In major African cities, it is difficult to find rental offices and houses meeting the desired options. To address that issue, a Ghanaian startup developed a platform catering to the local real estate market. 

MeQasa is a digital real estate marketplace developed by a Ghanaian eponymous startup founded in 2013. It allows users to buy or rent real estate properties meeting their needs within a reasonable period. 

In 2015, the Ghanaian startup raised US$500,000 to support its growth. MeQasa “ has a strong platform in place and is quickly progressing in what we see as a truly dynamic market in West Africa. The combination of our own online classifieds experience across emerging markets, along with meQasa’s passion and commitment, makes for a powerful combination and opportunity to build an industry-leading business in Ghana and beyond,” said Shaun Di Gregrio, CEO of Frontier Digital Ventures which invested at the time.   

For a stronger impact, MeQasa developed mobile apps (available on Playstore and AppStore). It allows users to filter real estate properties all over Ghana, from Accra to Osu. The user can also filter properties by price, property type, etc. When results are displayed, users can click on selected properties to get all the information required to proceed further. The digital marketplace also has a blog discussing proptech-related subjects. 

Adoni Conrad Quenum