Ten women-led startups have been selected to join the fifth cohort of the Standard Chartered Futuremakers Women in Tech (WiT) Accelerator Program, an initiative by Standard Chartered Bank. Launched in 2020 and implemented in partnership with Village Capital and the Ghana Climate Innovation Centre, the incubator equips women-led or owned tech-enabled businesses with the essential […]| The Innovation Spark
Ashesi University has announced the appointment of Naa Akwetey as its new Chief Operating Officer (COO), marking a significant addition| The Innovation Spark
Ghana-based fintech BezoMoney has rebranded as Exo AI following an internal acquisition. An internal acquisition usually means that one part| The Innovation Spark
Building Bytes, the leading narrative-driven media platform spotlighting Ghana’s digital economy, has announced a groundbreaking content distribution partnership with MX24 TV. The agreement formalised via a Memorandum of Understanding with its parent company, Insights Lab, marks the first time a tech podcast in Ghana will be broadcast nationwide on television. As part of the partnership, […]| The Innovation Spark
EATO, the AI-powered foodtech platform, has secured an undisclosed funding from Nubia Capital to accelerate its mission to build the digital infrastructure powering Africa’s food economy. Founded by Margaret Kyerematen-Debrah in 2023, EATO is an AI-powered digital marketplace that connects African food entrepreneurs—chefs, processors, small businesses, and informal traders—with global consumers, markets, and financing opportunities. […]| The Innovation Spark
Twenty-five tech-enabled startups, spanning industries such as education, health, nutrition, WASH, climate action, financial inclusion, and youth employment, have been selected for the 5th cohort of the UNICEF StartUp Lab accelerator programme. Participating startups will go through a structured curriculum of six venture-building modules, covering areas such as product development, business modelling, finance, marketing, and […]| The Innovation Spark
Five Ghana-focused startups have been named among the top 75 semi-finalists in the prestigious 2025 GoGettaz Agripreneur Prize Competition. These ventures are now in the running for the coveted $50,000 grand prize, which will be awarded to two exceptional founders who are pioneering the future of Africa’s food systems. The GoGettaz Agripreneur Prize, a flagship […]| The Innovation Spark
Agro Innova, the Ghana-focused agtech, has been selected for Endeavor South Africa’s African Agritech Scaleup Program. Funded by FMO, the Dutch entrepreneurial development bank, the program aims to address the growth challenges faced by African agri-ech startups and help these high-impact companies scale and raise private capital. At the forefront of digitizing African agriculture, Agro […]| The Innovation Spark
