The Meltwater Foundation
The Meltwater Foundation, established in 2008, is the non-profit arm of the global media intelligence company, Meltwater. With a clear mission to foster job opportunities and stimulate economic growth in Africa through software entrepreneurship, the Foundation is based in Accra, Ghana. The flagship program, MEST, offers a 1-year specialized tech entrepreneurial training to high-caliber talent from over 22 countries including Nigeria, Kenya, South Africa and Senegal; and invests in early to growth-stage startups.
We Provide Skills in Tech Entrepreneurship
Embark on a transformative journey with our comprehensive training program. Our curriculum is meticulously structured to impart Entrepreneurs-in-training with industry-leading strategies and practices, ensuring they are equipped to create tech enterprises that stand out in the global market.
We Support Early-stage Startups in their Journey to Success
Providing seed funding between 50ドルk and 250ドルk, startup support, and access to a global tech community.
We Bring the Tech and Startup Community Together
Equipping Africa’s most promising tech entrepreneurs with the skills and resources needed to launch and scale globally successful software companies.
Our impact
2000+
People Trained
90+
Businesses Funded
30
Countries reached
750+
Jobs created
Alumni success stories
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Seth Akumani
<p>Seth Akumani is a MEST Alum and co-founder of ClaimSync, a Ghanaian software provider that offers hospitals and insurers a next-generation platform for digitizing and processing medical records and claims. ClaimSync was acquired by GenKey in 2013. Seth is currently the Head of Exploration, Accelerator Lab at the United Nation Development Programme (UNDP) Ghana. Inspired? Apply to the MEST Training Program today at https://bit.ly/MEST2021</p> -
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Alumni Spotlight: Lady-Omega Hammond
<p>Lady-Omega Hammond is a MEST Alum and co-founder of Ampersand. Ampersand is a software development company that focuses on mobile strategy, mobile branding, app development, and app maintenance. Visit them here: https://ampersandllc.co/ Are you next? Apply to the MEST Training Program today at https://bit.ly/MEST2021/p> -
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ALUMNI SPOTLIGHT: Richard Brandt
<p>Nana Agyemang-Prempeh is a MEST Alum and co-founder of Asoriba. Asoriba provides seamless administration, effective data management and instant mobile communication for church administrators and congregations. Visit them here: https://www.asoriba.com/ Are you next? Apply to the MEST Training Program today at https://bit.ly/MEST2021</p>
Our Portfolio
90+ software companies tackling Africa’s biggest problems across industries
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