countries – Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania and Rwanda – and received over 400 applications.

Through the accelerator, Yo-Waste received support on topics such as waste sector market analysis, market development, product refinement, business planning & operations, financial management, and financial modelling.

Read more about Yo-Waste here.