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Ghana Innovation Journal Newsletter #4: |Injaro takes a GHS 215 million bet on SMEs | Fintech bro takes the reign of Accra Hearts of Oak | Viamo empowers miners and farmers
Hello Friends, Welcome to the Ghana Innovation Journal newsletter. Blitz what happened in Ghana’s innovation landscape over the last week. Financing rounds Accelerator Product Launch & Partnerships Talent Moves Thank you for reading. If you liked it, share it with your friends, colleagues, and everyone interested in the Ghanaian startup ecosystem. Send us an email
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Ghana Innovation Journal Newsletter #3: |Funding to Blossom the Academy | Growth Investment Partners Ghana makes it rain | StacAi to power Asia-Africa SME trade corridor
Hello Friends, Welcome to the Ghana Innovation Journal newsletter. Blitz what happened in weeks 4 to 5 in Ghana’s innovation landscape. Financing rounds Partnerships Talent moves Accelerator
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Ghana Innovation Journal Newsletter #2: Hubtel’s GHS 160 billion transaction milestone | Copianto to the world | Ex Treepz CMO’s round three rodeo |
Hello Friends, Welcome to our first newsletter for 2024. Blitz through the Ghana Innovation Journal to know what happened in weeks 1 to 3 in the innovation landscape. Before we dive in, you have access to all The Innovation Spark Reports here and leave comments on which story you found most exciting. Milestone Ghana’s supper
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Degas extend its Series A by $7 million to scale its business.
Accra-based Degas Ltd., led by CEO Doga Makiura, has secured an additional $7 million in funding, bringing its total funding to $16 million. The equity and debt round saw participation from investors, including Animal Spirits, Global Catalyst Partners Japan, Hakuhodo DY Ventures, Nanto CVC (operated by Nanto Bank and Nanto Capital Partners), and Primal Capital.
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GIJ Newsletter Week 48 – 50: Raining VC Dollars | EV policy | Government-backed ride-hailing app
Hello Friends, Welcome to our final newsletter for 2023. Blitz through the Ghana Innovation Journal to know what happened in weeks 48 to 50 in the innovation landscape. Funding frenzy: $18.5 million+ funding deals secured. Ghana-based startups collectively raised at least $18.5 million in equity and grants over the last fortnight. This turnaround is exciting
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StacAi Secures Regulatory Approval for Revolutionary Financial Trust Infrastructure
StacAi proudly announces the successful acquisition of regulatory approval from the Bank of Ghana to launch its cutting-edge Financial Trust Infrastructure. This achievement not only stands as a triumph for StacAi but marks a pivotal moment in the evolution of financial services, introducing a range of tools for the secure and transparent creation of financial
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GIJ Newsletter Week 47
Welcome to the Ghana Innovation Journal newsletter, your guide to Ghana’s innovation ecosystem. Blitz through what happened in week 47 in the innovation landscape. MILESTONES KudiGo hit a milestone in Nigeria. Kingsley Abrokwah, the CEO, shared that its e-commerce storefront hit 100 million naira (~$125,000) in daily cash transactions value. Although the transaction value does not represent
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GIJ Week 46 Newsletter
Hello Friends, Welcome to the Ghana Innovation Journal newsletter, your guide to Ghana’s innovation ecosystem. Blitz through what happened in week 46 in the innovation landscape. Milestones Two startups celebrated their business anniversary. Wear Ghana marked 10 years while Built Accounting marked 7 years in business. Judging from the startup failure statistics, the founders of
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The heathtech startup, Redbird, closes shop due to lack of funding
Following its inability to secure venture capital, the healthtech startup Redbird has closed down. “We needed to raise a new round of funding by the end of 2022, and our growth and the state of the investment market didn’t match up, according to the statement released by the CEO, Patrick Beattie. In 2021, they raised
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FXKudi launches a B2B payment platform to simplify payment for businesses
FXKudi has introduced an easy-to-use payment collection that enables businesses to accept payments in multiple currencies and access USSD point of sale and quick response services. This ensures companies take advantage of potential customers who use different currencies or prefer cashless payments. FXKudi for Business is an intuitive payment powerhouse that simplifies the payment process