#NewTerritories have been taken - Ghana to the Caribbean, Solar to Ghana and Kenya, FinTech to the Nasdaq, moves are being made in more ways than one.   ? OZÉ raise $3m to expand digital recordkeeping and financial services for African businesses ? ? Fleri selected for Nasdaq’s Milestone Makers program ? ? Zeepay Ghana Limited expands to the #Caribbean ? ? Kwame Nkrumah' University of Science and Technology, Kumasi awarded $1m to establish a multidisciplinary #ai lab ?    To gain the latest insights follow The Innovation Spark #ideate #innovate #implement #innovation #africa ..read more

2022 Kicked off with exciting news concerning the Ghana Innovation Ecosystem  ? Microsoft appoints Angela Kyerematen-Jimoh as Strategic Partnerships Lead for Africa ? mPharma raises $35m to expands its community pharmacies ? WeGoo announces acceptance into Conscious Venture Lab’s Accelerator Program ?The President of Ghana appoints Kofi Ofosu Nkansah as CEO of NEIP   Follow The Innovation Spark to stay up to date with the latest news #ideate #innovate #implement Gain insights into these and other exciting stories in this edition of the Ghanaian Innovation Ecosystem through iBlitz ..read more

What happened in the entrepreneurial ecosystem in Ghana and by Ghanaian this last week? Find out in this week's edition of iBlitz where we provide insights including: ⚡ Skin Gourmet Inc shortlisted amongst 50 finalists selected for Jack Ma’s $1.5m Africa's Business Heroes Competition ⚡Winners Announced For the 2021 Coalition for Digital Equality Award including Jemila Abdulai, Lily Edinam Botsyoe, Isaac Sesi and Amma Gyampo ⚡Bolt Ghana appoints Ali Zaryab as Country Manager for Bolt Food ⚡Virgil Abloh of Off-White gets a seat at LVMH’s Power Table Let me know which one gave you the biggest bol ..read more

iBlitz  ?? GHANA ENTREPRENEURIAL ECOSYSTEM BUZZ IN A FLASH⚡ What happened in the entrepreneurial ecosystem in Ghana and by Ghanaian this last week? Find out in this week's edition of iBlitz where we provide insights including: Ghana’s Electric vehicles draft policy to be ready by end of year Solar Taxi wins Siemens Stiftung Innovation Award for e-mobility solutions in Africa Ghana’s Energicity to benefit from Ecosystem Integrity Fund’s $250m fund Three local fintech companies design Ghana.gov digital portal for accessing public services The e-cedi, digital currency is going to be piloted ..read more

What happened in the entrepreneurial ecosystem in Ghana this week? iBlitz covers some of the key highlights from the last week from startups, investments and new entrants that you should know about. In this week's news flash we cover: ⚡Jetstream raises US$ 3m ⚡Injaro exits agribusiness company M&B ⚡Zeepay raises US$ 7.9m ⚡The Unicorn Group launches campus Make sure to visit theinnovationspark.contactin.bio to see our pages iBlitz is a product of The Innovation Spark - _#Ideate #Innovate #Implement_ #Accra #Ghana #Africa #Startup #Entrepreneur #Ecosystem # Investment #Funding #Venture #News ..read more

Week 6: #BossMoves - DreamOval Ltd. snap up Patrick George Quantson from Stanbic Bank, Naa Sika winners of World Summit Awards and former mPharma head of marketing is new Country Manager for Metro Africa Xpress Inc  Blitz through insights concerning the Ghana Innovation Ecosystem.   ? Patrick George Quantson joins DreamOval Ltd. as Chief Transformation Officer ?️ ?  Lotus Ecoculture and TROTRO Tractor sign partnership to deliver $500m world-class organic produce ??‍?? Naa Sika announced as a 2021 World Summit Awards winner ? ? Gad Ocran appointed as Country Manager of mobility ..read more

#NewTerritories have been taken - Ghana to the Caribbean, Solar to Ghana and Kenya, FinTech to the Nasdaq, moves are being made in more ways than one.   ? OZÉ raise $3m to expand digital recordkeeping and financial services for African businesses ? ? Fleri selected for Nasdaq’s Milestone Makers program ? ? Zeepay Ghana Limited expands to the #Caribbean ? ? Kwame Nkrumah' University of Science and Technology, Kumasi awarded $1m to establish a multidisciplinary #ai lab ?    To gain the latest insights follow The Innovation Spark #ideate #innovate #implement #innovation #africa ..read more

#Accelerate:   In week 11, 2 Ghanaian startups made it into tier one accelerators on  the continent. While an agribusiness startup also won the SDGs  Innovation Challenge spearheaded by the SDGs Advisory Unit at the Office  of the President, a fintech startup also made inroads into Nigeria. The  week's headlines include: - Ghana’s Wala Digital Health selected for Microsoft-backed FAST accelerator - FloodGates Limited and FXKudi selected for Startup Wise Guys Africa Accelerator - Ehmblehm Farms secures GHS20,000 as the winner of the SDGs Innovation Challenge, Ho E ..read more

"Money Matters ? " - Large investments, FinTech Accelerated, Payment License, FinTech App launches new product and Green startup gets grant.   ? Float (YC W'20) raises $17m seed to provide credit lines for African businesses ? Tendo (YC W22) joins Y Combinator W22 Batch ? BezoMoney launches its new savings platform ? Chipper Cash granted Enhanced Payment Service Provider license by Bank of Ghana ? Worldtech Consult land $10,000 by wining Techpoint Africa Build Pitchstorm 3.0   #africa #startup #money #fintech #bank #investments Follow The Innovation Spark to stay up to date with the ..read more

#startingup  Week 10: - Dash, eCampus LLC, AgriCo Hub Startupbootcamp AfriTech Ghana Revenue Authority - official and more This week's insights have a lot of starts. From startups getting massive funding to get going, others expanding expansion to new territories like  Nigeria, accelerator programs initiating in Ghana and Government launching programs. Blitz through insights concerning the Ghana Innovation Ecosystem. The headlines include: ? Dash raises $32.8m seed round to build connected wallet for Africans ? E-commerce startup Tendo (YC W22) expands to Nigeria ? Edtech startu ..read more