The Ghana Venture Capital and Private Equity Association (GVCA) is growing into a critical convening power in the market. GVCA serves as a catalyst for the industry by empowering its members with the knowledge, resources and connections needed to fuel investment, innovation and sustainable development across the country. GhISP supports GVCA to enhance its financial sustainability and operational efficiency, and to expand its member services such as skills development, cross-promotion of toolkits and guidance, pensions research and matchmaking among ecosystem actors and GVCA members – including through the SME Advisory Campaign. Joint activities include:

Enhancing SME investment readiness: We support GVCA to lead the SME Advisory Campaign, which helps to provide SMEs with improved access to advisory and tax services, and to build the capacity of transaction advisors joining the campaign. This initiative aims to bolster the investment readiness of SMEs, facilitating their ability to attract capital for scaling operations.

Promoting gender-lens investing and addressing workplace harassment: In collaboration with Impact Investing Ghana and British International Investment, GVCA and GhISP organised training sessions on gender-lens investing and managing gender-based violence and harassment in the workplace. These sessions aim to integrate gender considerations into investment processes and promote inclusive workplace practices.

Supporting climate-positive SMEs: GVCA and GhISP have engaged in initiatives to connect SMEs undertaking climate-positive actions with capital providers. By organising stakeholder engagements, we aim to facilitate funding opportunities for SMEs contributing to environmental sustainability.

Through these collaborative efforts, GVCA and GhISP are working to create a more inclusive and robust investment environment in Ghana, supporting SMEs’ growth and contributing to the country’s economic development.

“GhISP has been a strategic partner to GVCA from the very start of our market building journey, supporting our Annual Conference and regular ecosystem convenings.

“For GVCA, the next level is to facilitate the deepening of such support - more technical assistance for our local private equity firms, institutional investors and startups ripe for the type of long-term, specialised investment our industry offers for example.

“By enabling technical talent, co-investments and catalytic partnerships, we can position domestic capital to attract even greater international investment to power jobs in the real economy.” Amma Gyampo CEO, GVCA