Meltwater Entrepreneurial School of Technology

Meltwater Entrepreneurial School of Technology
MEST logo
Founder(s)Jørn Lyseggen
Established2008
MissionCreate jobs in Africa
Budget$2 million/year
OwnerMeltwater Foundation
Location
Accra
,
Ghana
Websitemeltwater.org

The Meltwater Entrepreneurial School of Technology (MEST) is an Africa-wide technology entrepreneur training program, seed fund, and incubator headquartered in Accra, Ghana.[1][2] The three-phased institution was founded in 2008 to provide training, investment, and mentoring for aspiring technology entrepreneurs with the goal of creating globally successful companies that create wealth and jobs locally in Africa.[3][4][5]

Over 80 African tech companies have been launched through MEST Africa including Meqasa, Kudobuzz, Asoriba, Complete Farmer, TroTro Tractor, BezoMoney [6]

Since launching in 2008, MEST backed startups have been acquired by investors, or recognized internationally by organisations such as Techstars, 500 Startups, Y Combinator[7] and at events like the LAUNCH Conference in San Francisco.[8][9]

  1. ^ Thekkepat, Shiva Kumar (15 April 2011). "A Leg-Up With Start-Ups in Ghana". Gulf News. Retrieved 1 January 2017.
  2. ^ Bright, Jake (17 October 2015). "Ghana's MEST Incubator to Launch Pan-African VC Fund, Expand Training Programs". TechCrunch. Retrieved 1 January 2017.
  3. ^ Nsehe, Mfonobong (20 July 2011). "EBay Billionaire Omidyar Gives Nigerian Tech Incubator $200,000". Forbes. Retrieved 1 January 2017.
  4. ^ Quandzie, Ekow (5 December 2011). "Meltwater Foundation Provides Seed Funding for Two New Ghanaian Software Startups". Ghana Business News. Retrieved 1 January 2017.
  5. ^ Abdelkrim, Samir (29 January 2016). "MEST, l'incubateur de Silicon Valley Africaines". Le Monde Afrique. Retrieved 1 January 2017.
  6. ^ "MEST - Portfolio". meltwater.org. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
  7. ^ Agunbiade, Tola (28 June 2016). "Hairstyle Inspiration App, Tress, Has Been Accepted Into The Y Combinator Fellowship Program". TechCabal. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
  8. ^ Porter, Kiesha (10 July 2013). "Ghana's 'Dropifi' Startup Takes on Silicon Valley". CNN. Retrieved 1 January 2017.
  9. ^ "Nandimobile Limited named". www.ghanaweb.com. Retrieved 14 June 2016.