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Opio David

Opio David

Founderโ€ขEnsibuuko
Uganda
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Expertise

Financial Technology (Fintech)
Entrepreneurship
Credit Data Analysis
Credit Scoring
Software Development
Data Science
Machine Learning (ML)
Business Analysis
Business Modeling
Marketing Strategy
Leadership
Strategic Planning
Economics
C# Programming
C++ Programming
Primary Sector
FinTech
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Biography

Opio David Obwangamoi is a Ugandan entrepreneur and fintech innovator with over 10 years of experience in financial technology. He is the founder of Ensibuuko (2012), a fintech provider offering digital solutions for savings groups, SACCOs, and microfinance institutions across Uganda and Africa. He is also the Founder and Executive Director of gnuGrid CRB (2019), Uganda's first indigenous Credit Reference Bureau licensed by the central bank in 2021. Growing up in an off-grid community on Buvuma Island, David developed a passion for creating digital solutions that improve service delivery and financial inclusion for last-mile communities. He is a Westerwelle Younger Founders Fellow (2019), Young Convergence Pioneer at World Frontiers Forum & MIT (2019), and has been recognized as one of Uganda's 100 Leading and Most Admired CEOs.

Education

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Bachelor of Arts in Economics (Honors)

Makerere University - School of Economics and Planning

2010

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Degree

Institute of Computer Science and Technology (UTAMU)

2013-2015

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Masterclass in Ashoka System Change

American Express Leadership Academy

2021

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Degree

St. Lawrence Sonde

2006

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Awards

  • ๐Ÿ†Westerwelle Younger Founders Fellow (2019)
  • ๐Ÿ†Young Convergence Pioneer - World Frontiers Forum & MIT (2019)
  • ๐Ÿ†One of Uganda's 100 Leading and Most Admired CEOs - CEO East Africa Magazine
  • ๐Ÿ†Winner of ICT4agric Competition through Ensibuuko (2013)
  • ๐Ÿ†Unilever Young Entrepreneurs Award