PeaceTech Accelerator has named two Nigerian and two Ghanaian startups to join its 5th cohort. The startups are Coven Works and Muster from Nigeria and Jetstream Africa and Devless from Ghana.
In collaboration with Amazon Web Services, PeaceTech Lab and SAP NS2, the PeaceTech Accelerator was established to scale startups on the cloud and solve problems relating to peace, stability and security worldwide. Startups are supported by a highly-experienced group of prominent international technology entrepreneurs, business leaders, investors and peace innovators.
The fifth cohort draws impact startups from five countries across three continents, from verticals as diverse as data analytics and professional services to agtech and cybersecurity. Each company fits at least one of seven core innovation themes. The entrepreneurs have joined us from Lagos, Accra, Islamabad, London, Raleigh and DC.
Eva-Maria Dimitriadis, COO of C5 Accelerate, said, “With two Nigerian and two Ghanaian startups, this cohort is a testament to the strengthening ecosystem of tech entrepreneurs on the African continent. C5 Accelerate continues to be a fantastic source of pipeline for early-stage impact investors who want to put their money to work by pursuing the double bottom line.”
Have you met our 5th cohort of startups at the #PeaceTechAccelerator in #DC yet? Learn all about them here: https://t.co/523xz7clvY! Thx also to our amazing Accelerator partners – @PeaceTechLab @AWS_Gov @SAPNS2! pic.twitter.com/SYJGsIZOqU
— C5 Accelerate (@C5Accelerate) October 5, 2018
Mike Ravenscroft, Program Director of C5 Accelerate, said, “Our Fall Cohort represents a diverse group of innovators from tech hubs around the world. This current cohort of PeaceTech startups are tackling challenges as diverse as delivering high-tech job training for marginalized youths, to providing blue collar workers access to the digital economy, to enabling small farmers to reach international markets. It’s inspiring to work alongside such a talented group of social impact entrepreneurs.”
Further details of the cohort companies are available below.
Cohort 5 runs from September 17th – November 9th and the next program will begin this winter.
Coven Works (Lagos, Nigeria): Creating employment opportunities for youth in post-conflict regions through software engineering training and connections with international corporations.
Muster (Lagos, Nigeria): Enables young people in African Megacities to have access to affordable housing.
Jetstream Africa (Accra, Ghana): Fixing the broken supply chain for African agricultural products and stimulating the export of high-demand goods
Devless (Accra, Ghana): Lowering the barriers to technology entrepreneurship through easy to implement toolkits for web and mobile application developers.
