“At the end of the incubation period, all the entrepreneurs will present their business pitches to a selection committee and five outstanding businesses will receive $10,000 (Cedi Equivalent) each to scale up”, she explained.

The new Cohort had the privilege of hearing the experience of Audrey Darko and Tracy Oppong, founders of Sabon Sake and Simpliexpand respectively and grant winners from Cohort 1 of the programme.

The Standard Chartered Women in Technology Programme is currently running in 8 markets including Kenya, Nigeria, UAE, and Pakistan. The programme is run in partnership with the Ghana Climate Innovation Centre, an Institute of Ashesi University.