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  • Meet Oyaclean, The startup that helps people find reliable artisans for their homes and offices

    Meet Oyaclean, The startup that helps people find reliable artisans for their homes and offices

    We’ve all faced this problem before: You come into a new building and there is a lot to fix. You then call friends and family who suggests names of technicians they use and after repeatedly calling, you resort to the street poles, uncompleted buildings and fences to fill your technical needs. After 2 weeks to a month, the work is finally complete, while plenty of money and time has been wasted and of course, you are stressed out even more.

    What is notable in this process are these:

    • The process is very complex.
    • Tasks completed aren’t very transparent
    • The technicians are unreliable and clients have no proper way of vetting
    • The process is timeconsuming and regularly manual.

    This issue resulted in the birth of Oyaclean, where we provide a platform for residents and offices to request for well trained and highly skilled artisans with just a few clicks or a simple phone call.

    Our professionals are trained in Cleaning, Plumbing, Electricals, Air condition repair, Inverter repair, Generator servicing, Water Tank filling, Home/office helps, at any location in Accra.

    Our goal is not to just offer our homeowners or offices with the best maintenance professionals & most transparent service around but also to empower these professionals by providing them with a larger client to service and increased revenue.

    This practice will encourage the level of competency among artisans on our platform to ensure they are continuously refining their skills to maintain a good standing on our platform, therefore earning them more projects via Oyaclean and improving the maintenance practices of artisans in general, starting with Accra Ghana.

    As a customer, here is what we promise you at Oyaclean;

    Fast response time

    Depending on your maintenance requests, we always respond to you within 10 minutes and then agree on a date and time to send in a technician for a quote.

    Trust

    If you are not satisfied with the work of any of our trusted technicians, we would send another person to redo the work.

    Reliability

    Even if we cannot address your request, we want you to still trust us to find someone in our network who will at no extra cost.

    Affordability

    Our prices are always very competitive and we match affordability with premium service, That is our secret sauce.

    OyaClean brings technology and professionals together in a totally unique way. We use our proprietary Joluud software to make sure we optimize our service, keep our professionals accountable and improve upon our service delivery.

    We are made up of three young men who are passionate about technology and facility management. We are Luqman Musah (CEO), David Obi (CMO) and Hassan Abudu (CTO). We are passionate about what we do at OyaClean and we promise to give you the best service you have ever seen.

    Here is where you can help us. If you need any artisan, for any maintenance work please contact us, or if you know any expert technician, please refer them to us. We train our technicians in customer service and professionalism to ensure the Oya-standard is met.

    Why wait, Book a service right now or refer a friend.

    Our website is www.oyaclean.com or please call: 0248574571

  • Ghana Based Startup Jumeni Launches Cloud Software for Optimizing Waste Management Operations

    Ghana Based Startup Jumeni Launches Cloud Software for Optimizing Waste Management Operations

    Jumeni Technologies, a Ghanaian-based software company specializing in cloud-based field service management solutions, today announced the launch of its flagship product for the waste management industry. Jumeni’s platform is designed to increase the productivity of field workers, and improve customer service, by digitizing data collection and offering access to more efficient payment options.

    Jumeni’s platform includes field apps which connect workers in the field with back office systems to reduce paper-based and administrative processes and improve accuracy.

    Jumeni was founded in 2018 by Eyram Amedzor, Kevin Gawo and Emmanuel Oduro, who graduated from the MEST Africa entrepreneurial training program in Accra. The idea came from their experience working with waste companies in Ghana.

    CEO Eyram Amedzor stated, “We believe software has a role to play in keeping our environment clean and sustainable. The waste sector is one of the biggest and most important industries, but has seen few advancements in technology. This is because waste management is complex. People, processes and technology must work seamlessly for these companies to effectively optimize their productivity, customer service and revenue. That’s why we designed a comprehensive platform to specifically address needs across waste management organizations, and believe we can accommodate any waste and recycling business.”

    The team, over the past months, piloted the platform with companies operating in Tema and Kaneshie and has seen significant results, demonstrating an increase in revenue and operational efficiency.

    Jumeni’s solutions provide field personnel and revenue collectors with tools built for any mobile phone. Its back office functions are built on a flexible, cloud-based architecture that enables managers to connect at any time and from anywhere. Jumeni’s payment software makes it possible to process cash payments in the field efficiently and allows customers to pay to companies directly using Mobile Money and payment cards. The platform also provides a portal for customers to access personalized services from their service provider.

    Jumeni will initially offer 20 prepackaged dashboards with metrics based on industry standards. The predesigned dashboards contain key indicators, including field worker performance, work progress, bins lifted and more.

    Jumeni is currently available in Ghana, with plans to expand to Kenya and Nigeria in the near future.

  • Ozé Wins MEST Africa Regional Pitch Challenge Finals In Accra

    Ozé Wins MEST Africa Regional Pitch Challenge Finals In Accra

    Ghana’s top startups pitched for the chance to compete at the MEST Africa Summit in Nairobi for up to $50k in equity investment. Coming up on top at the end of the day was Ozé.

    Ozé is a mobile application which helps small businesses to make payments through their smartphones, track their finances and get analytics through the mobile dashboard to get business insights.

    Competing on the day were:

    • iKolilu Ghana
    • OZÉ
    • COCOA SIKA
    • DizzitUp
    • Sokocentre.com
    • GetRooms
    • eCampus
    • DNA 4 Wheels
    • CodeStinks Limited

    Judges for the day included: Yasmin Kumi (Founder/Managing Director of Africa Foresight Group), Ian Jiddah (Operating Partner at Chanzo Capital) and Abdul-Latif Issahaku (Data and Devices Manager at MTN).

    Ozé will join other startups to battle it out in Nairobi this June, at the MEST Africa Summit for the ultimate $50k in equity investment and the opportunity to join the Pan-African MEST incubator community.

  • Apply now: flab Accelerator seeking Ghanaian female-led tech startups

    Apply now: flab Accelerator seeking Ghanaian female-led tech startups

    Applications are open to the Innohub flab Accelerator, seeking female-led tech startups to join the six-month Ghana-based programme.

    The fLab programme seeks to promote innovative technology entrepreneurship among women, by providing female-owned tech startups with product development and business development support.

    The accelerator is currently seeking 20 entrepreneurs with innovative, high-growth, social impact ventures looking for support to refine their offering and scale.

    Participants will receive help from a team of mentors and coaches with product development and testing, as well as with refining their business and customers strategies. Co-working space complete with a tech lab to test ideas will also be available to the chosen entrepreneurs.

    To be eligible, startups must have a two or three-member female-led team; be aged between 20 and 30 years old; have an innovative technology solution in its idea or early stage with potential for growth, and be willing to commit the six-month intensive programme.

    Applications are open here, until January 15.

  • Applications for MEST Class of 2020 now open to aspiring software entrepreneurs across Africa

    Applications for MEST Class of 2020 now open to aspiring software entrepreneurs across Africa

    You can jump to the application by clicking here.

    Applications for MEST Africa’s 1-year, fully-sponsored entrepreneurial training program in Accra, Ghana are now open for aspiring entrepreneurs from across the African continent. Interested applicants have until February 8th, 2019 to apply for the class of 2020. Successful applicants will receive in-depth training and mentorship, access to a global network and the opportunity to build the next generation of global software companies alongside successful graduates like Anitrack’s Winnie Akoko, Qisimah’s Sakhile Xulu, Bidiibuild’s Kelvin Wachira, Kudobuzz’s Kena Amoah, MeQasa’s Kelvin Nyame, Amplify’s Segun Adeyemi and more.

    “The MEST program has given me the opportunity to focus on developing the technical and business skills I need to succeed in the tech industry” said a member of the Developers in Vogue 2018 cohort and the MEST Class of 2019. “It is a chance for me to gain practical knowledge, experience and insight into my fields of interest and to develop solutions to the problems I am passionate about.”

    Truly Pan-African, the MEST class of 2019 is its most diverse yet, representing entrepreneurs from 12 African nations. The Class of 2019 also welcomed the highest representation of women in a MEST cohort to date, at 37%. MEST will continue its strong focus on recruiting female leaders in tech, partnering with organisations including Developers in Vogue (DIV), Yielding Accomplished African Women(Yaa W), and Tech4her.

    Over the course of 1 year, successful applicants will come to MEST HQ in Accra, Ghana and take part in an intensive entrepreneurial training program centred around business, communication and software development.

    The training is delivered by global experts and includes extensive hands-on project work, as well as mentorship from successful entrepreneurs, CEO’s and other executives from Silicon Valley, Europe and Africa. The program culminates in an investor pitch for seed funding and the opportunity to grow their business out of one of the Pan-African MEST incubators in Lagos, Accra, Cape Town and soon Nairobi.

    “Our goal at MEST is to enable entrepreneurs in Africa to build scalable businesses – not just apps,” said MEST managing director Aaron Fu. “One of the ways we look to do that is through the significant Pan-African diversity in our program, which offers our EITs a strong network and a deeper understanding of problems and markets across the continent, from day 1.”

    “This year, building on our 2018 admission of the most number of female founders in our history, we are also focused on continuing to increase our representation of female founders, as we recognise the incredible value female leaders provide in tech.”

    Establishing and expanding its presence on the continent over the past 10 years, MEST has invested over $20million in training nearly 400 individual entrepreneurs, and invested in 50+ early-stage software companies from across Africa. MEST entrepreneurs have developed solutions addressing local, regional and global markets, received follow-on funding from global investors, and been admitted to top accelerator programs such as Y-combinator, 500 startups and TechStars.

    Some MEST portfolio successes include:

    • Qisimah, the first MEST-funded company with a South African CEO, selected as the Best National Digital Solution for the International World Summits Award in Business and Commerce
    • Tress, the all-female team with a product that’s changing the billion-dollar hair industry, recently accepted into Y Combinator
    • Asoriba, the church management startup that’s swept through West Africa, recently partnered with payments giant, Interswitch and has been featured on CNN, BBC, Forbes
    • Meqasa, Ghana’s number one real-estate portal which went on to raise $500,000 from Frontier Digital Ventures, and recently acquired Jumia House in Ghana.
    • Kudobuzz, an advertising and marketing software, was selected as one of the 14 ventures to represent Africa at the 2017 edition of PitchDrive, and recently acquired MEST-backed company AdGeek.
    • SynCommerce, a startup helping customers sell across channels and keep inventory in sync, recently won the gaming and entertainment category at TechCrunch in Nairobi.

    The Application Process

    • Attend a local MEST information session
    • Complete the application form
    • Successful applicants are contacted for a phone interview
    • Qualified applicants are asked to complete an aptitude test
    • Top candidates in each region will be invited for an in-person interview in Ghana, Nigeria, South Africa, Kenya or Cote d’Ivoire
    • Applications for the class of 2020 close February 8, 2019

    About MEST

    Launched in 2008, MEST is a Pan-African training program, seed fund and incubator for technology entrepreneurs in Africa, providing critical skills training in software development, business and communications. Headquartered in Accra, Ghana, MEST is funded by the Meltwater Foundation, the non-profit arm of Meltwater, a global leader in media intelligence and AI-driven Outside Insight.

  • Techpoint is visiting Ghana this September

    Techpoint is visiting Ghana this September

    West Africa’s largest online media company dedicated to technology and startups, Techpoint, is coming to Ghana as part of efforts to extend coverage to the rest of the continent.

    The 4-day trip, which kicks off on the 4th of September, involves a couple of visitation to offices of promising startups, incubators and then culminates in the Pitch Friday Ghana event on the 7th of September.

    Pitch Friday will be an in-house community event where selected startups get to pitch their ideas and then receive insightful feedback from members of the audience.

    And as Techpoint’s first official event outside of the shores of Nigeria, OMG Digital CEO and co-founder, Jesse Arhin Ghansah will be special guest; discussing how he is building a Pan-African company from Ghana.

    Pitch Friday Ghana will be held at the OMG Digital HQ, 4th Avenue, East Legon, Accra, Ghana.

  • Four Startups to Represent Ghana in Demo Africa’s 2018 Innovation Conference

    Four Startups to Represent Ghana in Demo Africa’s 2018 Innovation Conference

    DEMO Africa has named the finalists for its 7th edition of the DEMO Africa fair. The platform, which serves as a cradle for innovative Africa-based technologies, picked 30 startups to feature in the 2018 edition of the yearly conference after a series of talent scouting and Africa-wide campaigns.

    The finals will be held in Morocco’s Casablanca and will feature startups that have demonstrated key abilities in creating innovative solutions for African problems by taking advantage of technology gains for far-reaching social impacts.

    Ghana will be represented by 3 startups:

    Complete Farmer

    Complete Farmer application that provides remarkable and innovative agribusiness solutions that enhance productivity, increase profitability and amplify competitive advantages across the agricultural value chain.

    Devless

    Devless is a simplified data repository for DevOps environments. DevLess provides an easy to use Data Store for web and mobile data applications. Easily extend the functionalities of an app with custom rules on actions to be automatically performed after the data is received.

    Qualitrace

    QualiTrace is a traceability and verification company that uses track and trace technology to trace products. We currently provide authentication or verification services to the prevalence of fake or counterfeit agrochemicals (farm inputs) in the agriculture industry. QualiTrace also provides similar anti-counterfeiting services in the pharmaceutical, textile, and beverages industries.

    Redbird

    Redbird partners with local pharmacies to provide rapid test technology for chronic and acute conditions, enabling them to expand their business, and giving patients a convenient way to monitor their health, wherever they are.

    The host nation will be represented by 4 startups, as well as a couple of groups from Tunisia and South Africa. Kenya, Nigeria, Egypt, Cameroon, Ivory Coast, Alegria and Botswana will also take part in the fair.

    The finals will be a two-day affair (October 18th to 19th, 2018). The groups will also participate in a 6-week venture creation Bootcamp before the main event. Five startups will also be selected from the pitches to take part in the 2019 instalment of Lions@frica Innovation Tour in U.S.’s Silicon Valley.

  • DEMO Africa 2018 Announces Top 30 Finalists

    DEMO Africa 2018 Announces Top 30 Finalists

    Following a few months of innovation roadshows, city tours and virtual adjudication, the management team of DEMO Africa today announced the selection of the thirty (30) startup finalists for the 2018 edition of the annual conference.

    All roads lead to Casablanca in October as the finalists present their technologies to the world at the 7th edition of DEMO Africa. The selected startups represent Africa’s current generation of innovators and problem solvers and are poised to showcase the best of African ingenuity through technology, entrepreneurship and social impact at Le Studio Arts Vivants in Casablanca.

    “Over the last six years, DEMO Africa has launched startups that are solving some of the most pressing problems on the continent and offering some of the most unique, commercially viable solutions”— Harry Hare

    Meet the Finalists

    Accounteer (Nigeria) – Accounteer is a cloud based accounting platform that allows SMEs to create invoices, track expenses and receive online payments.

    ADN Corp (Senegal) – ADN is building applications to help African companies to improve their sales, marketing, and finance operations with decision support analytics systems.

    Atlan Space (Morocco) – Atlan Space is an Artificial Intelligence based drone technology that tracks illegal fishing in African waters.

    Brayfoil Technologies (South Africa) – Brayfoil is a patented wing design that is a first in aerodynamic engineering. The technology allows planes to take off in a shorter distance, fly further and faster on less fuel and improves safety by a massive margin.

    Casky (Morocco) – Casky is the world’s first BlockChain based, Artificial Intelligence platform that offers users a chance to earn an appreciative asset/income by driving safely via a rewards based system.

    Chefaa Medicine Delivery (Egypt) – Chefaa Medicine Delivery is a mobile medical application that allows users to order, refill and receive prescriptions seamlessly.

    CLoud9XP (Kenya)– Cloud9xp.com is a web and mobile platform where experience providers list their leisure experiences for exposure, and manage bookings across travel categories and styles.

    Complete Farmer (Ghana) – An application that provides remarkable and innovative agribusiness solutions that enhance productivity, increase profitability and amplify competitive advantages across the agricultural value chain.

    Dabchy (Tunisia) – Dabchy is a fashion e-commerce marketplace for the Arab world.

    Devless (Ghana) – Devless is a simplified data repository for DevOps environments.

    Hawkar (Tunisia) – Hawkar is a smart electric car for physically handicapped persons.

    Zuoix (Cameroon) – ZOOMED (Zuoix Object Oriented Motor Electronic Device) is an SMS based car security system that does not require any form of internet connectivity to locate, immobilize and geofence cars.

    Kourtim (Morocco) – Kourtim is a logistics management system that provides real-time monitoring to all the stages of road freight transport.

    Lula (South Africa) – Lula is a Mobility-as-a-Service platform that connects stakeholders across cities, municipalities and countries.

    Maurice Communications (Cote D’Ivoire) – A wearable technology company that provides health-tech solutions targeted towards emergency response, data collection and information dissemination for medical and emergency personnel.

    Moldiag (Morocco) – Moldiag is an R&D spin-off of the leading research lab that is focused on superior medical diagnostics.

    Niotek (Egypt) – Niotek is an Artifical Intelligence platform that enables implementation of Smart Factories, Smart Products and Smart Services.

    Qualitrace (Ghana) – QualiTrace provides traceability and anti-counterfeiting solutions to the prevalence of fake products on the market.

    Redbird (Ghana) – Redbird partners with local pharmacies to provide rapid test technology for chronic and acute conditions, enabling them to expand their business, and giving patients a convenient way to monitor their health, wherever they are.

    Regenize (South Africa) – Regenize is a recycling collections company which rewards people for recycling and also educates them about the benefits of recycling.

    Smarth (Algeria) – Smarth provides innovative analytical and predictive solutions for any problem involving massive amounts of data.

    Sote (Kenya) – Sote is an information logistics platform built to integrate an array of logistics services across the continent to form a single supply web.

    Tempest Gold (Botswana) – The Tempest Gold app allows users to search for properties, connect directly with the buyer/seller and eliminate the middleman.

    Termii (Nigeria) – Termii helps businesses stay profitable by driving customer loyalty across multiple marketing channels.

    Toufoula (Tunisia) – Toufoula Kids is a multi-language Ludo-educational platform offered in Arabic, French and English for young children. The mobile app is linked to a smart printed magazine by Augmented Reality with the aim of reducing children’s addiction to screens.

    Travelbudds (France) – Travelbudds is the social network for young, mobile, connected, travellers looking for the most authentic ways to discover the world and share their experiences.

    VertoFX (London)– Verto is a decentralized, business to business currency liquidity provider and price discovery marketplace.

    Voxera (Egypt) – VoxEra is a revolutionary device that provides travellers with a mobile roaming service that is similar to telecoms but at much lower prices.

    WeflyAgri (Cote D’Ivoire) – A drone based agritech solution that helps farmers to remotely monitor their farms and identify inefficiencies in production for better management of their land.

    Zipora (Kenya) – Zipora is a smart luggage innovation with a patent-pending zipper that is breach-proof, and a security device that makes any zipped luggage smart. The smart device comes with a GPS tracker, a tensioner and vibration sensor to monitor luggage handling and breach attempts.

    The Bootcamp

    The thirty startup finalists will also participate in a six(6) week virtual bootcamp in preparation for stakeholder engagements at the main event, as well as a two (2) day physical bootcamp as a preamble to the DEMO Africa 2018 showcase.

    The Innovation Tour

    Five (5) finalists will be selected from the pitching startups to participate in the 2019 edition of the Lions@frica Innovation Tour in Silicon Valley. These DEMO Ambassadors will be the startups that show the highest potential for scaling across Pan-African and international markets, with a mature understanding of their product-market fit, a great team, and a defensible and commercially viable technology.

    Global Innovation Luminaries and Investors

    From Europe to the Middle East to Asia to Silicon Valley, the DEMO Africa event will also welcome global investors and luminaries in addition to African venture capitalists, business angels and ecosystem leaders over two days of quality interactions, networking and deal-making through leadership round-tables hosted by the African Business Angels Network.

    About DEMO Africa

    DEMO Africa is one of the flagship initiatives of Lions@frica that is geared towards connecting African startups to the global ecosystem. The DEMO Africa stage presents a platform for the most innovative companies across Africa to launch their products and announce their solutions to the world.

  • BitSiki pauses Bitcoin transactions; resumes selling after August 30, 2018

    BitSiki pauses Bitcoin transactions; resumes selling after August 30, 2018

    Bitcoin exchange BitSika was launched in Ghana, enabling users to buy large and small sums of bitcoin instantly via web or USSD.

    Launched earlier this year, BitSika allows both connected and unconnected people to buy and sell bitcoin, and also acts as a wallet service.

    The bootstrapped startup is in the process of raising a US$100,000 seed round which it hopes will fund its mission to lead Ghana’s crypto space.

    Founder Atsu Davoh said the team had been encouraged by the early uptake of the platform.

    “In less than two days, there were over 200 requests to join. The team anticipated 20. The increasing number of new users meant that we had to increase the RAM of our web server to handle the traffic”

    “BitSika also ran out of free bitcoin wallet addresses to give out to new users because we had exhausted all the addresses given to us by the API startup. We refused to charge users for addresses because that was not part of the initial plan. Users kept coming in and their orders kept increasing past what was normally allowed through MTN mobile money.”

    Due to the fundraising activities, the site has paused selling bitcoins. The site is, however, active for all users to test all features of BitSika.

  • 2018 Ecobank Fintech Challenge for Startups: All you need to know

    2018 Ecobank Fintech Challenge for Startups: All you need to know

    Is your fintech startup ready to work with one of Africa’s biggest banks, one with operations across 36 countries on the continent? Then you have until 23 May to apply for the 2018 Ecobank Fintech Challenge. The challenge is open to any African startup.

    Through the challenge, Ecobank aims to showcase, collaborate with and support Africa’s most promising fintech startups.

    The 2018 Ecobank Fintech Challenge will see selected startups receive mentoring from leading experts as well as access to Ecobank’s banking ecosystem.

    The challenge winners will also be provided with the opportunity to showcase their solutions at Ecobank’s Innovation Fair — in front of Ecobank decision makers and industry insiders.

    The bank will also enter into commercial partnerships with selected startups. These partnerships are designed to grow and scale the selected companies.

    In addition, the selected startups also stand a chance to partner with the bank in rolling out their solutions to 33 countries.

    The inaugural challenge was held last year and saw 20 winners invited to an innovation fair and awards ceremony held in June 2017 at Ecobank’s headquarters in Lomé, Togo.

    Six challenge areas

    Interested fintech innovators have a choice of six challenge areas to apply to. These are:

    Digital on-boarding, account opening and Know Your Customer (KYC)

    Solutions that address remote or digital verification of customer data to enable real-time account openings, such as GPS address verification services, identification document, verification and matching with photographs.

    Remittances

    Solutions that increase inflow to Africa from other parts of the world, or delivery of instant transfers at secure, cheaper rates within Africa or across borders.

    These include areas such as international inward remittance to Africa, cross-border transfers within Africa as well as cross-border payments.

    Digital sales and marketing

    Solutions to drive sales or marketing campaigns of Ecobank products and services, such as the Ecobank Mobile App, Chatbot, internet banking and, USSD.

    The solutions must drive usage and adoption of Ecobank QR Push Payment at stores and locations, Xpress Cash Token on ATM or agent points, and Xpress Agency Banking.

    Offline mobile to mobile payments (dead zones)

    Solutions that enable customers to carry out mobile transaction services without internet, SMS or 2G connectivity. These types of solutions will typically use offline wallet systems.

    Multi-channel corporate payments and collections ecosystems

    Solutions that offer a multi-channel experience solution providing single user security and functionality for payments, collections, liquidity management, supply chain finance and trade finance, with multiple redemption points, mobile banking, wallet, bank account and ATM.

    SME Intra-Africa trade platform

    Solutions that improve international trade and e-commerce processes by facilitating KYC and anti-money laundering requirements.

    How to Apply

    Click here to apply for the 2018 Ecobank Fintech Challenge. You can read the terms and conditions on this page: http://ecobankfintech.com/terms-and-conditions/