Node Hub Foundation (Ho Node Hub), a digital innovation hub located in Ho, Ghana, announced today it has rebranded as Node Eight to reflect its new vision and growth strategy.
Node Eight’s announcement goes beyond a new name, logo, and identity. It underscores the organization’s commitment to build a pipeline of ethical digital talents and investment-ready technology enabled startups solving African challenges.
“In 2017, we opened our doors in Ho with the mission to bring global and national funding opportunities, capacity-building programs in emerging digital skills, and entrepreneurship programs closer to our community. Five years on, our goal is to impact the lives of innovators and entrepreneurs across Africa with our programs and insight.” said Brian Dzansi, Co-founder.
Node Eight’s priorities have also been firmed as part of the rebrand to focus on Digital Health, Green and Creative Economy. The projects, and startups supported by Node Eight will provide solutions to sustainable development goals 8, 5, 2, 4 and 3.
The new brand name including the new identity, reflects the company’s redefined strategy focused on investing in digital startups, empowering young African talents and building communities on and offline.
“Node represents a space where innovators, investors, researchers, private firms, startups, and entrepreneurs building the future of Africa intersect. At Nodeeight, innovation is sparked, new ventures are birthed nurtured. The Eight represents the address of the Node in the Metaverse.” Explained Courage Asase, Managing Director of Node Eight.
New Brand Purpose Statement for Node Eight: building dream. A new website designed to correspond to the new brand – nodeeight.org explains further the new brand identity and further
About Node Eight
A digital innovation company with the mission to build a pipeline of ethical digital talents and investment-ready technology enabled African startups.
Established in 2017, Node Eight has provided digital skills training, innovation programs, consulting services, community building and program management services in Ghanaian startup ecosystem. Node Eight has worked with key local and international partners such as GIZ, MEST Africa, Ho Technical University, UNICEF among others.
