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Empowering young innovators, entrepreneurs, and changemakers with the skills, technology, and support to create solutions that transform communities and strengthen Africa’s future.
12 June 2024
Kosmos Innovation Center (KIC) in partnership with the Mastercard Foundation has announced the opening of call for applications for the 2024 KIC Business Booster program. The call for application which commences on 13th June 2024 will run till 12th July, 2024. Under its Business Booster program,…
5 June 2024
As the world faces the escalating threats of climate change, the call for innovative solutions and decisive action grows louder. According to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), global temperatures have risen by approximately 1.2°C since pre-industrial times, with devastating…
3 June 2024
The KIC Team organised validation trips to 35 Agritechie Start-ups participating in the 2024 AgriTech Challenge Pro. KIC teams were accompanied by Faculty Advisors, Technical Officers and Program Officers assigned to the respective universities to support the businesses. During the trips to the…
19 May 2024
Kosmos Innovation Center (KIC) and Mastercard Foundation have announced the winners of the 2024 AgriTech Challenge Pro highlighting their commitment to develop the next generation of young Ghanaian entrepreneurs in the agricultural sector, with job readiness skills, for fulfilling and dignified…
17 May 2024
In a bid to inspire and empower young female students towards the vast opportunities within the agricultural and agri-adjacent sectors, KIC’s Young Agripreneur Forum organised Women’s Bootcamp across different campuses. Hosted across partner universities campuses, this forum serves as a beacon…
8 May 2024
[Tamale, May 7, 2024] – The Kosmos Innovation Center (KIC), in collaboration with the USAID’s Feed the Future Market Systems and Resilience (MSR) Activity, proudly announces the successful culmination of the Final Pitch Competition, Investor Day, and Market Day Celebrations for the Agri-Biz…
17 April 2024
The MSR Activity under the AgriBiz Build Up Program has organized its first district level pitch. The pitch involved a total of 475 young people aspiring to be agripreneurs across all 16 Zones of Influence (ZoI) of the MSR Program in the Northern, North-East, Upper East and Upper West Regions of…
5 April 2024
The Kosmos Innovation Center (KIC) recently welcomed six new universities and colleges, marking a significant milestone in its mission to foster innovation and youth entrepreneurship across Ghana. This brings the total number of tertiary institutions and colleges on the program to sixteen…
2 April 2024
KIC and Mastercard Foundation have organised a First Pitch for the 2023 cohort of the Agritech Challenge Pro ahead of the Final Pitch event to take place in May 2024. The First Pitch took place at Kosmos Innovation Center in Accra, where the AgriTech Challenge Pro participants received feedback…
21 March 2024
KIC and Mastercard Foundation have announced the call for applications for the 2024 AgriTech Challenge classic program. Nominations are open from March 18th till April 19th, 2024. The program is being organised in collaboration with 16 participating universities across the country, to train and…
20 March 2024
On 15th March, 2024, KIC organised a Media Round Table with selected media from across different media houses. The media interacted with the Executive Director and Management Team of KIC. The media roundtable created a platform for KIC and KIC Businesses to interact with the media, highlighting…
20 March 2024
KIC has signed an MOU with six additional educational institutions, to promote and build the capacity of young people in entrepreneurship and agribusiness, within the agricultural and agri-adjacent sectors. This initiative forms part of the scaling up of KIC’s programs under its multi-year…