At the Ghana Innovation Journal, we specialize in uncovering the startups, products, and trends shaping Ghana’s innovation ecosystem, making us the ultimate authority on transformative industries like climate tech. Climate tech has surged into the spotlight this year, with key players making headlines through innovative products, successful funding rounds, and impactful initiatives. With our finger on the pulse of these developments, we’re uniquely positioned to highlight the people and companies driving sustainable change. Here’s our look at the standout innovators, investors and ecosystem enablers who mattered most in climate tech this year.
Meet the Disruptors! (List is arranged alphabetically)
3Farmate Robotics
Funding (2024): $130,000
Investors: 776 Foundation, Kosmos Innovation Centre
Why they matter: 3Farmate Robotics is pioneering the development of self-driving robots designed to automate crop production. These robots address critical challenges in agriculture and boost efficiency in Ghana’s farming sector. They perform seed planting, fertilizer application, and mechanical in-row weeding. These robots optimize resource usage by precisely planting seeds and applying fertilizers, minimizing waste and runoff that contribute to greenhouse gas emissions. Mechanical weeding reduces the need for chemical herbicides, which often have significant carbon footprints during production and application.
Farmio
Funding (2024): Undisclosed
Investors: Standard Chartered Bank Women in Tech Financing Facility
Why they matter: Farmio leverages climate-smart farming principles to help farmers adapt to and mitigate the effects of climate change. The startup provides farmers inexpensive greenhouses made from upcycled materials with smart irrigation capabilities. It also offers comprehensive training on operating greenhouses and optimising outdoor fields with drip irrigation. Additionally, the company connects farmers to experts and markets.
Green Africa Youth Organization (GAYO)
Funding (2024): £1 million
Investors: The Earthshot Prize
Why they matter: Founded in 2014 by Joshua Amponsem and Desmond Alugnoa, GAYO drives behavioral change by equipping communities with waste management skills, including cleanups, segregation, and recycling best practices. The training also focuses on commercial skills, enabling locals to generate income by producing and selling compost and charcoal briquettes made from waste. This initiative not only keeps recyclable waste out of landfills but also creates economic opportunities for local communities.
Its decentralized zero waste model is a novelty because it shifts away from traditional waste management practices, focusing instead on waste prevention, circularity, and sustainable resource use.
Kofa Technologies
Funding (2024): $8,000,000
Investors: PASH Global, Shell Foundation, UK Government Transforming Energy Access
Why they matter: Kofa Technologies is driving the energy transition agenda by building the battery swapping infrastructure that delivers clean and accessible energy solutions. By supporting electric vehicle adoption and replacing petrol-powered generators, Kofa reduces carbon emissions and air pollution in urban areas. Its portable, on-demand batteries promote sustainable energy use while offering affordable alternatives for businesses and households. Kofa is helping accelerate the shift to renewable energy and build climate resilience in vulnerable regions.
Legendary Foods
Funding (2024): Undisclosed
Investors: Climate Resilient Africa Fund
Why they matter: Legendary Foods is pioneering sustainable alternative proteins through large-scale palm weevil production using a proprietary vertical farming system that avoids deforestation. Palm weevil farming is significantly less harmful to the environment than industrial meat production, emitting 75% fewer greenhouse gases than most livestock. With food systems contributing up to 30% of global emissions, Legendary Foods promotes a shift to palm weevil as a protein source, reducing reliance on carbon-intensive conventional meat production and advancing efforts to lower global emissions.
ManoCap Energy
Funding (2024): $20,000,000
Investors: Mirova Gigaton Fund
Why they matter: ManoCap Energy helps commercial and industrial (C&I) clients to transition to renewables. The company is able to deliver reliable and cost-efficient power supply to its C&I clients by leveraging its expertise in project design, financing, construction, operations, and support.
Oyster Agribusiness
Funding (2024): $2.6 million
Investors: Root Capital, RDF Ghana, Social Enterprise Fund for Agriculture in Africa
Why they matter: Food systems contribute up to 30% of global emissions. Oyster Agribusiness is tackling this by introducing climate-smart agriculture to its network of smallholder farmers. By promoting sustainable farming and efficient resource management, Oyster boosts agricultural productivity while reducing environmental impact and helping vulnerable regions adapt to climate change.
Sommalife
Funding (2024): Undisclosed
Investors: GSMA Accelerator, Wangara Green Ventures, Kampani
Why they matter: Sommalife not only connects 120,000 smallholder shea farmers to international markets but also leads efforts in environmental conservation and agro-ecological production. The company has established 30 community-based nurseries, raising over 60,000 shea seedlings, and conservation parklands across 52 communities, protecting 607 hectares with more than 27,000 shea trees. Farmers are trained in best practices for planting seedlings and parkland conservation, while Sommalife actively sensitizes communities on the dangers of cutting down shea and other high-value trees for charcoal production.
Truecoco
Funding (2024): $3.3 million
Investors: Growth Investment Partners
Why they matter: Truecoco is implementing a nature-based solution to reduce carbon emission. The company is building an industrial carbon capture project using biochar from discarded coconut husks. By 2030, the company aims to remove more than 250k metric tons of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere while improving the lives of 30,000 smallholder farmers.
Warc Africa
Funding (2024): $7.5 million
Investors: Kielder Agro, Rippleworks
Why they matter: Warc Africa plays a crucial role in combating climate change by providing regenerative agricultural inputs to smallholder farmers on credit. Through its sustainable, no-till farming methodology, Warc helps protect soil health and prevents the depletion of vegetation cover typically caused by tilling. By promoting the cultivation of nitrogen-fixing crops like soybean, Warc improves soil fertility, reduces the need for synthetic fertilizers, and enhances carbon sequestration. This approach not only has a positive environmental impact but also benefits farmers by enabling more crop cycles per year, boosting productivity and resilience.
Wahu Mobility
Funding (2024): Undisclosed
Investors: Blue Lion Family Office, Launch Africa Ventures
Why they matter: Wahu Mobility is leading Africa’s shift to sustainable mobility by offering locally manufactured electric vehicles that are both accessible and affordable. The startup offsets carbon emissions by using electric-powered bikes, contributing to a cleaner, greener environment. Wahu Mobility is committed to minimizing its climate impact, with each bike tracked to measure its environmental footprint per kilometer driven, further reducing carbon emissions. Additionally, the company’s assembly and maintenance factory is solar-powered and off-grid, ensuring energy efficiency and sustainability throughout its operations.
