# Finding XY

> Finding XY is a Kampala-based innovation centre and advisory firm founded in 2017, with registered offices in Uganda and Kenya. It helps small businesses improve operations, prepare for investment and access finance, while designing and implementing enterprise-development programmes with development partners. Its work concentrates on agriculture, women-led enterprises and climate-related businesses.

- **Founded:** 2017
- **Headquarters:** Kampala, Uganda
- **Founders:** Eddie Sembatya (Founder & Group CEO)
- **Products:** Business Development Services, Project Consulting, Women in Agriculture Impact Investment Facility (WAII), Uganda Green Enterprise Finance Accelerator (UGEFA), Accelerated Climate Technologies Investment Fund (ACTIF)
- **Notable:** WAII-supported agribusinesses raised approximately $1.74 million during the June 2022-September 2024 pilot., Silver Gender Equality Seal, 2024., 2025/26 report records more than 2,000 young women trained through the 10X Foundation Course.

## Products & services

- **Business Development Services** — Legal documentation, proposal and bidding support, business planning, financial modelling and tailored training.
- **Project Consulting** — Research, scoping, concept development, implementation and operational support for local and international organisations.
- **Women in Agriculture Impact Investment Facility (WAII)** — Gender-lens investment readiness, transaction advisory and blended-finance support for East African agribusinesses. Pilot ran June 2022 to September 2024.
- **Uganda Green Enterprise Finance Accelerator (UGEFA)** — EU-funded programme implemented with adelphi, combining green-business advisory with access to discounted bank loans.
- **Accelerated Climate Technologies Investment Fund (ACTIF)** — Combines low-cost debt and technical assistance for established local climate-technology companies.
- **Agricultural Apprentice Incubator** — Apprenticeship-based business support connecting agribusinesses and entrepreneurs in underserved communities. The 10X initiative with Outbox began in June 2025.
- **SME Technical Assistance Facility** — Hands-on advisory including an AMEA agricultural SME cost-share arrangement and GIZ-supported green-business advisory.
- **CYK Financial** — Related technology-enabled financing platform now offering Rent Credit and Rent Bonds; earlier materials described small-ticket working-capital lending for women-owned businesses.

## Achievements

- WAII-supported agribusinesses raised approximately $1.74 million during the June 2022-September 2024 pilot.
- Silver Gender Equality Seal, 2024.
- 2025/26 report records more than 2,000 young women trained through the 10X Foundation Course.

## Latest updates

- **2026-09** — Published its 2025/26 annual report, listed as posted approximately three weeks before the October 8 research date.
- **2026-10** — Announced a Making Grants Work webinar scheduled for October 14, 2026; this was still upcoming at the research date.
- **2026-03** — Reported launch of the regional adaptation SME finance initiative at the UNIDO forum in Vienna.

## Links

- Website: https://findingxy.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/finding-xy
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/Finding_XY
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCO2vd7n-s1-MeJNGqiVAIbA
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/findingxy7637
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/findingxy

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Last updated: 2026-10-08