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Unlocking capital for local businesses in Ghana and across Africa through an effective and affordable matchmaking service

Innovative businesses in Ghana struggle to raise financing to scale their operations. Very few funds invest smaller amounts of money that local businesses need, leading to a $5 billion financing gap. Impact Investing Ghana (IIGh), with support from the RISA Fund, is addressing this gap by leading collaborative action work with ecosystem players and scaling technology-driven deal sourcing in Ghana…

Africa Research and Innovation Commercialisation Summit (ARICS 2024) Report

Ecosystem players in the research, technology and innovation sector across Africa converged in Accra for a one-day Africa Research and Innovation Commercialisation Summit (ARICS 2024), a thought-leadership initiative of the research and innovation hub, Heritors Labs, its funding partners--RISA Fund, development agencies and strategic collaborators in academia, industry and public sectors.

Empowering Innovators: Launch of Phase 2 for the Research to Commercialization Accelerator

The Kenya National Innovation Agency (KeNIA) is pleased to announce the launch of phase 2 for the Research to Commercialization (R2C) Accelerator Programme, with support from the RISA Fund.