Node Hub to host the maiden Ho Startup Summit
30 local NGOs in Ho trained on how to access and advocate for the economic rights of their beneficiaries.
August 31, 2020Team Advocate wins the Maiden Ho Startup Summit
September 14, 2020All is set for the maiden Ho Startup Summit on Saturday, September 12, 2020. The Summit seeks to bring together all the major stakeholders in the innovation and entrepreneurial ecosystem at the Rotary Center.
The theme for the Summit is “Web Technology and its potential in the Ho entrepreneurial ecosystem to accelerate the creation of jobs." The Ho Startup Summit provides a platform to showcase technology talents in Ho while encouraging an entrepreneurship culture in the Region.
Trainees from our free Web Development Training would pitch to a panel of judges, investors, corporates, and other stakeholders in the ecosystem. The six weeks training program is Ghana Tech Lab's Pathway to Sustainable Employment (PaSE) Project supported by Mastercard Foundation-Young Africa.
Here is a list of some of the solutions you should expect at the Ho Startup Summit:
1. Mummy’s Guide is an online platform that educates pregnant women on maternity-related issues. The platform aims to reduce maternal mortality. SheUnit, the all-female team is made up of Barbarah Ayittey and Gifty Edinam Gbedemmah.
2. iLearn an online platform that connects tutors to students in the convenience of their homes. Team Delca is made of Pascal Kemetse and Perfect Kortey-Dei.
3. Lademy: Ghana is surrounded by French-speaking neighbours. However, the average Ghanaian cannot speak nor write French. Lademy is an online education platform that facilitates the learning of French. The team members of Advocates are Miss Esther Awine and Mr Helmon Sel.
4. Team Agbenorxevi comprises of Rashid Gibril and Mawuli Denteh. Their startup idea Genie is an online logistic and errand platform.
5. Do More is a pocket library solution that grants users access to a collection of books on the go. DoMore encourages a culture of reading in Ghana. Linda Adzafi and Eugene Sewor are behind DoMore.
6. eRecycle is an online platform tackling the nuisance of plastic waste in the community. The platform connects plastic waste collectors to big recycling companies. Agetor Godsway and Bright Kportiklah come together to form Team Marvel.
7. Ticky is an online bus-ticketing platform that seeks to reduce the wait time at the bus terminal in Ghana. Roger Gyening and Geoffery Gone are team members working on this project.
The top three teams on the day would walk away with cash prizes. The ultimate winner and the first runner ups of the Summit would enrol into a 10 weeks incubation program to further develop their idea. They would also represent the Volta Region in the National Startup Investment Pitch Summit (NSIPS) in Accra. NSIPS is a pitch competition between startups from sister hubs across the country who participated in the National Web Development Training Program.
To attend the event, kindly book a seat at https://bit.ly/32ELbJC.
Remember, all covid-19 safety protocols will be observed.
The theme for the Summit is “Web Technology and its potential in the Ho entrepreneurial ecosystem to accelerate the creation of jobs." The Ho Startup Summit provides a platform to showcase technology talents in Ho while encouraging an entrepreneurship culture in the Region.
Trainees from our free Web Development Training would pitch to a panel of judges, investors, corporates, and other stakeholders in the ecosystem. The six weeks training program is Ghana Tech Lab's Pathway to Sustainable Employment (PaSE) Project supported by Mastercard Foundation-Young Africa.
Here is a list of some of the solutions you should expect at the Ho Startup Summit:
1. Mummy’s Guide is an online platform that educates pregnant women on maternity-related issues. The platform aims to reduce maternal mortality. SheUnit, the all-female team is made up of Barbarah Ayittey and Gifty Edinam Gbedemmah.
2. iLearn an online platform that connects tutors to students in the convenience of their homes. Team Delca is made of Pascal Kemetse and Perfect Kortey-Dei.
3. Lademy: Ghana is surrounded by French-speaking neighbours. However, the average Ghanaian cannot speak nor write French. Lademy is an online education platform that facilitates the learning of French. The team members of Advocates are Miss Esther Awine and Mr Helmon Sel.
4. Team Agbenorxevi comprises of Rashid Gibril and Mawuli Denteh. Their startup idea Genie is an online logistic and errand platform.
5. Do More is a pocket library solution that grants users access to a collection of books on the go. DoMore encourages a culture of reading in Ghana. Linda Adzafi and Eugene Sewor are behind DoMore.
6. eRecycle is an online platform tackling the nuisance of plastic waste in the community. The platform connects plastic waste collectors to big recycling companies. Agetor Godsway and Bright Kportiklah come together to form Team Marvel.
7. Ticky is an online bus-ticketing platform that seeks to reduce the wait time at the bus terminal in Ghana. Roger Gyening and Geoffery Gone are team members working on this project.
The top three teams on the day would walk away with cash prizes. The ultimate winner and the first runner ups of the Summit would enrol into a 10 weeks incubation program to further develop their idea. They would also represent the Volta Region in the National Startup Investment Pitch Summit (NSIPS) in Accra. NSIPS is a pitch competition between startups from sister hubs across the country who participated in the National Web Development Training Program.
To attend the event, kindly book a seat at https://bit.ly/32ELbJC.
Remember, all covid-19 safety protocols will be observed.
