# Eddie Sembatya

> Eddie Sembatya is the Kampala-based founder and Group CEO of Finding XY, an organization supporting enterprises through business advice, investment preparation and project delivery. His work spans green finance, women-led agribusiness and climate technologies in East Africa. He has represented SEED in Uganda, worked with UGEFA and served on the Uganda Solar Energy Association board.

- **Role:** Founder & Group CEO at Finding XY
- **Organizations:** Finding XY, SEED, Uganda Green Enterprise Finance Accelerator (UGEFA), Private Financing Advisory Network (PFAN), Uganda Solar Energy Association, Proodos Capital, CYK Financial
- **Education:** University of Oxford, Frankfurt School of Finance & Management
- **Known for:** Founded Finding XY, which operates with registered offices in Uganda and Kenya., Chaired the external review committee selecting locally developed innovation projects for the Dutch Relief Alliance call., Helped implement UGEFA and represented SEED in Uganda.

## Career timeline

- **2009** — Entered a partnership in a utility-payment business, later recounted in his writing.
- **2017** — Published articles on Finding XY’s entrepreneur support and helped organize the SEED East African Symposium.
- **2020** — Listed as UGEFA Senior Programme Manager and SEED representative for Uganda.
- **2021** — Chaired the external review committee for an innovation call whose selected projects were implemented in 2021.
- **2022** — Participated in the fourth UNFCCC Capacity-building Talk; appeared on the Ground Up podcast.
- **2024** — Set out Finding XY’s technology, assets-under-management and implementation ambitions in its annual report.
- **2025** — Delivered a green finance talk at the National ICT Innovation Hub on June 27.
- **2026** — Listed as Founder and CEO of Finding XY Group at the Africa Business Forum in Tallinn.

## Achievements

- Founded Finding XY, which operates with registered offices in Uganda and Kenya.
- Chaired the external review committee selecting locally developed innovation projects for the Dutch Relief Alliance call.
- Helped implement UGEFA and represented SEED in Uganda.
- Serves on the Uganda Solar Energy Association board, as listed in his 2026 speaker biography.

## Latest updates

- **2026-10** — Shared the Making Grants Work discussion, focused on grants that strengthen enterprises and attract continuing investment.
- **2026-05** — Listed as a speaker at Africa Business Forum 2026 in Tallinn on May 26.
- **2025-06** — Spoke on green finance at the National ICT Innovation Hub on June 27.

## Links

- Website: https://findingxy.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/eddie-sembatya-b073733a/

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Last updated: 2026-10-26