Two Ghanaian startups, BD Waste and Chestify AI Labs, have been selected for the Telecel Group ASIP Accelerator. Anchored by telecoms giant Telecel, the Africa Startup Initiative Program supports the next generation of early-stage African tech startups disrupting key industry verticals, including fintech, insuretech, agritech, and digitizing the informal economy, among others.
BD Waste is a greentech startup that combines fintech and sustainability to recover plastic waste from communities. Their Digicycle product allows customers to directly deposit plastic waste into their digital wallets and receive credit for it. This credit can purchase data packages, airtime, food items, stationery, and health insurance.
Chestify AI Labs provides an AI platform that gives a highly accurate algorithm for diagnosing chest X-Ray pathologies. Two-thirds of the world’s population have no access to a radiologist and radiologic diagnostic support tools. Chestify’s mission is to aggressively tackle the socio-economic and health distress created by inadequate radiology Infrastructure and fewer radiologists in Africa.
The startups will receive an intensive three-month coaching and support program to accelerate their growth and benefits worth $750,000. They will also have access to the global Accelerator Squared platform, which has a complete library of content, group workshops, 1:1 mentoring, collaborative sessions with Entrepreneurs in Residence, and invite-only discussion forums with founders from around the globe.
Source: SBC
