Ghana innovation ecosystem
The Innovative EcoSystems registry lists 887 innovation ecosystem organizations in Ghana, including 143 universities and research institutes, 129 startups and 97 programs.
The largest concentrations are in Accra (457), Kumasi (61) and Legon (26).
Ghana scores 42.5 out of 100 on the IEPA (2024 edition), ranking 86 of 117 economies.
887 organizations
- MEST
Innovation hub - MEST Africa Challenge
Program · Accra - MEST Express
Accelerator · Accra - Millbles
Startup · Tamale - Mining Tools Ghana (MTG)
Company - Ministry of Fisheries and Aquaculture
Government or public body · Accra - Mobile Web Ghana
Innovation hub - Moolre Startup Cup
Program · Accra - MTN Ghana Foundation
Investor or fund · Accra - MTN Ghana Tɛkyerɛma Pa Hackathon
Program · Accra - MTN SME Support Programme
Program · Accra - Mushplus Agri-Foods
Startup · Kumasi - Mushplus AgriFoods
Startup · Kumasi - Mustard Capital Partners
Investor or fund · Accra - myAlert
Startup · Accra - National AfCFTA Coordination Office
Government or public body · Accra - National Folklore Board
Government or public body · Accra - Nestle Ghana
Company · Tema - Nilee Consult
Company · Accra - NINJA Ghana (Next Innovation with Japan)
Program · Accra - NKABOM Entrepreneurship Training Programme
Program · Takoradi - Nkabom Venture Quest
Accelerator · Legon - Noni Hub
Innovation hub - North East Innovation Hub
Innovation hub · Walewale - Northern Innovation Lab
Innovation hub - Northern Social Enterprises Network
Network or association · Tamale - NOVA Business School Africa
College or training provider · Accra - NutriFoods Ghana
Company - Oasis Capital Ghana
Investor or fund · Accra - One District One Factory (1D1F) Initiative
Program - One Plan
Startup - Open University of West Africa
University or research institute · Accra - Orange Corners Ghana
Program · Accra - Orange Corners Innovation Fund
Investor or fund · Accra - Oro Oil (Ghana)
Company · Eastern Region - Oyster Agribusiness
Startup - Pan-African Savings and Loans
Investor or fund · Accra - Pangea Africa
Company - Paystack
Company · Accra - PeelInnova
Startup · Kumasi - Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association of Ghana
Network or association · Accra - PharmaVax Ghana
Program · Accra - Pineapple Producers and Exporters of Ghana (SPEG)
Network or association · Accra - Porducare Enterprise
Startup - Private Sector and Innovation Promotion in Ghana (PSInno)
Program - Process and Plant Automation Ltd (PPA)
Company · Accra - PrymeAds
Company · Accra - PureLube
Startup · Tamale - Quest Ghana
Company · Accra - Rabbitton Ghana
Startup - Regulus Group
Startup · Accra - Reindorf Chambers (DLA Piper Africa, Ghana)
Company · Accra - Remoteli
Startup · Accra - Rijona Biochemicals
Startup - Rikair Company
Company - Riosap Farms
Startup - Rising She Farms
Startup - Rivia Clinics
Startup · Accra - Roland Rice
Startup · Takoradi - RUG Hub
Innovation hub - Rural Enterprises Programme
Program - Rural Innovation Network Ghana (RING)
Network or association - SheTrades Ghana Hub
Program · Accra - Shopa
Startup · Closed · Accra - Sigil Best Enterprise
Startup - SisiMarie
Startup - Smart Switch
Startup · Takoradi - SmartFarm Technologies
Startup - So-B-Green
Startup - Social Entrepreneurship Hub
Innovation hub - Sommalife
Startup - Soronko Academy
College or training provider · Accra - Springs and Bolts Company
Company · Kumasi - Stanbic Business Incubator
Incubator · Accra - Standard Chartered Bank Ghana
Investor or fund · Accra - Start-Up SME Centres
Innovation hub - Startup Grind Accra
Network or association · Accra - Startup Huddle Accra
Network or association · Accra - Startup Weekend Accra
Program · Accra - Student Venture Support Programme (SVSP)
Program · Accra - Studentpreneur Africa Festival
Program · Legon - Students Entrepreneurship and Enterprise Development Programme
Program - Suame Magazine Industrial Development Organization (SMIDO)
Network or association · Kumasi - Sunify Solardry Technology
Startup - SusuPaa
Startup · Accra - Swiftway
Startup · Accra - Swiss State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO)
Organization · Accra - SY Electronics
Startup · Takoradi - Tamale International Hub
Innovation hub · Tamale - Tarkwa Entrepreneurship Development Hub
Innovation hub - TCC-CIMET Innovation Challenge: Engineering Solutions for Sustainable Africa
Program · Kumasi - TECHAiDE
Startup · Accra - TechFarm Hub
Innovation hub - Technology Transfer, Commercialization and Intellectual Property Unit, University of Ghana
University or research institute · Legon - Tekcycle Ghana
Startup - Telecel Ghana Foundation
Investor or fund · Accra - Tema Export Processing Zone
Special economic zone · Accra - TEMPLARS Ghana
Company · Accra - TEN Ghana
Innovation hub - Tentmaker
Innovation hub - The Eight Geeks
Company · Accra - The Peswa Podcast
Organization - The Vault Accelerator
Accelerator · Accra - Thrive Acceleration Program
Accelerator · Closed · Kumasi - TomaFresh
Startup - TotalEnergies Marketing Ghana
Company · Accra - Toyota Tsusho Manufacturing Company
Company · Tema - Transforming Energy Access
Program - Tropo Farms
Company - Truckr
Startup · Accra - TruCredit Micro Credit
Startup - Truecoco Ghana
Company - Tullow AgriVentures Programme
Program · Accra - Uber Ghana
Company · Accra - UEED Africa Conference
Program · Cape Coast - UG Alumni Angel Investors Network
Investor or fund · Legon - UG Digital Youth Hub (Digital Youth Village)
Innovation hub · Legon - UG Idea Challenge
Program · Legon - UG Innovation Enclave and Makerspace
Fab lab or makerspace · Legon - UG Innovation Space
Innovation hub
Categories
- Universities and research institutes in Ghana 143
- Startups in Ghana 129
- Programs in Ghana 97
- Companies in Ghana 85
- Government and public bodies in Ghana 76
- Research organizations in Ghana 72
- Investors and funds in Ghana 65
- Networks and associations in Ghana 50
- Innovation hubs in Ghana 48
- Other organizations in Ghana 37
- Colleges and training providers in Ghana 21
- Incubators in Ghana 20
- Health research organizations in Ghana 14
- Accelerators in Ghana 10
- Special economic zones in Ghana 10
- Corporate R&D centers in Ghana 4
- Fab labs and makerspaces in Ghana 4