This Week in StartupGhana
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This Week in StartupGhana #63: The French Bet on Local AI + Farm 360’s $1m revenue mark
Hello Innovators, Apologies for going MIA over the last two weeks. We were swamped with deadlines! But the ecosystem hasn’t slowed down, and this past week was incredibly busy. While the world gathered in New Delhi for the India AI Summit, we were on the ground joining the 3-day KNUST AI4SD conference in Kumasi. While…
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This Week in StartupGhana #62: $32m for Investors + Visa’s New Favorite
Hello Innovators, Welcome to the This Week in StartupGhana newsletter. Liquidity is the headline for this week. Between Ci-Gaba’s $7.5M close to fund local investors, Sahel Capital’s $2.4M injection into cocoa, and a new micro-loan fund for female founders, capital is flowing downstream. But it comes with a catch: The regulators are watching, and the…
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This Week in StartupGhana #61: Naa Sika’s French Move + Wangara’s New Boss
Hello Innovators, Welcome to This Week in StartupGhana #60. Expanding beyond Ghana’s borders is a major milestone for any local fintech. This week, we spotlight a significant move into Francophone West Africa, signalling a growing appetite for regional market capture. Alongside this expansion, the investment landscape is evolving with high-profile leadership changes at Wangara Green…
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This Week in StartupGhana #60: Ghanaian startups raised $65 million in 2025.
As we prepare to launch the 2025 Ghana Startup and Innovation Ecosystem Report, we are sharing early insights with our readers. The report offers a comprehensive review of Ghana’s startup landscape—highlighting the successes, constraints, and structural shifts that defined the ecosystem over the past year Ghana’s funding trajectory in 2025 tells a story of stabilisation…
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GIJ Impact Makers: 26 people who shaped Ghana’s startup ecosystem in 2025 – Part 4
Storytellers The Ghanaian business landscape in 2025 was defined not just by new products, deals and policy shifts, but by a radical change in how business knowledge was distributed. A handful of audio and video platforms emerged as the de facto “alternative business school” for entrepreneurs, replacing generic Western advice with hyper-local context. Five podcasts—Building…
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GIJ Impact Makers: 26 people who shaped Ghana’s startup ecosystem in 2025 – Part 3
Bridge Builders: The ecosystem architects including policymakers, hub managers, and community leaders who construct the necessary infrastructure, networks, and regulatory environments that allow startups to thrive. Amma Lartey, CEO, Impact Investing GhanaAmma Lartey has cemented her status as the formidable architect of Ghana’s investment ecosystem with an ambitious mandate to catalyze one billion dollars in…
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GIJ Impact Makers: 26 people who shaped Ghana’s startup ecosystem in 2025 – Part 2
Disruptors: Visionary founders and operators who are building scalable products, challenging the status quo, and driving innovation across industries. Freddy Lydford Founder & CEO, TruecocoFreddy Lydford is proving that a company can simultaneously feed global supply chains and heal the planet. TrueCoco which started as a commodities aggregator and exporter has successfully layered a high-tech…
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GIJ Impact Makers: 26 people who shaped Ghana’s startup ecosystem in 2025 – Part 1
Building a scalable startup company in Ghana is a unique challenge. It requires more than just a great idea; it demands resilience, resourcefulness, and a distinct ability to execute in a complex market. While the broader narrative often focuses on the hurdles—from funding gaps to infrastructure—there is a dedicated group of entrepreneurs, investors, and enablers…
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This Week in StartupGhana #58: $3 million injection at CarePoint | AyaHQ’s new web3 cohort | AfriSAF to decarbonize aviation
Hello guys, Welcome to our weekly recap of the big news + funding in Ghana’s startup ecosystem. Here’s a look at the bold moves shaping the ecosystem this week. Accelerator/Incubator 18 web3 startups selected for the third cohort of the AyaHQ x Lisk Incubation programme. AyaHQ, in partnership with blockchain platform Lisk, has selected 18…
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This Week in StartupGhana #57: GSMA’s Innovation Fund for Impactful AI | Africa Golden Food’s $1 m seed round | Hack54 Hackathon
Hello everyone Welcome to our weekly recap of the big news + funding in Ghana’s startup ecosystem. Here’s a look at the bold moves shaping the ecosystem this week. Accelerator & Incubator 3 student-led startups emerge winners of the maiden Hack54 Hackathon. Three innovative student-led teams—NovaHQ, PreaVita, and Medi-FI—have emerged as the top winners of…