Dropifi Joins 500 Startups as The First African Startup
500 Startups today unveiled it’s next 28 batch of startups for its Accelerator program. Dropifi, a Ghanaian startup is the first startup from Africa to join 500 startups accelerator program...
Category "Ghana"
SliceBiz Wins Apps4Africa Prize
Slice Biz, the winner of the 2012 Startup Weekend Accra, a Global Entrepreneurship Week Ghana event has been chosen as one of the winners of this year’s Apps4Africa competition. Slice Biz...
SliceBiz Wins Second Startup Weekend Accra
I want to congratulate the SliceBiz team for taking the top prize in today’s presentation at the Start up Weekend Accra event. 14 Teams spent 54 hours refining ideas, doing...
Startup Weekend Hits Accra Again
As part of the Global Entrepreneurship Week Ghana celebrations, Startup Weekend will hit Accra this weekend. Registration is still open for the second Accra Startup Weekend scheduled for 16th to...
Women In Tech: Ghanaian Female Developer Builds Another Web Browser
Rasheeda Mandeeya Yehuza, a Ghanaian female software and game developer has created SnapSO Web Browser (a simple and comprehensive interface browser). Rasheeda’s story is an inspiration to all aspiring female...
Ghanaian Launches Anansi Browser- Africa’s First Web Browser
Raindolf Owusu, a 22 year old Computer Science student in Accra, Ghana has launched a new browser to target Africa’s growing internet users. Anansi Web Browser has recorded 1,072 downloads since it...
Ghana Angel Investor Network(GAIN) Hosts Its First Investor Pitch In Ghana
The Ghana Angel Investor Network (GAIN) has held its first Business Pitch Session on 27th March, 2012 at the Movenpick Ambassador Hotel. The Ghana Angel Investor Network (GAIN) is a...
Interview With Robert Lamptey, Co-founder of Saya(Ghana’s New Mobile Chat App)
Saya Mobile, a Ghanaian software start-up, developing mobile software and services for high-growth mobile telephony markets in Ghana and Africa has launched its first mobile chat app-Saya in Ghana. Saya...
Streemio Unveils Mobile Music Streaming Service In Ghana
Streemio Technologies, a Ghanaian software start-up, developing mobile software and services for high-growth mobile telephony markets has unveiled its mobile streaming service in Ghana at a press launch yesterday at...
Meltwater Foundation Invests In 2 New Ghanaian Technology Startups
Meltwater Foundation has invested in 2 new Ghanaian technology startups-ClaimSync and Saya Mobile. The two companies will join six others currently in the MEST incubator program, and hope to launch...
8 Startup Weekend Accra Teams To Make Presentations Today
Startup Weekend Accra started with lots of energy on Friday night. As a member of the organizing team I was busy getting logistics ready for voting after the pitches. 13...
Dream Oval Launches iWallet ( Online Mobile Payment Service) In Ghana
Internet and mobile software services startup, Dream Oval has collaborated with Airtel(a telecommunication company) to launch iWallet- an online mobile payment service that requires just an email address and a mobile...
Accra Gears Up for Its First Startup Weekend
Accra Startup Weekend is almost here. Startup Weekend, a global series of startup events for business managers, startup enthusiasts, marketing leaders, graphic artists and others is coming to Accra from...
Spinlet To Launch The ‘iTunes of Africa’ By Close of The Year
Spinlet, a startup focused on meeting the needs of music lovers in Africa will officially launch its music service to selected countries in Africa including Nigeria, South Africa, Ghana and...
Entrepreneur of The Week: Mark Davies – Founder of Esoko
The information-technology scene in Africa is gradually taking shape, but there are still lots work to be done. Mark Davies is one of the few technology entrepreneurs who has consistently...
[IN FOCUS] Ghana Angel Investor Network
The most significant obstacle to transforming ideas into high-growth businesses that create jobs and wealth is the capital needed to support early stage entrepreneurs in Ghana. Access to capital is...
Saya Wins Appcircus Ghana Mobile Apps Competition
The Mobile Apps Ghana Showcase event has ended in Accra at the Kofi Annan ICT Centre. The event was organized by a group of Ghanaian mobile enthusiasts passionate about promoting...
Nandimobile Launches Mobile Business Directory In Ghana
Nandimobile, a young technology startup in Ghana founded in July 2010 has launched a mobile business directory in Ghana searchable via mobile. Nandimobile is determined to provide an avenue for...