# Kumasi Hive

> Kumasi Hive is a Ghanaian innovation hub and social enterprise combining a makerspace, hardware incubation, business acceleration, shared workspace and practical technology training. It supports entrepreneurs, students and small businesses, with programs spanning IoT, fabrication, digital skills and biotechnology.

- **Founded:** 2015
- **Headquarters:** Kumasi, Ghana
- **Founders:** Jorge Appiah (Co-founder; identified as CEO in historical interviews), Anna Sera Lowe (Co-founder), Prince Boadu (Co-founder; Executive Director in 2021 interview)
- **Products:** Hardware Incubator, Business Accelerator, Shared spaces, Hive Biolab, Bridge the Gap
- **Notable:** Opened in January 2016 after a 2015 founding period., Bridge the Gap won the Leadership in SMEs category at the 2019 EQUALS in Tech Awards., Selected among nine African makerspaces for a USD 19,000 Innovative Manufacturing in Africa participation award.

## Products & services

- **Hardware Incubator** — Technical and business support for selected hardware startups, from idea to prototype and market preparation.
- **Business Accelerator** — Mentoring, coaching and investment-readiness support for early-stage ventures, including non-hardware businesses.
- **Shared spaces** — Co-working, makerspace, meetings, training and event space rental.
- **Hive Biolab** — Practical biotechnology training, research and grassroots innovation support.
- **Bridge the Gap** — Digital skills, entrepreneurship, mentorship and internship/incubation pathways for women and girls.
- **IoT training with Waziup** — Practical sensor, microcontroller, cloud and solution-development training.
- **PaSE digital-skills programs** — Mobile development, data science, digital media and web training connected to entrepreneurship and employment.
- **MakeJewel Lab** — Jewelry fabrication initiative documented in a technician recruitment listing.

## Achievements

- Opened in January 2016 after a 2015 founding period.
- Bridge the Gap won the Leadership in SMEs category at the 2019 EQUALS in Tech Awards.
- Selected among nine African makerspaces for a USD 19,000 Innovative Manufacturing in Africa participation award.
- 2019 Bridge the Gap summit featured teams developing plastic-to-filament processing, cultural collectibles and science teaching kits.

## Latest updates

- **2026-09** — Advertised Girls in Biotech wet-lab fellowship scheduled 7 September to 7 October 2026, supported by the Microbiology Society and Inqaba Biotec West Africa; completion not independently verified.
- **2026-08** — Advertised hybrid microbiology and sequence-data training for 1-2 and 8-9 August, at GHS 350 early-bird or GHS 400 regular, with 12 laboratory slots.
- **2026-07** — Promoted a 14 July session about building AI startups and the MEST AI Startup Program.

## Links

- Website: https://www.kumasihive.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/kumasihive/
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/KumasiHive
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kumasihive/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/kumasihive/

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Last updated: 2026-10-24