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Wazi is the first prescription eyewear brand designed, manufactured and distributed in East Africa.
Overview
Location
Uganda, Central Region, Kampala
Employees
51-200
Founded date
2017
Investors 1
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Mentions in press and media 11
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| Mar 2, 2021 | This Ugandan startup will give you $2,000 for an ‘Afro-centric’ eyeglass design | Brenda Katwesigye and Geogette Ndabukiye founded Wazi Vision in 2017 to create affordable prescription eyeglasses for people of all income levels in Uganda. The eyeglasses are stylish and manufactured from recycled plastic, wood, barkcloth,... |
| Oct 23, 2018 | German-based VC GreenTec Capital Partners to open office in Lagos | Frankfurt-based venture capital (VC) firm GreenTec Capital Partners has announced that it will expand its footprint in West Africa by opening an office in Lagos, Nigeria. In a post on its website last Wednesday (17 October), Greentec Capit... |
| Oct 23, 2018 | German-based VC GreenTec Capital Partners to open office in Lagos | Frankfurt-based venture capital (VC) firm GreenTec Capital Partners has announced that it will expand its footprint in West Africa by opening an office in Lagos, Nigeria. In a post on its website last Wednesday (17 October), Greentec Capita... |
| Sep 25, 2018 | Onyeka Akumah (Farmcrowdy) and Brenda Kawesigye (Wazi Vision) nominated to Quartz’s list of Africa Innovators 2018. | Lagos (Nigeria), September 2018. GreenTec is very proud to report that two of our start-up’s founders are represented in Quartz Africa’s Africa Innovators 2018. They are: Farmcrowdy’s Onyeka Akumah and Wazi Vision’s, Brenda Katwesigye.... |
| May 15, 2018 | Applications open for 2018 Westerwelle Young Founders programme | Berlin based non-profit the Westerwelle Foundation has opened applications for its Autumn 2018 Westerwelle Young Founders Programme. Entries close on 25 June. The initiative is aimed at young entrepreneurs from developing and emerging econo... |
| May 15, 2018 | Applications open for 2018 Westerwelle Young Founders programme | Berlin based non-profit the Westerwelle Foundation has opened applications for its Autumn 2018 Westerwelle Young Founders Programme. Entries close on 25 June. The initiative is aimed at young entrepreneurs from developing and emerging econ... |
| Sep 15, 2017 | German accelerator F-LANE releases names of African startups for 2nd cohort | Two startups from Africa are among five teams selected by Berlin-based accelerator F-LANE to attend the next cohort of its acceleration programme which starts next month. The six-week accelerator programme for social ventures, which is bac... |
| Sep 15, 2017 | German accelerator F-LANE releases names of African startups for 2nd cohort | Two startups from Africa are among five teams selected by Berlin-based accelerator F-LANE to attend the next cohort of its acceleration programme which starts next month. The six-week accelerator programme for social ventures, which is back... |
| Jul 7, 2017 | German accelerator opens global call for social ventures that empower women | Berlin-based accelerator F-LANE has opened a call to social ventures from across the world that utilise technology to empower women. In a press release today, the accelerator, which was initiated by the Vodafone Institute, called on male an... |
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FAQ about Wazi
When was Wazi founded?
Wazi was founded in 2017.
What has the press written about Wazi?
Parsers VC has collected 11 articles mentioning Wazi, among them “This Ugandan startup will give you $2,000 for an ‘Afro-centric’ eyeglass design” (Mar 2, 2021) and “German-based VC GreenTec Capital Partners to open office in Lagos” (Oct 23, 2018).
Is Wazi still active?
Yes, Wazi is active; its latest activity on Parsers VC dates from Sep 18, 2025.