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Kosi Yankey-Ayeh. Kosi Yankey-Ayeh is the chief executive officer of the Ghana Enterprises Agency (GEA) and also the first female to head the agency. [1] [2] She was also appointed as a board member of the Ventures Capital Trust Fund.
On the 15th of July, 2020, she was appointed as the Deputy Managing Director for Ghana Stock Exchange [8] Abena Amoah becomes the new managing director of the Ghana Stock Exchange. [ 9 ] Abena Amoah has been in the capital market industry over the past 24 years and is highly respected for her technical knowledge, business acumen, outstanding ...
The centre is managed by a consortium that includes: Ashesi University College, Ernst & Young, SNV Ghana, and the United Nations University, Institute for Natural Resources in Africa. Each member of the group plays different roles in the overall success of the project. Ashesi University College provides entrepreneurship and venture acceleration.
In May 2007, when ECP closed its second fund with capital commitments of over US$520 million, [3] the company became the first private equity group to raise over $1 billion for investment in Africa. [4] ECP has made over 60 investments covering more than 44 African countries and has realized 48 full exits. [5]
Blue Haven's venture capital fund enables early-stage, innovative businesses that improve standards of living, create economic opportunity and deliver products and services cleanly and efficiently to underserved communities in sub-Saharan Africa.
Africa Capital is the largest shareholder of Fidelity Bank. Fidelity is currently the fourth largest bank in Ghana, and is growing rapidly. Fidelity Bank has 98 branches in Ghana and plans to increase that number significantly in the coming years. [8] In July 2020, the bank’s total assets stood at GHC 10.2 billion. [9]
On June 25, 2015, Andela secured $10 million in Series A funding. Spark Capital led the investment and many of the Seed investors participated. [26]The following year, The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative—founded and owned by Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan—led in Andela’s $24 million Series B round of funding, [27] making it the first lead investment ever for the foundation.
Venture capital (VC) is a form of private equity financing provided by firms or funds to startup, early-stage, and emerging companies, that have been deemed to have high growth potential or that have demonstrated high growth in terms of number of employees, annual revenue, scale of operations, etc. Venture capital firms or funds invest in these early-stage companies in exchange for equity, or ...