RentBeta
“Can a Ugandan proptech company eliminate rent defaulting by decoupling when tenants pay from when landlords receive — using micro-installments, guaranteed rent, and embedded rent financing?”
Founded2024
HQKampala, Uganda
FoundersBrian Tweheyo
Total raised$150K
Latest roundPre-Seed
IndustryVertical SaaS / Real Estate
The story
RentBeta was founded in Uganda to solve the mismatch between how tenants earn income (daily/weekly) and how landlords demand payment (monthly lump sum). The platform allows tenants to pay rent in micro-installments while guaranteeing landlords full, on-time collection — essentially embedding a rent-financing and collection guarantee layer into a property management app. The company is at an early stage with a small team of six and under $150K in funding, serving Ugandan landlords and tenants with a WhatsApp chatbot alongside its mobile app.
Product timeline
2023
RentBeta publicly featured in Ugandan press as an online property management tool to tackle rent defaulting, with CEO Brian Tweheyo profiled.· pivot
2024
Company formally incorporated and launched mobile and web app enabling tenants to pay rent in micro-installments and landlords to receive guaranteed rent collection.· banking
2024
App listed on Apple App Store with credit-scoring and rent top-up (micro-lending) feature announced as upcoming.· lending
The stack
1 layer disclosed in RentBeta’s embedded-finance stack
Lending
Rent top-up micro-loans (credit-score based, no collateral)
Accounting gap: significant