The new findings of the “Startup Friendly Cities Index” 2026” by Multipolitan mention that Accra is winning as one of the most promising cities in West Africa for start-ups, but progress in infrastructure and talent pools and business agility will determine if it can compete with leaders continental countries such as Lagos, Nairobi and Cape Town.

The 2026 Startup Friendly Cities Index evaluates global cities using a two-stage framework that measures maturity of national companies as well as the performance at the city level on key pillars, in particular start-up activity, connectivity digital technology, talent, quality of life and business agility. According to Paul David, partner for Africa at Multipolitan, “Accra is a city where the The dynamism of entrepreneurs is booming, the adoption of digital technology is growing and political stability is strong, even if it has not yet reaches the scale and investment intensity of ecosystems the most established technological ones in Africa”.

According to the Multipolitan study, the dynamism of Accra's entrepreneurial community and growing product adoption digital by consumers make the city a credible springboard for West African start-ups.

According to Nicholas Michael, director of commercial development of the Multipolitan group, “A is entering a phase decisive as a start-up city”.