Uganda is consistently ranked as one of the youngest and most entrepreneurial countries in the world - almost 30% of young Ugandans are engaged in the early stages of setting up a business. However, there's a bottleneck in the startup pipeline - the "pioneer gap" - highlighted by the national funding gap of $4.87 B (IFC, 2017). This “Pioneer gap” is caused by entrepreneurs never fully committing to their start-up and/or building the models and traction required to attract funding.

United Social Ventures believes the best way to bridge the pioneer gap is to provide a pathway for entrepreneurs to build social start-ups that are ready for, and attractive to, funders. This is achieved through global best-practice trainings - based on a toolkit with 100+ hours of content, grounded in Human Centered Design and Lean Start-Up, as well as 8 years of experience with young entrepreneurs in Uganda - and ongoing low cost advisory support to innovative young entrepreneurs.