From Side Hustle to ₵1.4M: How Egoticket Became Ghana’s #1 Ticketing Platform

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From Side Hustle to ₵1.4M: How Egoticket Became Ghana’s #1 Ticketing Platform

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1 hour 32 minutes 37 seconds

5 months ago

From Side Hustle to ₵1.4M: How Egoticket Became Ghana’s #1 Ticketing Platform

What does it take to build Ghana’s most trusted digital ticketing platform?

In this episode of Demo Fridays, we sit with George Festus Mensah, co-founder and CEO of Egoticket, as he shares his incredible journey — from early fintech innovation with SMSGH and mPayments, to building a homegrown ticketing powerhouse that processed ₵1.4 million in one football match alone.

Learn how Egoticket:

Solved real problems in event access and distribution
Leveraged USSD, WhatsApp, APIs and strategic partnerships to scale
Navigated trust, regulation, competition, and expansion across Africa

If you’re building in tech, fintech, or platforms for underserved markets — this is a must-listen.