Ghana Innovation Journal
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Chatbots Africa selected for the Westerwelle Foundation Young Founders Programme
Ronald Tagoe, the Founder of Chatbots Africa, the multi-channel bot platform, has been selected to participate in the new cohort of the Westerwelle Foundation Young Founders Programme. The international fellowship is a 6-month fellowship for outstanding young entrepreneurs from emerging markets. It brings together leaders from all over the world who are united in the
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Legendary Food Africa crowned winner of the 2023 Sankalp Africa Awards
Legendary Foods, a food-tech startup from Ghana, won the 10th Edition of the Sankalp Africa Summit Awards. Vetsark, the agri-financing startup and Agki Medical, a healthcare startup, were the first and second runner-ups, respectively. Legendary Foods delivers the nutrition of meat at the price and sustainability of plants using insect agriculture made into delicious products.
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Kwame AI’s cofounders recognized on the Forbes 30 Under 30 for Social Impact list
George Boateng and Victor Kumbol, the cofounders of the edtech company, Kwame AI, have been recognized on the 2023 Forbes 30 Under 30 Europe list. George and Victor have been recognized for systemically and sustainably transforming education, business and beyond. Kwame AI is democratizing science and technology education across Africa using smartphones. Since its January
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Kola.Market shortlisted for the Aurora Tech Awards 2023
Kola Market, has been shortlisted for the Aurora Tech Awards 2023. The awards recognize women entrepreneurs who use technology to develop their communities and challenge gender inequality. Founded by Marie-Reine Seshie, Kola.Market helps SMEs grow by simplifying how retailers and wholesalers order inventory from distributors. The platform leverages AI and other digital tools to provide
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Mande joins Microsoft for Startups Founders Hub to empower results-driven professionals
Mande, the human resources technology startup, has been selected to join the Microsoft for Startups Founders Hub program. The Microsoft for Startups Founders Hub program aims to democratize access to the resources needed to build a startup from the ground up – from free cloud credits to build the product to software and technical advisory.
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Ashesi University Faculty releases new tools to help software developers build applications in local languages
Ashesi University’s Computer Science Faculty and volunteer team – spearheaded by Dennis Asamoah Owusu and David Sampah – has published new tools to help software developers build applications in Twi (Asante, Akuapim, Fante) and Ga, two of Ghana’s most dominant languages. This is part of a greater natural language processing research effort at Ashesi, focusing
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Tendo shortlisted for MultiChoice’s Accelerator Program to pitch to prospective international investors in Dubai
MultiChoice Group has announced the selection of 11 startups for the next phase of its Accelerator Program. The startups, including Tendo from Ghana, will have the opportunity to pitch to international investors at an event in Dubai. Led by Felix Manford, Tendo is a social commerce startup that enables anyone to sell online with zero
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Kwame AI selected as a semifinalist of the 2023 GSV Cup “Elite 200”
The world’s largest edtech pitch competition for early-stage digital learning and workforce skills startups has shortlisted Kwame AI, the AI teaching assistant, as a semifinalist for the 2023 GSV Cup. As a semifinalist, the startup will compete for a prize pool of $500,000 in non-dilutive capital + $500,000 in prizes. Kwame AI (formerly SuaCode.ai) is
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MEST Express Accelerator provides grants to 7 startups to further their growth and increase their impact
In partnership with the Mastercard Foundation, MEST has awarded grant funding to seven startups that participated in the MEST Express Accelerator program. Last year, the accelerator successfully ran three cohorts across Accra and Kumasi with 30 startups. From this batch, seven startups were awarded grant funding of $57,000 to support their growth plans. Source: MEST
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Seshie, the employee upskilling platform selected for the Transcend Fellowship
Seshie, the platform that helps frontline employees acquire soft and leadership skills, have been selected for the Transcend Network fellowship program. The platform provides access to high-performance coaches for frontline managers and the deskless workforce looking to upskill. Founded by Kofi Frimpong, Seshie curates live, interactive & virtual workshops for HR & People Operations professionals