Sneak Peek Of The 9 Startups Competing In The National Acceleration Program

On Friday, 8th April, the showdown of the Ghana Startup Summit will feature nine startups competing for the grand prize. These startups are Ghanaian businesses that have created value in the market for a year and above and have participated in Ghana Tech Lab’s six-month-long acceleration program. The program will allow these startups to pitch their ideas to successful entrepreneurs, affluent business executives, seasoned industry experts, government officials, investors, and the general public. They stand a chance to receive free working space and media and branding support.

Here are the nine startups from the various tech hubs across the country;

Yebitom

Yebitom is a wholly-owned Ghanaian company registered as a sole proprietorship entity under the company’s cod-(1963) Acts-(179) to operate a food processing business. The startup incorporated the business on 23rd June 2014 to become a household name with healthy, hygienic, affordable and delicious products with particular attention to Children’s Food, Cereals, Spices and Snacks. The company is presently located at Adientem-Takoradi and a product ICode Gh, A technology and business innovation hub that provides tailored entrepreneurship and digital technology skills, including mentoring and coaching for startups.

NutriDi

NutriDi is a health and wellness startup whose core business promotes well-being through healthy eating and lifestyle education. They provide education on healthy eating and lifestyle, training for individual and corporate kitchens staff. They also offer well-strategized online resources through their web app nutridwellness.com. NutriDi is a product of GTL Campus, an open, collaborative Space for competent Digital skills training, seeding Innovations and Growing Startups.

Hakama Company Limited

A food processing company that processes agro-food produce into convenient home cooking foods. The company seeks to solve post-harvest losses through agro-processing, thus ensuring food safety in the food value chain. The company is a product of Women’s Haven Africa, an innovative entrepreneurial female hub creating a friendly and productive environment for the growth and development of women-led businesses.