Female Leadership
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This Week in StartupGhana #31: Ghanaian startups raised $127 million in 2024.
Ahead of our 2024 Ghana Innovation & Startup Ecosystem Report release, we’re sharing some key insights with our valued readers. Our report reviews Ghana’s startup scene, highlighting success, challenges and key trends that shaped the ecosystem in the fiscal year. In 2024, the Ghanaian startup funding ecosystem experienced a remarkable year, with startups raising $127
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Nsano appoints Priscilla Hazel as CEO, succeeding Kofi Owusu-Nhyira.
Nsano has announced the appointment of Priscilla Hazel as its new Chief Executive Officer, marking a key leadership transition as Kofi Owusu-Nhyira steps down from the role. This change ushers in a new phase for the fintech leader as it continues to innovate and grow in Africa’s digital payments space. From its beginnings in a
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Ghana’s inaugural women-focused fund, Zinari, hits first close of its GHS 120 million fund.
Zinari Women’s Enterprise Fund (Z-WEF), Ghana’s first women-focused fund has announced the successful GHS 35 million first close for the GHS 120 million Fund. Anchored by the government’s fund-of-fund vehicle, Venture Capital Trust Fund, the fund seeks to bridge the financing gap for female entrepreneurs. What is Zinari Women’s Enterprise Fund’s strategy?The fund will write
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Intern to Chief Operating Officer: ShaQ App appoints Rhoda Folie as Chief Operating Officer.
ShaQ App, the super app transforming digital services in Ghana, has announced the appointment of Rhoda Folie as its new Chief Operating Officer (COO) and Co-founder. Folie’s remarkable journey from an intern to one of the most critical leadership roles within the company underscores her dedication, talent, and ShaQ App’s commitment to nurturing internal talent.
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Standard Chartered Women in Tech Incubator backs 6 startups with $60,000 to scale their products.
The Standard Chartered Women in Tech Incubator (SCWIT), an initiative by Standard Chartered Bank, has invested $60,000 in six startups from its 2024 incubator program. These companies span sectors including healthcare, agriculture, legal services, and waste management. Implemented by the Ghana Climate Innovation Centre, the program provides business development and financial support to women-led or
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Viamo bags $50,000 as one of the winners of AI for Climate Resilience in Rural Areas Innovation Challenge.
Viamo, the platform that connects the disconnected, has secured $50,000 as one of the winners of the Moonshots for Development’s AI for Climate Resilience in Rural Areas Innovation Challenge. Moonshots for Development is a partnership among the innovation labs of international financial institutions, CGIAR and the World Food Programme (WFP) Innovation Accelerator to scout and
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Willow Technologies leads innovation in Ghana’s building materials industry.
Willow Technologies, a material research and building technology practice, has been recognized as part of ArchDaily’s 2023 Best New Practices for its transformative work utilizing agricultural by-products to create sustainable building materials. Founded by Ghanaian-Filipino designer and architectural scientist Mae-Ling Lokko, the company is exploring the potential of bio-based materials, particularly agro-waste, for construction purposes
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15 young females graduate from Agro Kings’ Women in Agriculture Mechanization Programme
Agro Kings, the agtech company, has graduated 15 young women from the Women in Agriculture Mechanisation Programme, a four-week intensive training organised by Agro Kings in partnership with GIZ and the Sustainable Employment through Agribusiness (AgriBiz) programme. The training equipped the trainees with the skills and knowledge to pilot commercial drones and operate and maintain
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Izzy Obeng shortlisted for the 2023 Veuve Clicquot Bold Awards
The Veuve Clicquot Bold Awards, one of the most prestigious awards for female entrepreneurs, has shortlisted Izzy Obeng, founder of the entrepreneurship support organization, Foundervine, for the 2023 awards. Izzy is an entrepreneur, business coach and professional speaker who leads Foundervine – an international training consultancy specializing in start-up and scale-up acceleration programmes. She aims
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Kola Market selected for the Google for Startups Accelerator Africa: Women Founders Cohort
Kola Market, the B2B fullstack e-commerce startup, has been selected for the Google for Startups Accelerator Africa: Women Founders Cohort. Led by Marie-Reine Seshie, the platform leverages AI and other digital tools to provide marketing, consistent sales and blended finance to SMEs across Africa. Their RaaS (Results-as-a-Service) intelligent forecasting uses machine learning and proprietary, predictive