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#Accelerate week 11/22 - week 11, 2 Ghanaian startups made it into tier one accelerators on the continent‪.‬ The Innovation Spark

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#Accelerate:   In week 11, 2 Ghanaian startups made it into tier one accelerators on  the continent. While an agribusiness startup also won the SDGs  Innovation Challenge spearheaded by the SDGs Advisory Unit at the Office  of the President, a fintech startup also made inroads into Nigeria. The  week's headlines include:

- Ghana’s Wala Digital Health selected for Microsoft-backed FAST accelerator
- FloodGates Limited and FXKudi selected for Startup Wise Guys Africa Accelerator
- Ehmblehm Farms secures GHS20,000 as the winner of the SDGs Innovation Challenge, Ho Edition spearheaded by the SDGs Advisory Unit Office of the President Ghana
- Waya Money expands to Nigeria to provide cross-border remittance and payment solutions
- Cocoa product startup Koa Switzerland & Ghana implements blockchain system for transparent payment to farmers
- Opterflow launches an AI-embedded sales and marketing software 
- BlueOrchard Finance Ltd managed InsuResilience Investment Fund invests in Ghana’s Vanguard Assurance
- VDL Fulfilment partners with Cheers Bissap to offer cold product fulfillment to the beverage company
- PPT Ghana (People's Pension Trust) partners SCBF to develop new pension products to support women

#Accelerate:   In week 11, 2 Ghanaian startups made it into tier one accelerators on  the continent. While an agribusiness startup also won the SDGs  Innovation Challenge spearheaded by the SDGs Advisory Unit at the Office  of the President, a fintech startup also made inroads into Nigeria. The  week's headlines include:

- Ghana’s Wala Digital Health selected for Microsoft-backed FAST accelerator
- FloodGates Limited and FXKudi selected for Startup Wise Guys Africa Accelerator
- Ehmblehm Farms secures GHS20,000 as the winner of the SDGs Innovation Challenge, Ho Edition spearheaded by the SDGs Advisory Unit Office of the President Ghana
- Waya Money expands to Nigeria to provide cross-border remittance and payment solutions
- Cocoa product startup Koa Switzerland & Ghana implements blockchain system for transparent payment to farmers
- Opterflow launches an AI-embedded sales and marketing software 
- BlueOrchard Finance Ltd managed InsuResilience Investment Fund invests in Ghana’s Vanguard Assurance
- VDL Fulfilment partners with Cheers Bissap to offer cold product fulfillment to the beverage company
- PPT Ghana (People's Pension Trust) partners SCBF to develop new pension products to support women

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