This Week in StartupGhana
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This Week in StartupGhana #43: Safiyo acquisition | Wahu Mobility’s new board | Kodu Technology gets $50k
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 Kodu Technology nabs $50,000 as winner of NBPA x UM6P Innovation Challenge. Kodu Technology, the Kosmos Innovation Centre-backed cleantech and femtech innovator, has
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This Week in StartupGhana #42: Mariseth Farms gets $1 million | OceansMall secures $150,000 | Ghana’s early-stage investor, GoodSoil VC, winds down
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. Funding Mariseth Farms raises $1 million to scale operations to support smallholder farmers. Mariseth Farms has secured a $1 million working capital loan from a consortium
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This Week in StartupGhana #41: NewGas raises $18M | thedsgnjunkies kick off Design Your Greatness tour | $1bn Ghana-UAE innovation and technology hub
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 Ghana & UAE sign $1bn deal to build Innovations and Technology Hub. Ghana and the United Arab Emirates have signed a $1 billion
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This Week in StartupGhana #40: KIC’s $200K bet | Wahu taps into the carbon credit market | Bloomberg’s Top 25 African Startups to Watch
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 Aide Chemists selected for Africa Union’s Home-Grown Solutions Accelerator. Aide Chemists, a tech-enabled pharmacy chain, has been selected for the Home-Grown Solutions Accelerator for Pandemic
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This Week in StartupGhana #39: Lightrock appoints new partner | AgriCoHub channels nearly GHS 1 million to startups | Mariseth Farms secures $560k
Hello guys, Welcome to another edition of the This Week in StartupGhana newsletter. Building in Africa often means solving two problems simultaneously: the business model and the broken system. But it’s also where the most creative solutions are emerging—from those turning cooperative networks into funding engines, to others scaling platforms that connect markets, data, and
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This Week in StartupGhana #38: Aruwa’s $50 million bet | Kofa charged with $8.1 million | Revna Biosciences teams up with AstraZeneca
Hello guys, Welcome to another edition of the This Week in StartupGhana newsletter. Do you know that lung cancer kills over 1.8 million people each year, and most cases are diagnosed too late? Ghana’s Revna Biosciences is partnering with AstraZeneca to change that, using advanced biomarker testing to catch lung cancer early and deliver personalized
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This Week in StartupGhana #37: Zeepay gets $18 million | Ghana EdTech startups get a boost | Chowdeck Ghana goes live
Hello guys, Did You Know? 5 Million Ghanaians remain financially excluded due to literacy barriers—one startup is changing that. In a country where 28% of adults struggle with basic literacy and 38% lack access to formal banking, digital payments often exclude those who need them most. Enter Kowri, the Ghanaian fintech breaking down barriers with
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This Week in StartupGhana #36: Nigeria’s Chowdeck enters Ghana’s on-demand delivery market | EWIA’s acquisition | Ghana’s 1.9 million SME market
Hello guys, Welcome to another edition of the This Week in StartupGhana newsletter. New tea from the big brains at ISSER tells us that Ghana has 1.9 million actual SMEs – not the fantasy football numbers some pitch decks are selling. While the market may be smaller, this week’s headlines prove Ghanaian innovators are making
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This Week in StartupGhana #35: GBHub Africa makes first bet from its $10 million seed fund | E-levy scrapped | Kola Scale launched
Hello guys, After a short one-month hiatus, This Week in StartupGhana is back in your inbox—refreshed and recharged. The Ghanaian startup ecosystem didn’t slow down in our absence, and we’re here to catch you up on the biggest moves shaping the landscape. This week’s top stories: Funding GBHub Africa bets on Greenheart SE to decarbonize
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The 2024 Ghana Startup & Innovation Ecosystem Report is here!
2024 was a year of record highs and deep contradictions for Ghana’s startup ecosystem. A 95% jump in funding sounds like a win—until you realize female founders secured less than 1% of the total capital, marking a 95% drop from the previous year. At the same time, venture debt financing surged by 431%—a sign that