The Meltwater Entrepreneurial School of Technology || MEST

The Meltwater Entrepreneurial School of Technology (MEST) and MEST Incubator provide training, seed investment and mentorship for the next generation of globally successful African software entrepreneurs. MEST offers aspiring entrepreneurs a fully sponsored, intensive 12 month training program. Entrepreneurs-in-Training (EITs) are sourced from top graduates in Ghana, Nigeria, Kenya, South Africa and Cote d’Ivoire. Top aspiring entrepreneurs from across Africa are chosen to participate in fully-funded one-year entrepreneurship training program in Accra, Ghana. Through the Meltwater Foundation, MEST will offer $50k-$200k in seed funding to selected graduating teams in exchange for a minority stake in the company. New portfolio companies cross the bridge into our incubator and continue to receive extensive full-time support and access to resources, mentorship and a global network.

MEST was developed in Accra, Ghana in 2008, by Jorn Lyseggen, CEO of the Meltwater Group. He believes that talent is everywhere though opportunity is not, and that with the right support and guidance these aspiring entrepreneurs can achieve great things. This belief is the foundation for MEST, which sets out to prove that a new generation of young, successful global software entrepreneurs can originate in Africa.

Hub Details:

Name: The Meltwater Entrepreneurial School of Technology (MEST) 
Category: Innovation Design
Country: Ghana
Website: www.meltwater.org