• Ugandan entrepreneur Allan Rwakatungu launched Tyms in 2025 to help businesses automate operations and improve productivity.
• The platform uses customized virtual assistants to handle queries, generate reports, retrieve information, and execute automated tasks.
• Tyms integrates with existing workplace tools, including email, WhatsApp, Slack, and Microsoft Teams, to ease adoption.

Ugandan technology entrepreneur Allan Rwakatungu has launched Tyms, a software platform that aims to simplify daily business management through artificial intelligence-powered virtual assistants. Rwakatungu founded and leads Tyms as chief executive officer. He designed the platform to help organizations reduce the time spent on repetitive tasks so that employees can focus on higher-value activities and improve overall productivity.

Tyms, which launched in 2025, serves a broad range of organizations, from small and medium-sized enterprises to large corporations. The platform centralizes and streamlines several critical business functions, including finance, sales, marketing, customer service, regulatory compliance, and operations.

The platform’s core innovation relies on customized virtual assistants that support employees and, in some cases, customers directly. These digital agents answer user requests, retrieve strategic information, generate reports, and execute automated workflows.

Tyms leverages internal company data to provide executives with real-time visibility into business performance and financial health. The platform’s financial module streamlines cash-flow monitoring, simplifies management accounting processes, and accelerates the preparation of periodic financial statements. As a result, organizations can improve decision-making while reducing administrative workloads.

Tyms integrates directly into existing workplace environments to facilitate adoption. Users can interact with the platform through familiar communication channels without changing their daily routines. The platform supports email, WhatsApp, Slack, and Microsoft Teams. Consequently, businesses can deploy the software within established workflows while minimizing operational disruption.

Before launching Tyms, Allan Rwakatungu co-founded Xente in 2013, a company that specialized in e-commerce and digital financial services. Rwakatungu graduated from Makerere University in 2001 with a bachelor's degree in economics and statistics. 

This article was initially published in French by Melchior Koba

Adapted in English by Ange J.A de Berry Quenum