MEST has invested in over 80 early-stage African software companies, in industries ranging from e-commerce, agtech, fintech, health tech, edutech, AI, and more.
MEST Africa, a pan-African training program, incubator, and seed fund for African entrepreneurs, has announced the appointment of Eric Nsarkoh as a Portfolio Advisor, focused on technology product development. Eric brings a wealth of experience and expertise in Africa’s technology space to the role and will help to strengthen and scale MEST’s portfolio of startups across the continent.
MEST Portfolio Company, Smile Identity, has acquired Inclusive Innovations, the parent company of Appruve that was founded by MEST alumnus Paul Damalie. This strategic acquisition will expand Smile Identity’s footprint across Africa and solidify its position as the continent’s leading identity verification and digital KYC provider.
CodeLn is helping global & local tech companies seamlessly find and recruit African programmers, assuring quality through a system of consistent testing. Having built a model that was welcomed by both the entrepreneur and tech ecosystems, the forced closure of multiple markets in Africa amidst the pandemic took CodeLn pan-African overnight with representatives now in Ghana, Cote d’Ivoire, Kenya and Nigeria.
With a background in technology and a passion for agriculture,Moses Mallagha, CEO of Agro Innova, is pioneering the way we think about farming.
His innovative agritech startup uses technology to improve the lives of farmers in developing countries by using advanced farm data analytics and farming intelligence systems to help farmers maximise yields and profits.
Streaming services, by nature, are disruptors. Their presence has already had a significant impact on movie theatres, and terrestrial, and cable television markets internationally, and now local streaming services like Wiflix are staking their claim, country by country, across the African continent. Read how Wiflix is doing this across the African continent.
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The training has been invaluable in preparing me for the ups and downs of the startup world. Out of all modules, the Social Enterprise module was something I was personally passionate about, I enjoyed it!
Chukwuemeka Ndukwe, Co-Founder of CoFundie
My favorite part of the MEST Training Program was getting to meeting new people from diverse cultures & professional backgrounds. The ideation & design sprints too!
Favour Barde, Co-Founder of Massira
Our involvement in MEST Express exposed us to best practices in the tech industry. We had access to world-class experts in all areas of company building. At the end of the program, we had a clearer vision and a solid plan to get there, – Paul Eshun, CEO of Bosea and Credify
In September 2018, MEST partnered with French multinational bank Société Générale (SocGen) and SystemicLogic to launch a month-long accelerator program designed to take promising startups in the informal sector to the next level and offer potential partnerships with the bank.
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