Ghana-based real estate start-up MeQasa.com, got notable newsworthy mentions in the news this week as its founders, Kelvin Nyame, Rashad Seini and Kofi Amuasi, made it to Forbes’ recently released 30 Most Promising Young Entrepreneurs in Africa.
MeQasa.com is what I would like to describe as a millennial Ghanaian startup, operating on a heavy dose of innovation and out-of- the- box strategies to success especially in a society or environment that hasn’t fully embraced their approach in terms of real estate.
Registered in 2013, CEO and Co-founder of Meqasa.com, Kelvin Nyame and his two co-founders set out to create a real estate platform that makes it easier for individuals to find suitable accommodation in Ghana at the right price and according to their tastes and preferences.
A little background into Ghana’s real estate and housing sector will help you appreciate the solution Meqasa is providing. Getting suitable accommodation in Ghana can be a difficult, frustrating process. Though the methods differ depending on your income level, they are ridden with long-standing bottlenecks. There are deep-seated bottlenecks of fraud, gross time wasting, and a big chance of a raw deal from agents.
MeQasa tries to bridge this gap by making available to you all the accommodation and properties available in any location on one platform. No need to take time off work or your busy schedule to scout un-end for a place to live. They also facilitate a meaningful, trusted engagement between customers and agents, by segregating agents into classes based on level of experience, customer service, and price.
The Ghanaian startup went on to push their possibilities in the last quarter of 2015 with a $500,000 venture capital funding from a world-class financier, Frontier. If any startup deserves to have made this list, meqasa definitely sits atop.
A big well done to the trio.
View the full list here: Forbes
