15 Hottest Startups In Ghana
Africa’s innovation goes way beyond the success of Kenya’s mobile money and the M-Pesa. In recent times, Ghana has launched Africa into the startup spotlight with successes in both mobile…
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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…
Zimbabwe’s EcoCash Records $70 Million a Month in Mobile Money Transactions
Money money transactions is Africa is growing at an amazing rate. The likes of M-Pesa (the Kenyan grandfather of mobile money), Mozambique’s mKesh, Easywallet in Nigeria, Kenya’s PesaPal, Ghana’s OzinboPay…
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…
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…
Startup Trends And Predictions For 2012
“The only thing worse than starting something and failing… is not starting something.” Seth Godin Entrepreneurs love what they do with passion. Mark Cuban said “Find something you love to…
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…
Dropifi Takes Top Prize At The First Accra Startup Weekend
Dropifi, a web messaging platform that turns your contacts into loyal customers has won the top prize at the just ended Accra Startup Weekend. Dropifi competed with 7 other teams.…
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…
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…
MoTeCH: A Mobile Solution For Maternal Health Care In Ghana
Grameen Foundation has launched an initiative to determine how best to use mobile phones to increase the quantity and quality of antenatal and neonatal care in rural Ghana. Funded by…