Ashwin Ravichandran
Angel Investor @ Meltwater Entrepreneurial School of Technology (MEST)
Accra, Ghana
Ashwin Ravichandran is a non-equity assistance investor at Meltwater Entrepreneurial School of Technology (MEST) in Accra focused on Education and Health Care. Ashwin Ravichandran is the Co-Founder & Head of Operations at Spark. Ashwin attended Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham.
- Total investments:
- 35
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 14%
Last updated:
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Industries Ashwin Ravichandran invests in
Stages Ashwin Ravichandran invests in
Countries Ashwin Ravichandran invests in
Round sizes
Contacts
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Round size
- Seed
- $100k–$1.2M
- Pre-Seed
- $100k–$110k
Investment Focus
Industry
- Education 7 (20%)
- Health Care 5 (14%)
- Information Technology 5 (14%)
- Software 4 (11%)
- Agriculture 4 (11%)
Stage
- Non-equity Assistance 25 (71%)
- Pre-Seed 7 (20%)
- Seed 3 (9%)
Country
- Ghana 24 (69%)
- Nigeria 5 (14%)
- United States 2 (6%)
- Kenya 1 (3%)
- South Africa 1 (3%)
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
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| Ozone Technologies produces prosthetic limbs at a reasonable cost and with sustainability. | Non-equity Assistance / May 06, 2024 | ||
| Farmercy Technologies converts AC units into solar-powered mini coolers to reduce crop spoilage. | Non-equity Assistance / May 06, 2024 | ||
| MeSADA wants to make industrial farming simpler and more reasonably priced for our intended audience. MeSADA is a start-up agriculture technology hardware developer that aims to close the technological gap in the African environment. fit technologies that simplify and lower the cost of industrial farming for small and medium-sized farms. MeSADAprovides solutions for automating control-intensive farming operations and increasing farm power to meet the intensification needs of smallholder and medium-sized farmers. | Non-equity Assistance / May 06, 2024 | ||
| Geia Technologies is a HealthTech company creating a digital ecosystem that connects healthcare professionals and patients. | Non-equity Assistance / May 06, 2024 | ||
| Craft Education is a social enterprise offering teletherapy platform for children, providing behavioral therapy and live support via mobile. | Non-equity Assistance / May 06, 2024 | ||
| TECHAiDE is a information technology company that provides education, youth development, and health delivery service. | Non-equity Assistance / May 06, 2024 | ||
| Thinbikes Limited offers Last-mile transportation utilizing electric cargo bikes to people and businesses in urban and rural areas at a reasonable cost. These bikes can be leased or shared. With our commitment to safety, quality, prompt service, and anticipating our customers' needs, Thinbikes Limited aims to establish enduring relationshipswith our customers. | Non-equity Assistance / May 06, 2024 | ||
| STEMAIDE AFRICA is an edtech making STEM accessible through innovative tools and fostering essential skills in young learners. | Non-equity Assistance / May 06, 2024 | ||
| Eazzier Transpay's portfolio of business goods and tools, which includes POS terminals and software, immediate capital, storefront business management software, bookkeeping, invoicing, and more, can be used by market women, shopping malls, and businesses of all sizes to manage and expand their operations. | Non-equity Assistance / May 06, 2024 | ||
| Husk Technologies is an agritech company that provide hardware manufacturing to cocoa industry. | Non-equity Assistance / May 06, 2024 | ||
| See all 35 investments → | |||
Co-Investors
The Meltwater Entrepreneurial School of Technology provides training, investment, and mentoring for aspiring African technology entrepreneurs with the goal of creating globally successful companies that create wealth and jobs locally in Africa. The program begins at the campus of the Meltwater Entrepreneurial School of Technology (MEST) in Accra, Ghana, with a rigorous, one year, full-time program. Out of an applicant pool of over 2,500 candidates, MEST selects between 50 to 60 top Ghanaian, Nigerian, Kenyan and South African university graduates to receive comprehensive training across the spectrum of skills required to build successful technology businesses, including software development, product management, finance, marketing, sales, and leadership best practices. After completion of the program, the students (called Entrepreneurs in training – EITs) have an opportunity to pitch a business to the Meltwater Foundation. Successful teams receive a seed round of funding, and are accepted into the MEST Incubator, which offers subsidized facilities, continued education programming, and access to the Foundation's global network of advisers. Incubator teams also enjoy access to a suite of legal, financial, and marketing services.
Meltwater Entrepreneurial School of Technology (MEST) Contacts
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Emmanuel Quartey
Marketing and Communications Fellow
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Jorn Lyseggen
Founder & CEO
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Kamil Nabong
Entrepreneur-In-Residence
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Mariam Iqbal
Partnerships & Fundraising Associate
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Neku Atawodi
General Manager (MEST Incubator Nigeria)
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FAQ
What does Ashwin Ravichandran invest in?
Ashwin Ravichandran invests primarily in Education, Health Care and Information Technology startups, most often at Non-equity Assistance and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 35 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Ghana. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
What round sizes does Ashwin Ravichandran invest in?
Ashwin Ravichandran typically joins rounds of $100k–$1.2M at Seed and $100k–$110k at Pre-Seed. These are whole funding-round sizes, not Ashwin Ravichandran's own check, which is rarely disclosed: the 10th–90th percentile of the confirmed public funding rounds Ashwin Ravichandran took part in.
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When did Ashwin Ravichandran last invest?
The most recent investment recorded for Ashwin Ravichandran closed in May 2024. Shizune tracks 35 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.
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