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Tendo, the social commerce platform that enables anyone with a smartphone and a social media account to become an online| The Innovation Spark
Tendo, the social commerce platform that enables anyone with a smartphone and a social media account to become an online| The Innovation Spark
Tendo, the social commerce platform that enables anyone with a smartphone and a social media account to become an online| The Innovation Spark
The Meltwater Entrepreneurial School of Technology (MEST Africa), one of Africa’s leading tech incubators, is pivoting to artificial intelligence with| The Innovation Spark
The Meltwater Entrepreneurial School of Technology (MEST Africa), one of Africa’s leading tech incubators, is pivoting to artificial intelligence with| 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
Liquify, the invoice financing platform co-founded by Nadya Yaremenko and Alberta Asafo-Asamoah, has closed a $1.5 million equity seed round,| The Innovation Spark
Liquify, the invoice financing platform co-founded by Nadya Yaremenko and Alberta Asafo-Asamoah, has closed a $1.5 million equity seed round,| The Innovation Spark
Hello guys, Welcome to our weekly recap of the big news + funding in Ghana's startup ecosystem. Here’s a look| The Innovation Spark
Liquify, the invoice financing platform co-founded by Nadya Yaremenko and Alberta Asafo-Asamoah, has closed a $1.5 million equity seed round,| The Innovation Spark
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
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 10 female-led startups selected for Standard Chartered’s Women in Tech Accelerator Program. Ten women-led startups have been selected to join the fifth cohort […]| 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| The Innovation Spark
StartBank Africa Fund, an Accra-based venture capital firm, has secured a $15 million commitment from the family office of His| The Innovation Spark
OceansMall, the agritech startup revolutionizing seafood logistics, has secured $150,000 in convertible debt from GBHub Africa to expand its operations| 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
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 25 impact-driven ventures selected for the UNICEF Startup Lab Accelerator. UNICEF has selected 25 startups for the fifth cohort of its StartUp Lab […]| The Innovation Spark
GCB Bank PLC, Ghana’s largest indigenous bank, has appointed Patrick George Quantson as its new Chief Digital Officer (CDO) as| 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
The Meltwater Entrepreneurial School of Technology (MEST Africa), one of Africa’s leading tech incubators, is pivoting to artificial intelligence with| The Innovation Spark
The International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, is looking to invest up to $10 million| The Innovation Spark
The International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, is looking to invest up to $10 million| The Innovation Spark
Oasis Capital Ghana, the West Africa-focused growth and venture capital fund manager, has reached the first close of Oasis Africa| The Innovation Spark
Liquify, the invoice financing platform co-founded by Nadya Yaremenko and Alberta Asafo-Asamoah, has closed a $1.5 million equity seed round,| The Innovation Spark
Jetstream Africa, a fast-growing player in Africa’s e-logistics and trade finance landscape, has secured new capital from Cauris Finance, reinforcing| The Innovation Spark
Liquify, the invoice financing platform co-founded by Nadya Yaremenko and Alberta Asafo-Asamoah, has closed a $1.5 million equity seed round,| The Innovation Spark
GCB Bank PLC, Ghana’s largest indigenous bank, has appointed Patrick George Quantson as its new Chief Digital Officer (CDO) as| The Innovation Spark
ACKWEST Group, the consumer insights and marketing services acquisition holding company, has acquired Safiyo for an undisclosed sum. The move| The Innovation Spark
Hello guys, Welcome to our weekly recap of the big news + funding in Ghana's startup ecosystem. Here’s a look| The Innovation Spark
Hello guys, Welcome to our weekly recap of the big news + funding in Ghana's startup ecosystem. Here’s a look| The Innovation Spark
Hello guys, Welcome to our weekly recap of the big news + funding in Ghana's startup ecosystem. Here’s a look| The Innovation Spark
Hello guys, Welcome to our weekly recap of the big news + funding in Ghana's startup ecosystem. Here’s a look| The Innovation Spark
Lightrock Capital, the global impact investment platform backed by the Princely Family of Liechtenstein, has appointed Elizabeth Biney-Amissah as a| The Innovation Spark
The International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, is looking to invest up to $10 million| The Innovation Spark
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Mariseth Farms has secured a $1 million working capital loan from a consortium of investors to scale its crop aggregation| The Innovation Spark
Pwc Ghana’s Ayesha Bedwei Ibe joins Wahu Mobility as Board Chair. Wahu Mobility, the e-bike manufacturer, has assembled a four-member| The Innovation Spark
Hello guys, welcome to our weekly recap of the big news + funding in Ghana's startup ecosystem. Here’s a look| The Innovation Spark
Two Ghanaian startups, Freezelink and Revna Biosciences, have been listed on Bloomberg’s inaugural list of 25 innovative African startups to| The Innovation Spark
Ghanaian electric mobility company Wahu Mobility has officially received approval for its carbon credit program under Article 6.2 of the| The Innovation Spark
VC4A, Africa’s premier platform connecting entrepreneurs, investors, and mentors, has appointed Yaw Preprah as Lead for Special Projects. In this| The Innovation Spark
Lightrock Capital, the global impact investment platform backed by the Princely Family of Liechtenstein, has appointed Elizabeth Biney-Amissah as a| The Innovation Spark
The Kosmos Innovation Center, in partnership with Mastercard Foundation, has invested $200,000 in 22 startups as part of its 2025| The Innovation Spark
Hello guys, Welcome to our weekly recap of the big news + funding in Ghana's startup ecosystem. Here’s a look| The Innovation Spark
Ten women-led startups have been selected to join the fifth cohort of the Standard Chartered Futuremakers Women in Tech (WiT)| The Innovation Spark
Hello guys, Welcome to another edition of the This Week in StartupGhana newsletter. Building in Africa often means solving two| The Innovation Spark
Kofa Technologies, Ghana’s leading and fastest-growing battery-swapping network for electric bikes and small businesses, has raised $8.1 million in a| The Innovation Spark
Esoko has been named one of Africa’s Fastest-Growing Companies in 2025 by the Financial Times and Statista, earning recognition for| The Innovation Spark
Mariseth Farms has secured a $560,000 working capital loan from Sahel Capital, through its Social Enterprise Fund for Agriculture in| The Innovation Spark
Tendo, the social commerce platform that enables anyone with a smartphone and a social media account to become an online| The Innovation Spark
Aruwa Capital Management, the Lagos-based, female-founded and gender-lens early-stage investor, has secured $35 million at the second close of its| The Innovation Spark
mPharma and Sproxil have been selected to join the third cohort of Investing in Innovation Africa (i3), a pan-African initiative| The Innovation Spark
StartBank Africa Fund, an Accra-based venture capital firm, has secured a $15 million commitment from the family office of His| The Innovation Spark
Hello guys, Welcome to our weekly recap of the big news + funding in Ghana's startup ecosystem. Here’s a look| The Innovation Spark
Hello guys, Welcome to another edition of the This Week in StartupGhana newsletter. Do you know that lung cancer kills| The Innovation Spark
Ebenezer Ghanney, Co-founder and CEO of WeWire, has been honoured as the Young Fintech Leader of the Year at the| The Innovation Spark
The highly anticipated Ghana Fintech Awards, a collaborative effort by the Ghana FinTech and Payments Association, KPMG, and Arkel Limited,| The Innovation Spark
The AI-powered wealth management company Ladder was adjudged as the Fintech Startup of the Year at the just-ended Ghana Fintech| The Innovation Spark
The Kosmos Innovation Center, in partnership with Mastercard Foundation, has invested $200,000 in 22 startups as part of its 2025| The Innovation Spark
Last year, in our This Week in Ghana newsletter, we reported on a GB Foods job listing that signalled a| The Innovation Spark
The former Chief Financial Officer of mPharma, Nana Dufie Addo, has announced the launch of her new venture, Celerey, an AI-powered wealth| The Innovation Spark
Last year, in our This Week in Ghana newsletter, we reported on a GB Foods job listing that signalled a| The Innovation Spark
StartBank Africa Fund, an Accra-based venture capital firm, has secured a $15 million commitment from the family office of His| The Innovation Spark
Ebenezer Ghanney, Co-founder and CEO of WeWire, has been honoured as the Young Fintech Leader of the Year at the| The Innovation Spark
The AI-powered wealth management company Ladder was adjudged as the Fintech Startup of the Year at the just-ended Ghana Fintech| 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
Regulon, a company simplifying business onboarding and automating compliance for fintechs across Africa and the UK has been selected to| The Innovation Spark
Figtech, a fast-growing digital financial services marketplace, has partnered with StarLife Assurance, one of Ghana’s leading life assurance companies, to| The Innovation Spark
The Startup Discovery Africa Venture Studio has welcomed its first cohort of founders dedicated to tackling climate challenges across Africa.| The Innovation Spark
Ahead of our 2024 Ghana Innovation & Startup Ecosystem Report release, we’re sharing some key insights with our valued readers.| The Innovation Spark
Happy New Year, everyone! 🎉 We’re back from a rejuvenating New Year’s vacation, ready to kick off another exciting chapter.| The Innovation Spark
In a groundbreaking move, Ashesi University’s Endowment Fund has invested in Janngo Capital, a pan-African venture capital firm. The university| The Innovation Spark
Dr. Nii Lante Heward-Mills is the Country Director for Viamo in Ghana and Liberia. He is an Information and Communications| The Innovation Spark
