If you are an African living in Africa who has ventured into entrepreneurship, then you know first-hand the herculean task of doing business on the continent. Often, many startups need help accessing adequate capital and unlocking that critical product feature that changes everything. In Ashesi University's...
Setting an impressive record of being one of the first few Ghanaian businesses to raise a staggering $25 million in his early stage business, the Ashesi Venture Incubator had the honour of hosting Mr. Abraham Ankumah popularly known as ‘Abe Ankumah’(Vice President of VMware) to...
The Ashesi Venture Incubator (AVI) since its inception in 2019, has run a Simulations Program over four successive cohorts. The introduction of the Simulations Program was to create an avenue for Incubator Fellows to practicalize the skills gained at the Incubator and enable them to...
On Friday the 29th of July 2022 at The Cosmopolitan, Dzorwulu, the Ashesi Venture Incubator (AVI) held its second in-person Mentor-Mentee Mixer. The event, slated for 3 pm in the late afternoon, was organized to celebrate and bow out retiring mentors as well as welcome...
Over the course of the past three years, the Ashesi Venture Incubator (AVI) under the NEXTi2i project (a collaboration between Ashesi University and MIT D-Lab funded by USAID) was focused on understanding the requirements of entrepreneurship in the Ghanaian ecosystem, especially for graduating students of...
Kevin Blankson is the co-founder of SWOOVE. a social enterprise seeking to bridge the gap between logistic networks in Africa. With SWOOVE, Kevin aims to build a robust logistics network that spans the continent of Africa. Detailing his business life after the AVI, Kevin provides...
Virtual Bootcamp On the 20th and 21st of November 2020, the New Entrepreneurs Xchange for Transformation: Idea to Impact Project (NEXTi2i) organized a virtual bootcamp for fellows and aspiring entrepreneurs who needed some guidance, to draw their Business Model Canvas. The two-day event...
The Ashesi Venture Incubator(AVI), a programme of the New Entrepreneurs Xchange for Transformation (NEXTi2i), after launching its second cohort of fellows has organized a three day pre-incubation workshop at the Hephzibah Christian Centre from September 25-28, 2020. The fellows participated in mini-workshop sessions to...
Eleven Fellows Successfully Graduate from the Ashesi Venture Incubator What would happen if a recent graduate had the option to pursue entrepreneurship full time? Furthermore, what if this graduate was paid a monthly stipend, provided mentorship, professional and personal development sessions, and given the opportunity to...
Students being exposed To How The Service Works. On Saturday 29th August 2020, Ebenezer Tenkorang, CEO of Adesua Online, made an offline version of the portal’s services available to Twafoman Senior High School in Berekuso. He follows in the steps of other Ashesi Venture Incubator...