Ghana Innovation Journal
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Ghanaian startups raise $40 million till date, but funding remains depressed.
Get a sneak peek! Ahead of our July release of the Ghana Innovation & Startup Ecosystem Report (H1 2024), we’re sharing some key insights with our valued readers. This report offers a snapshot of Ghana’s startup scene, educating stakeholders, tracking trends, highlighting successes and challenges, and ultimately fostering a thriving entrepreneurial environment through investment and
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Securities and Exchange Commission opens door to equity crowdfunding to spur innovation and entrepreneurial growth.
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has launched its long-awaited guidelines for equity-based crowdfunding. Building upon public feedback, these guidelines aim to unlock crowdfunding’s potential as a financing tool for Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) and startups. By establishing a clear regulatory framework, the guidelines address critical gaps that have hindered entrepreneurial growth while
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6 Questions with Ato Kwamena Mensah ( Co-founder, LbH)
Ato Kwamena Mensah is a technology enthusiast passionate about solving Africa’s food challenges. He is the Co-founder and CEO of LbH, an agricultural technology startup that connects over 12,000 smallholder farmers to financing, data-driven agronomy services, and premium markets. I’m like a firefighter at my job. I use my water pump daily to put out
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$5,000 innovation voucher grant scheme launched to fund collaboration between startups and research institutions.
The Ministry of Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation (MESTI) has launched the innovation voucher scheme as part of measures to promote the commercialization of research in Ghana and strengthen collaboration between research institutions and businesses. The scheme will provide grants of up to $5,000 or more (depending on the project’s market viability analysis) to qualifying
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6 Questions with Gifty Gyimah (Community Manager, The Enterprise Village Hub)
Gifty Gyimah is passionate about digital innovation and entrepreneurship. At Enterprise Village, she builds, grows, and manages the innovation hubs’ online and offline communities of entrepreneurs. She uses social media platforms like WhatsApp to connect aspiring entrepreneurs with mentors and organizes workshops on everything from mobile app development to using social media for business growth.
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6 Questions with Kwamina Obile Botchway (CEO, AfroPark)
Kwamina Oblie Botchway is the CEO of AfroPark, a platform for African tech entrepreneurs and creatives to showcase their talents, skills, and businesses through events. AfroPark is building a community of entrepreneurs, providing opportunities to connect, promote their brands, and develop their businesses through technology. I put on events for tech entrepreneurs and creatives—people who
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6 Questions with Peter Onisha (Co-founder, BuukMeNow)
Peter Onisha Peregbakumo is the founder and lead software engineer at Vibraniuum Technologies. He oversees a team of skilled software engineers and guides them in creating innovative solutions for African businesses. One of their notable products is BuukMeNow, which simplifies bookings and appointment management and collects down payments for African companies and professionals. At BuukMeNow,
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6 Questions with Elorm Ofori (Product Manager, Complete Farmer)
Elorm Ofori is a strategic Product Manager with over two years of experience in both B2B and B2C sectors. She manages the B2B buyer product at Complete Farmer, a platform connecting farmers, investors, and consumers across Africa. Ofori’s diverse portfolio encompasses projects like crypto staking apps, lost-and-found solutions, launchpads, and agricultural commodity marketplaces. I help
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6 Questions with Isaac Newton Acquah (National National Project Coordinator, ITC)
Isaac Newton Acquah is a tech-savvy business developer with over ten years of experience in business development with a focus on strategy, structure, media and marketing. He serves as the National Project Coordinator for Ghana for the Netherlands Trust Fund V Project implemented by the International Trade Centre, supporting 25 tech start-ups and 18 IT
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Ex-Verifibuy CEO Kingsley Abrowah joins Old Mutual Ghana as Head of Innovation.
Kingsley Abrokwah, former CEO of Ghana’s leading social commerce platform Verifibuy, revealed in a tweet that he’s taken on a new challenge as Head of Innovation at insurance giant Old Mutual Ghana. His role of digitising informal markets in Ghana and Nigeria. Abrowah capped a successful run as CEO by stepping down in April. During