Impact Stories

GEN-Ghana envisions a robust entrepreneurial ecosystem that fosters the best opportunities for starting and scaling a business, encompassing the following elements:

  • Greater networking and collaboration opportunities
  • Access to capital and markets
  • Mentorship and guidance
  • Good research and innovation
  • Government and policy support
  • More
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Launched at Startup Weekend, Dropifi takes on Silicon Valley

In November 2011, Ghanaian entrepreneurs Kamil Nabong, David Osei and Philips Effah founded Dropifi during Startup Weekend, a GEN-Ghana event. About 20 months later, it became the first African company to join the 500 Startups program in Silicon Valley, a seed accelerator and investment fund.