What Innohub Limited does

Innohub Limited is a Ghana-based enterprise support organization headquartered in East Legon, Accra, founded in 2014 (originally as Innohub Foundation). It operates a portfolio of eight active accelerator and grant-management programmes — MTN SME Support Programme, Tullow AgriVentures Programme, Agroecology Venture Accelerator, Fidelity GreenTech Innovation Challenge, Clean Cooking Accelerator, Ghana SME Impact Investment Support Project (GSIIS), Innohub Catalyst Project, and the AYA Innovation Challenge — complemented by an Innohub Advisory practice offering Growth Consulting, Enterprise Support Programme and Grant Management, Market-Entry Support, Business Training, Capital Raise Support, Managed Services, and Market Research. Its primary beneficiaries are Small and Growing Businesses (SGBs) in Ghana and, increasingly, West Africa, with particular focus on agribusiness, green technology, clean cooking, digital health, and youth/women-led enterprises.

The organization's revenue model is structured around professional services and grant-funded programme management: institutional funders (World Bank, MTN Ghana Foundation, Tullow Ghana, Fidelity Bank, GIZ, Schmidt Family Foundation, Clean Cooking Alliance, SNV, AFD, British Council, FAO) contract or grant Innohub to design, deliver, and report on targeted enterprise-development programmes. Beneficiaries receive grant capital (ranging from GHS 10,000 working capital up to GHS 1m in challenge grants), technical assistance grants (up to EUR 16,000 per SME via GSIIS), debt facilities (up to $10,000 via Tullow AgriVentures), training, mentorship, and capital-raise support. Innohub also sponsors two downstream financial vehicles — Wangara Green Ventures Capital Limited (backed by a $3.2m World Bank grant) and Accra Angels Network — that sit between the accelerator layer and impact investors, creating a continuous deal-flow pipeline.

Delivery is partnership-driven rather than technology-driven: applications are processed via Typeform/Microsoft Forms, programme execution relies on a team of approximately 20 staff and fellows across programmes, consulting, finance, human capital, communications, M&E, and creative media, and outcomes are validated through named case studies (e.g., MavMay Ltd scaling to 21 employees via MTN SME funding). There is no proprietary software platform or AI/ML component disclosed; Innohub is fundamentally a high-touch services organization operating a portfolio-management model applied to enterprise development.

Name

Innohub Limited

Legal name

Innohub

Website

https://innohub.com.gh

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Innohub Limited is a Ghana-based enterprise support organization operating a portfolio of eight accelerator programmes and advisory services that connect Small and Growing Businesses in Ghana and West Africa to grant capital, technical assistance, mentorship, and impact investors through institutional partnerships.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Business Acceleration and Enterprise Support Services

NAICS

Finance and Insurance (52)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

Technical Assistance, Policy Lending & Capacity Building Programs (BPADACAN)

akta.pro secondary industries

Strategic Partnerships, Alliances & JVs Advisory (BPAHADAI), Strategy & IT Advisory (BPAEAAAA), Economic Research, Statistics & Policy Advisory (BPADAMAJ)

Keywords

• Business accelerator services
• Enterprise support programs
• SME advisory consulting
• Impact investment facilitation
• Grant management services

Headquarters

HQ city

Accra

HQ country

Ghana

HQ region

Africa

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Enterprise Support Programs Management: Innohub designs and manages impact-driven programs rooted in design thinking for SGBs. Revenue is generated through partnerships with organizations that fund these programs.
2. Advisory and Consulting Services: Growth consulting, business acceleration, market entry strategies, market research, and managed services provided to businesses and organizations.
3. Capital Raise Support: Supports SMEs with high growth potential to access capital from local and international investors. Sponsor of financial vehicles including Wangara Green Ventures Capital Limited.
4. Grants and Programme Funding: Collaborates with diverse partners (World Bank, Tullow, MTN, Fidelity Bank, GIZ, etc.) to implement business incubation and accelerator initiatives with funding for enterprise support programs.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Innohub is an enterprise support organization that designs and manages impact-driven accelerator and incubation programs for Small and Growing Businesses (SGBs) in Ghana and Sub-Saharan Africa. It connects SGBs to capital, business development services, and investors through partnerships with organizations such as the World Bank, MTN Ghana Foundation, Tullow Ghana, Fidelity Bank, and GIZ. It also provides advisory services covering growth consulting, business acceleration, enterprise support program management, capital raise support, market entry strategies, market research, and managed services, and sponsors financial vehicles such as Wangara Green Ventures Capital Limited and Accra Angels Network.

Product overview

Innohub Limited is an enterprise support organization offering a portfolio of accelerator programmes and advisory services designed to help Small and Growing Businesses (SGBs) achieve sustainability, scalability, and investment readiness. The core offering consists of eight accelerator programmes: MTN SME Support Programme (MSME funding and business development), Tullow AgriVentures Programme (agribusiness support), Agroecology Venture Accelerator (sustainable farming), Fidelity GreenTech Innovation Challenge (agricultural technology), Clean Cooking Accelerator (carbon financing for clean cooking SMEs), Ghana SME Impact Investment Support Project (impact investment TA), Innohub Catalyst Project (working capital for agribusiness), and AYA Innovation Challenge (digital health innovation). These are complemented by advisory services including Growth Consulting, Enterprise Support Programmes and Grants Management, Market-Entry Support, Business Training Programmes, Capital Raise Support, Managed Services, and Market Research. The programmes are delivered through partnerships with organizations including World Bank, MTN Ghana, Tullow Ghana, Fidelity Bank, GIZ, SNV, British Council, and others.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Wangara Green Ventures Capital Limited: A finance vehicle sponsored by Innohub with a $3.2m grant from the World Bank, designed to bridge the early-stage and missing middle funding gap for SGBs.
• Accra Angels Network

Products and services

• MTN SME Support Programme An enterprise support programme delivered in partnership with MTN Ghana Foundation, providing tailored business development services, working capital funding of up to GHS 20,000 per business, training, coaching, and mentorship to youth-led, women-led, and PWD MSMEs across Ghana.
• Tullow AgriVentures Programme (TAP) An agribusiness accelerator in partnership with Tullow Ghana offering two pathways: New Venture Creation for early-stage agribusinesses and Venture Growth for growth-stage ventures, providing business development training, technical training, mentorship, and access to a loan facility of up to USD 10,000.
• Agroecology Venture Accelerator A programme supporting agroecology entrepreneurship in Ghana through technical assistance and funding in the form of grants and loans, designed to strengthen operations and increase social, environmental, or economic impact.
• Fidelity GreenTech Innovation Challenge A GreenTech innovation competition in partnership with Fidelity Bank offering expert business development support, personalised coaching, mentorship, and up to GHS 1 million in shared grant funding (including GHS 100,000 grants for ideation winners) for fifteen idea-stage businesses tackling Ghana's agricultural value chain.
• Clean Cooking Accelerator (CCA) A venture accelerator delivered in partnership with the Clean Cooking Alliance to support clean cooking SMEs in West Africa with tailored technical assistance and investment readiness support to access carbon financing commitments.
• Ghana SME Impact Investment Support Project (GSIIS) A programme providing pre- and post-investment technical assistance for investee companies of impact investors in Ghana, supporting 10-12 SMEs with up to EUR 16,000 in TA grants per enterprise over a 4-12 month period.
• Innohub Catalyst Project (ICP) An alternative financing initiative delivered in partnership with ATI and NEIP providing working capital loans and technical assistance to SMEs in the agribusiness value chain, food processing, and light manufacturing to decrease risk and broaden operations.
• AYA - Innovation Challenge A digital health innovation competition under the AYA Integrated Healthcare Initiative, offering €100,000 in grant funding to scale digital innovations for diabetes and hypertension self-management in Ghana, with a pilot period scheduled from March 2026 to September 2027.
• Innohub Advisory Services A portfolio of professional advisory services including growth consulting (business strategy, business model validation, growth strategy, financial planning), enterprise support programme and grants management, market-entry support, business training programmes, capital raise support, managed services (operations, finance/CFO support), and market research for SMEs and organizations in Ghana.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 500 MSMEs to be supported over 5 years through MTN SME Support Programme
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles7 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

16 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Ministry of Health (Ghana)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 30 October 2025Ministry of Health partners with Innohub to launch the AYA Innovation Challenge, a €100,000 initiative to support digital health solutions for managing diabetes and hypertension in Ghana.
• Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 30 October 2025GIZ partners with Ministry of Health and Innohub for the AYA Innovation Challenge focused on digital health solutions for diabetes and hypertension management in Ghana.
• MTN Ghana FoundationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMTN Ghana Foundation partners with Innohub Foundation to implement the MTN Foundation Economic Empowerment Program, a 5-year initiative targeting 500+ MSMEs across Ghana with business development services and credit facilities.
• Tullow GhanacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTullow Ghana partners with Innohub to implement the Tullow AgriVentures Programme (TAP) supporting agribusinesses with business development training, technical training, and funding to foster job creation and economic development.
• Fidelity BankcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFidelity Bank partners with Innohub to implement the Fidelity GreenTech Innovation Challenge supporting GreenTech innovations in Ghana's agricultural value chain with grant funding up to GHS 1 million.
• Clean Cooking AlliancecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerClean Cooking Alliance partners with Innohub to implement the Clean Cooking Alliance Venture Accelerator supporting clean cooking SMEs in West Africa to access carbon financing commitments.
• British CouncilminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerBritish Council has partnered with Innohub on youth and women enterprise support programmes providing training and limited funding for entrepreneurs.
• SNV Netherlands Development OrganisationminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSNV partners with Innohub to implement business incubation and accelerator initiatives, expanding regional coverage beyond Greater Accra to Ashanti and Western Region.
• Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFAO collaborates with Innohub on developmental project implementation for the agribusiness ecosystem in Ghana.
• SolidaridadminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSolidaridad collaborates with Innohub on sustainable agriculture and enterprise development initiatives.
• SinapisminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSinapis partners with Innohub providing training programmes for startups and SMEs through their Sinapis Academy.
• International Trade Centre (ITC)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerITC collaborates with Innohub on trade-related enterprise support and market access initiatives.
• Frankfurt School of Finance & ManagementminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFrankfurt School partners with Innohub on enterprise development and capacity building programmes.
• NEIP (National Entrepreneurship Innovation Programme)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNEIP partners with Innohub on the Innohub Catalyst Project providing alternative financing solutions for SMEs in the agribusiness value chain.
• Israel Embassy (Ghana)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerIsrael Embassy in Ghana collaborates with Innohub on entrepreneurship development initiatives.
• Yunik GlobalminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerYunik Global partnered with Innohub to produce the Ghana Healthcare Report 2026, providing sector analysis on healthcare infrastructure, financing, workforce, and technology gaps.

Scale indicators13 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Regional players

• GrowthAfrica: East Africa-based accelerator and venture builder running cohort-based programmes for growth-stage SMEs with similar partner-funded model. Comparable in structure and beneficiary profile, though geographically focused on Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, and Ethiopia.
• FATE Foundation: Nigerian non-profit enterprise development organisation offering training, mentoring, and accelerator programmes for aspiring and existing entrepreneurs. Closely comparable in programme design, beneficiary targeting (SGBs), and donor/corporate partnership model, but operates primarily in Nigeria.

Direct peers

• Village Capital: Global impact-focused accelerator supporting early-stage entrepreneurs solving major social and environmental problems. Comparable in its impact-investment orientation, donor-backed programme structure, and use of peer-selected cohort models across multiple geographies including Africa.
• MEST Africa: Pan-African entrepreneur training and seed investment organisation operating hubs in Ghana, Nigeria, Kenya, and South Africa. Directly comparable as a Ghana-based SME/tech entrepreneur accelerator with partner-funded programme management and an embedded seed fund.
• Sinapis: Christian-founded business accelerator providing entrepreneur training and acceleration in East Africa and select global markets. Sinapis is already a formal partner of Innohub (Sinapis Academy), and its programme design, beneficiary segments, and Christian-rooted SME focus directly overlap with Innohub's mission.
• Impact Hub: Global network of impact-focused innovation hubs and incubators with locations across Africa. Impact Hub Accra provides comparable coworking, acceleration, and ecosystem convening services to SGBs and social entrepreneurs in the same Ghana market as Innohub.

Others

• African Business Angels Network (ABAN): Pan-African angel investment network connecting early-stage African startups with angel investors. Comparable as an angel network infrastructure player (akin to Innohub's sponsorship of Accra Angels Network) but operating at continental scope rather than Ghana-specific.

Broad incumbents

• Tony Elumelu Foundation: Pan-African entrepreneurship programme that has committed over $100M to seed-train-mentor-fund thousands of African entrepreneurs annually. Operates at significantly larger scale than Innohub but pursues the same SME development and capacity-building mandate across the continent.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

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