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Our vision is to create wealth and jobs in
Africa, by training and mentoring young
Africans to start globally-
successful software companies.
How?
MEST Seed Fund
Why?
Flickr: Espen Faugstad
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Demonstration Effect
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Flickr: The_Old_Grey_Wolf
Demonstration Effect
220M Africans to join the labor force in the
next 7 years
Build for Africa, Build for the world
Global First
Global First
From Silicon Valley with Love
Lessons learned.
Celebrating Entrepreneurs
Attracting the Continent’s best &
brightest to tech and entrepreneurship
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MEST Michael Szymanski Incubating Start Ups

Hinweis der Redaktion

  1. We want to create rock star software entrepreneurs that can inspire generations to follow in their footsteps Our focus is on Accra, Ghana, but once we succeed we hope that a sense of pride and hope will ripple across the African continent and encourage similar initiatives everywhere. It is our hope that the companies hatched through the Meltwater program will inspire a future prosperous technology industry in Africa.
  2. We want to create rock star software entrepreneurs that can inspire generations to follow in their footsteps Our focus is on Accra, Ghana, but once we succeed we hope that a sense of pride and hope will ripple across the African continent and encourage similar initiatives everywhere. It is our hope that the companies hatched through the Meltwater program will inspire a future prosperous technology industry in Africa.
  3. We want to create rock star software entrepreneurs that can inspire generations to follow in their footsteps Our focus is on Accra, Ghana, but once we succeed we hope that a sense of pride and hope will ripple across the African continent and encourage similar initiatives everywhere. It is our hope that the companies hatched through the Meltwater program will inspire a future prosperous technology industry in Africa.
  4. We want to create rock star software entrepreneurs that can inspire generations to follow in their footsteps Our focus is on Accra, Ghana, but once we succeed we hope that a sense of pride and hope will ripple across the African continent and encourage similar initiatives everywhere. It is our hope that the companies hatched through the Meltwater program will inspire a future prosperous technology industry in Africa.
  5. We want to create rock star software entrepreneurs that can inspire generations to follow in their footsteps Our focus is on Accra, Ghana, but once we succeed we hope that a sense of pride and hope will ripple across the African continent and encourage similar initiatives everywhere. It is our hope that the companies hatched through the Meltwater program will inspire a future prosperous technology industry in Africa.
  6. We want to create rock star software entrepreneurs that can inspire generations to follow in their footsteps Our focus is on Accra, Ghana, but once we succeed we hope that a sense of pride and hope will ripple across the African continent and encourage similar initiatives everywhere. It is our hope that the companies hatched through the Meltwater program will inspire a future prosperous technology industry in Africa.
  7. We want to create rock star software entrepreneurs that can inspire generations to follow in their footsteps Our focus is on Accra, Ghana, but once we succeed we hope that a sense of pride and hope will ripple across the African continent and encourage similar initiatives everywhere. It is our hope that the companies hatched through the Meltwater program will inspire a future prosperous technology industry in Africa.
  8. We want to create rock star software entrepreneurs that can inspire generations to follow in their footsteps Our focus is on Accra, Ghana, but once we succeed we hope that a sense of pride and hope will ripple across the African continent and encourage similar initiatives everywhere. It is our hope that the companies hatched through the Meltwater program will inspire a future prosperous technology industry in Africa.
  9. We want to create rock star software entrepreneurs that can inspire generations to follow in their footsteps Our focus is on Accra, Ghana, but once we succeed we hope that a sense of pride and hope will ripple across the African continent and encourage similar initiatives everywhere. It is our hope that the companies hatched through the Meltwater program will inspire a future prosperous technology industry in Africa.
  10. We want to create rock star software entrepreneurs that can inspire generations to follow in their footsteps Our focus is on Accra, Ghana, but once we succeed we hope that a sense of pride and hope will ripple across the African continent and encourage similar initiatives everywhere. It is our hope that the companies hatched through the Meltwater program will inspire a future prosperous technology industry in Africa.
  11. We want to create rock star software entrepreneurs that can inspire generations to follow in their footsteps Our focus is on Accra, Ghana, but once we succeed we hope that a sense of pride and hope will ripple across the African continent and encourage similar initiatives everywhere. It is our hope that the companies hatched through the Meltwater program will inspire a future prosperous technology industry in Africa.
  12. We want to create rock star software entrepreneurs that can inspire generations to follow in their footsteps Our focus is on Accra, Ghana, but once we succeed we hope that a sense of pride and hope will ripple across the African continent and encourage similar initiatives everywhere. It is our hope that the companies hatched through the Meltwater program will inspire a future prosperous technology industry in Africa.
  13. We want to create rock star software entrepreneurs that can inspire generations to follow in their footsteps Our focus is on Accra, Ghana, but once we succeed we hope that a sense of pride and hope will ripple across the African continent and encourage similar initiatives everywhere. It is our hope that the companies hatched through the Meltwater program will inspire a future prosperous technology industry in Africa.
  14. We want to create rock star software entrepreneurs that can inspire generations to follow in their footsteps Our focus is on Accra, Ghana, but once we succeed we hope that a sense of pride and hope will ripple across the African continent and encourage similar initiatives everywhere. It is our hope that the companies hatched through the Meltwater program will inspire a future prosperous technology industry in Africa.
  15. We want to create rock star software entrepreneurs that can inspire generations to follow in their footsteps Our focus is on Accra, Ghana, but once we succeed we hope that a sense of pride and hope will ripple across the African continent and encourage similar initiatives everywhere. It is our hope that the companies hatched through the Meltwater program will inspire a future prosperous technology industry in Africa.
  16. We want to create rock star software entrepreneurs that can inspire generations to follow in their footsteps Our focus is on Accra, Ghana, but once we succeed we hope that a sense of pride and hope will ripple across the African continent and encourage similar initiatives everywhere. It is our hope that the companies hatched through the Meltwater program will inspire a future prosperous technology industry in Africa.
  17. We want to create rock star software entrepreneurs that can inspire generations to follow in their footsteps Our focus is on Accra, Ghana, but once we succeed we hope that a sense of pride and hope will ripple across the African continent and encourage similar initiatives everywhere. It is our hope that the companies hatched through the Meltwater program will inspire a future prosperous technology industry in Africa.
  18. We want to create rock star software entrepreneurs that can inspire generations to follow in their footsteps Our focus is on Accra, Ghana, but once we succeed we hope that a sense of pride and hope will ripple across the African continent and encourage similar initiatives everywhere. It is our hope that the companies hatched through the Meltwater program will inspire a future prosperous technology industry in Africa.
  19. We want to create rock star software entrepreneurs that can inspire generations to follow in their footsteps Our focus is on Accra, Ghana, but once we succeed we hope that a sense of pride and hope will ripple across the African continent and encourage similar initiatives everywhere. It is our hope that the companies hatched through the Meltwater program will inspire a future prosperous technology industry in Africa.
  20. We want to create rock star software entrepreneurs that can inspire generations to follow in their footsteps Our focus is on Accra, Ghana, but once we succeed we hope that a sense of pride and hope will ripple across the African continent and encourage similar initiatives everywhere. It is our hope that the companies hatched through the Meltwater program will inspire a future prosperous technology industry in Africa.
  21. We want to create rock star software entrepreneurs that can inspire generations to follow in their footsteps Our focus is on Accra, Ghana, but once we succeed we hope that a sense of pride and hope will ripple across the African continent and encourage similar initiatives everywhere. It is our hope that the companies hatched through the Meltwater program will inspire a future prosperous technology industry in Africa.
  22. We want to create rock star software entrepreneurs that can inspire generations to follow in their footsteps Our focus is on Accra, Ghana, but once we succeed we hope that a sense of pride and hope will ripple across the African continent and encourage similar initiatives everywhere. It is our hope that the companies hatched through the Meltwater program will inspire a future prosperous technology industry in Africa.
  23. We want to create rock star software entrepreneurs that can inspire generations to follow in their footsteps Our focus is on Accra, Ghana, but once we succeed we hope that a sense of pride and hope will ripple across the African continent and encourage similar initiatives everywhere. It is our hope that the companies hatched through the Meltwater program will inspire a future prosperous technology industry in Africa.
  24. We want to create rock star software entrepreneurs that can inspire generations to follow in their footsteps Our focus is on Accra, Ghana, but once we succeed we hope that a sense of pride and hope will ripple across the African continent and encourage similar initiatives everywhere. It is our hope that the companies hatched through the Meltwater program will inspire a future prosperous technology industry in Africa.