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Beyond incubators: The emergence of venture studios in Ghana.

After a decade of incubator-led growth, a new model is taking shape in Ghana’s startup support ecosystem. Rather than supporting founders at arm’s length, venture studios operate inside the company-building…

Ghana's venture studio ecosystem mapping

After a decade of incubator-led growth, a new model is taking shape in Ghana’s startup support ecosystem.

Rather than supporting founders at arm’s length, venture studios operate inside the company-building process—co-creating ideas, assembling teams, and driving execution from day one.

In our 2025 State of the Ghana Startup and Innovation Ecosystem Report, we examined this shift and spoke with ecosystem leaders including Daniel Kwaku Merki and Susanne Roelofsen Afum on how the model is evolving in practice.

Download the full report here: https://selar.com/gij2025report