Welcome to our new Insights series where we uncover key takeaways from Ghana's tech ecosystem, spotlight inspiring growth stories, and share actionable tactics and valuable information to drive growth and innovation. In this episode of Insights on Building Bytes Yaw, Akweley and Caleb highlight five key insights from the Ghana Tech Playbook. This book shares actionable insights and lessons from Ghana's tech leaders with over 10 years of experience. Watch and share with a friend and colleague.

All-Stars Women in Tech is a Building Bytes series that highlights stories of female tech entrepreneurs and professionals. In this second edition, Akweley hosts Emmanuella, Jessie and Kadoon, three tech entrepreneurs building healthtech, lawtech and safety tech solutions for Ghanaian women and the border population.  Watch this episode as they share stories about their founders' journeys, opportunities in the Ghanaian tech ecosystem, breaking stereotypes in tech among others.  Listen and...

Building Bytes has published over 25 episodes so far, hosted two #DemoFridays, two sessions at GDIW and currently writing our first book Ghana Tech Playbook. Learn about our journey so far, what motivates the team and what is up next. Building Bytes is now available in video thanks to production support from Hubtel Academy.

In this episode, Building Bytes Hosts Akweley and Yaw had a conversation with Yaw Adu-Gyamfi, Chairman of the Ghana Hubs Network on Innovation Hubs in Ghana are leveraging technology and entrepreneurship to address local development challenges and how hubs are key to building a strong entrepreneurial ecosystem in Ghana. Building Bytes is now available in video thanks to production support from Hubtel Academy.

Emmanuel Duah joined Farmerline eight years ago as a Staff Engineer, today he leads Engineering and Design at Farmerline. In this episode, we learn about his journey into software engineering and how Farmerline is set up to build technology that reaches remote areas worldwide. Listen and share with your friends and colleagues.

Dr. Yaw Bediako as described by the Gates Foundation is "The Ghanaian researcher who came home" to help contribute to the representation of African data in global cancer research. In this episode of Building Bytes, we learn about the journey that led him to build Yemaachi, and how Yemaachi is contributing to Global Health Equity. Listen and share with your friends and colleagues. MEST Africa Challenge (MAC)

In today's episode, we delve into the world of personal finance with Huzaifa Abdulai, General Manager at Achieve, a subsidiary of the Petra group. Huzaifatu played a key role in transforming the traditional financial sector in Ghana by leading the development of the Achieve app, a groundbreaking digital platform that simplifies savings and investments for Ghanaians.  We discuss her journey, the impact of Achieve on personal finance, and how digital tools can foster a stronger savings...

Ghana's tech industry is at a pivotal moment where women's contributions are increasingly recognized as essential to its growth and evolution. Yet, significant hurdles remain in achieving gender parity and ensuring that women's voices are fully heard and valued in shaping the tech landscape. In this episode of Building Bytes, Agatha Ambrose, Akweley Abena Okai, Franklina Amoah, and Kweyakie Blebo share their experiences in shaping the now and future of tech in Ghana. Listen and share with a...

For the past five years, Dario Bianchi has led the digital transformation agenda for MTN Ghana, championing the company's digital operational culture, and leading the launch and growth of various digital touch points and the new digital division he oversees.In this episode of Building Bytes, we learn about Dario Bianchi's digital transformational journey at MTN Ghana and its impact on Ghana's tech ecosystem. Dario also discusses what's next for him as he leaves MTN Ghana as its Chief Digital...

Affinity Africa is a digital bank making growth capital accessible to Ghanaian businesses, nearly 90% of Affinity's customers were previously unbanked. In this episode with Tarek Mouganie the Group CEO of Affinity Africa, we learn about how Affinity is solving one of Ghana's biggest banking challenges, empowering MSMEs with the capital they need to grow. Listen here and share with your friends and colleagues. Opportunities Ghana Climate Innovation Centre application for Green Businesses...

Every last Friday at the end of a quarter we gather tech leaders, regulators and customers at Demo Fridays to share insights and showcase products. This episode shares insights from the panel at the last Demo Fridays where we discussed how to build technology for the Ghanaian market with Irina Oduro, Benjamin Sackey and Stefan Froelich (DumbTechGuy). Listen here and share with your friends and colleagues. Opportunities ⁠⁠⁠Building Bytes Audience survey ⁠

Kristin Wilson drives growth for start-ups and SMEs in sub-Saharan Africa using design thinking, data analytics, and software as Chief Strategy Officer at Spurt!, In this episode, we learn about her work at Spurt! and her thoughts on Ghana’s tech ecosystem. Listen here and share with your friends and colleagues. Opportunities ⁠⁠Building Bytes Audience survey

Three Questions is a new extension of the Building Bytes podcast, on this show, we ask your favourite tech personalities quick-fire questions to get to know them better. This is an episode with Alex Bram, CEO of Hubtel.

Alex Bram is the CEO of Ghana’s most successful Indigenous tech start-up, Hubtel which was founded in 2005 as an SMS messaging provider and has grown over the years into many verticals including the quick-commerce industry, payment processing, and AI and keeps evolving, In this episode, we learn about the growth story of Hubtel. Listen here and share with your friends and colleagues. Opportunities ⁠Building Bytes Audience survey

Stefan Froelich popularly known as The DumbTechGuy is one of Ghana's bright minds in computer engineering with hands-on experience building tech for the Ghanaian and global markets. In this episode we discuss his journey to becoming a software engineer, how he rose into 'software leadership', his experience building some of Ghana's favourite fintech platforms, and his work at DevCongress. Listen here and share with your friends and colleagues. Opportunities ⁠Register for Demo Friday by...

Desmond founded Complete Farmer seven years ago with the mission of unlocking global market access for local farmers in Ghana. In this episode, we delve into the journey so far, exploring what drives him as a leader and gaining insights into the innovative projects that Complete Farmer is currently developing. Listen here and share with your friends and colleagues. Opportunities Register for Demo Friday by Building Bytes Podcast Building Bytes Audience survey

Big techs have helped accelerate growth in Ghana’s tech ecosystem in the past with the presence and activation of Google Ghana, YouTube, Facebook and now with the presence of Google AI Office and MTN Ghana. In this episode, we diagnose their impact on innovation in Ghana with Emmanuel A. Gamor current Senior Manager at MTN Ghana and ex YouTube and Facebook employee. Listen here and share with your friends and colleagues!

Three Questions is a new extension of the Building Bytes podcast, on this show, we ask your favourite tech personalities quick-fire questions to get to know them better. This is an episode with Irina Oduro co-founder and CEO of Verifibuy.

Verifibuy (formerly Kudigo) was recently named one of the fastest-growing companies by the Financial Times, in this episode, we spoke with Verifibuy's CEO Irina Oduro about how they are building technology to support commerce activities of micro, small and medium enterprises in Ghana and Nigeria. Listen here and share with your friends and colleagues! Opportunities ⁠Workshop on Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) for MSME Advisors & Entrepreneurs by GIZ

Three Questions is a new extension of the Building Bytes podcast, on this show, we ask your favourite tech personalities quick-fire questions to get to know them better. This is an episode with Ebenezer Ghanney co-founder and CEO of WeWire.

Ebenezer Ghanney founded WeWire to make B2B payments possible for all businesses across the world after leaving Yellowcard where he was employee number one in Ghana and led business operations. In this episode, we learn about his journey as an entrepreneur, building WeWire and his general thoughts on the fintech industry in Ghana and globally. Listen here and share with your friends and colleagues! Opportunities ⁠⁠AU Digital and  Innovation Fellowship⁠⁠ ⁠⁠McKinsey & Company Forward...

Three Questions is a new extension of the Building Bytes podcast, on this show, we ask your favourite tech personalities quick-fire questions to get to know them better. This is an episode with Joseph-Albert Kuuire founder and editor of Tech Labari.

In 2017, Joseph-Albert Kuuire founded Tech Labari to address the increasing demand for high-quality local tech reporting on Ghana's tech ecosystem. In this episode of Building Bytes, we chat with him about their seven-year journey as a tech news publication covering Ghana and Africa as a whole. Listen here and share with your friends and colleagues! Opportunities ⁠⁠⁠⁠Mastercard X MEST Africa Edtech fellowship⁠⁠ ⁠⁠AU Digital and  Innovation Fellowship⁠⁠ ⁠⁠McKinsey & Company Forward...

In 2012 Sandister Tei co-founded Wikimedia Ghana User Group a community of volunteer editors focused on improving and promoting Wikipedia's knowledge projects in Ghana. In this episode, we ‘delved’ into the birth of the community, and the role they play in advancing digital literacy among others. Listen here and share with your friends and colleagues. Opportunities ⁠⁠⁠Mastercard X MEST Africa Edtech fellowship⁠ ⁠AU Digital and  Innovation Fellowship⁠ ⁠McKinsey & Company Forward Program