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MEST Africa

MEST Africa

Accra, Greater Accramest.africa

Overview

MEST Africa is a Pan-African technology entrepreneur training program, seed fund, and incubator headquartered in Accra, Ghana. Founded in 2008 by the Meltwater Foundation, it provides a fully sponsored 12-month graduate-level training program for aspiring African entrepreneurs. Upon completion, graduates can pitch for seed funding and incubation for their tech startups. MEST invests in early-stage companies across various sectors, including Fintech, Agritech, SaaS, and Healthtech. Since its inception, MEST has invested in over 90 startups.

Portfolio Companies

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Investments

MEST Africa investments
CompanyDateStageLead
CodeLnSep 2018AcceleratorLead
BACE GroupSep 2018SeedLead
JumeniSep 2018SeedLead

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SeedSeries ASeries BGrowth

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HeadquartersAccra, Greater Accra
Year FoundedN/A

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