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Tugende

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gotugende.com•

Kampala, Uganda

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Samantha Elghanayan

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Michael Wilkerson

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Women's World Banking

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Enza Capital

Global Partnerships/Eleos Social Venture Fund

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Global Partnerships/Eleos Social Venture Fund

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Mobility 54

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3 weeks agoTechCrunch

Tugende takes first step towards repayment of defaulted $5M Goldfinch loan

5 months agoNEWS

Zembo Uganda and Tugende Partner to Accelerate Electric Moto

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Zembo Uganda and Tugende join forces for e-motorbikes

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Tugende takes first step towards repayment of defaulted $5M Goldfinch loan

https://techcrunch.com/2023/09/14/tugende-goldfinch-loan/

Zembo Uganda and Tugende Partner to Accelerate Electric Moto

https://www.newvision.co.ug/category/emboozi/zembo-uganda-and-tugende-partner-to-accelerat-BUK_158400

Zembo Uganda and Tugende join forces for e-motorbikes

https://mbu.ug/2025/11/01/zembo-uganda-tugende-partnership/

Kenyans, ignore imposter Facebook account ‘TUGENDE LOAN MORTOBIKES 0100838987’ offering motorbikes on credit

https://africacheck.org/fact-checks/meta-programme-fact-checks/kenyans-ignore-imposter-facebook-account-tugende-loan

Crypto lender Goldfinch faces bumpy road after motorbike company defaults on $5m loan

https://www.dlnews.com/articles/defi/african-motorbike-finance-company-defaults-on-loan/

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Tugende closes pre-Series B funding by raising $10m - IBS Intelligence

https://ibsintelligence.com/ibsi-news/tugende-closes-pre-series-b-funding-by-raising-10m/

Uganda's Tugende raises $10m in equity and debt funding - Finextra

https://www.finextra.com/pressarticle/94399/ugandas-tugende-raises-10m-in-equity-and-debt-funding

Uganda's Tugende raises $10m in equity and debt funding - Finextra

https://www.finextra.com/pressarticle/94399/ugandas-tugende-raises-10m-in-equity-and-debt-funding/retail

Tugende closes pre-series B funding, raising a total $10m in equity and debt

https://www.africaprivateequitynews.com/p/tugende-closes-pre-series-b-funding-raising-a-total-10m-in-equity-and-debt

Uganda's Tugende Closes Pre-Series B Funding

https://kenyanwallstreet.com/ugandas-tugende-closes-pre-series-b-funding/

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