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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.
1 November 2022
Kosmos Innovation Center recognized at the 2022 Ghana Business Awards Kosmos Innovation Center (KIC), a leading non-profit organization in the agribusiness sector, has received two awards at the just-ended Ghana Business Awards. The Ghana Business Awards event is organized every year to…
24 October 2022
KIC and Mastercard Foundation have selected 15 startup businesses as winners of this year’s KIC AgriTech Challenge Classic The Kosmos Innovation Center (KIC) and Mastercard Foundation have announced fifteen (15) emerging startup businesses in the agri-tech solutions space as ultimate winners of…
6 October 2022
NSS and KIC sign MOU to help build the capacity of small-scale AgriTech enterprises The National Service Secretariat (NSS) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Kosmos Innovation Center (KIC) to assist small enterprises under the mentorship of KIC to scale up their capacity by…
6 October 2022
The Future of Women entrepreneurs in AgriBusiness Given Priority, As KIC And Mastercard Foundation Train Young Women Agripreneurs in Tamale To increase the participation of women in the Agri-MSME sector in Ghana, Kosmos Innovation Center (KIC) and Mastercard Foundation have organized an…
16 September 2022
Kosmos Innovation Center Ghana, Glovo and Open Value Foundation are organizing an Impact Entrepreneurship Competition for innovative and successful Ghanaian-owned businesses making a positive impact on society, with a view to strengthening the impact ecosystem in the country and contributing to…
21 July 2022
Kosmos Innovation Center (KIC), a nonprofit organization is in partnership with Blue Skies Foundation to expand their ongoing Blue Skies School Farm Competition. This was revealed by the Program Manager for KIC, Nii Tackie – Otoo and the PRO for Blue Skies foundation, Alistair Djimatey during a…
12 May 2022
Kosmos Innovation Center and Mastercard Foundation launch Agri-Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) Acceleration Program and open calls for applications The Kosmos Innovation Center (KIC) in partnership with the Mastercard Foundation have launched the KIC Business Booster – an…
25 March 2022
Kosmos Innovation Center (KIC) and Mastercard Foundation, today announced the launch of a multi-year partnership to train the next generation of young leaders, and entrepreneurs in Ghana’s agriculture sector. Dubbed Initiative for Youth in Agricultural Transformation (I.Y.A.T), the program will…
8 March 2022
One of the banes of a fast-paced existence is the missed opportunity, especially when it comes to introspection. Therein lies the functional benefit of commemorative days; they make you stop to reflect on one thing that you may have glossed over for many days. International women’s day allows us…
9 July 2021
The Kosmos Innovation Center (KIC) announced today the winners of the 2020 AgriTech Challenge, a business competition aimed at developing the next generation of young entrepreneurs in Ghana’s agriculture sector. This year’s winners are: OASAL Group – a new start-up that produces affordable…
10 February 2020
Kosmos Energy announces today the launch of the fifth edition of the Kosmos Innovation Center (KIC) AgriTech Challenge. From over 675 applications from young men and women across the country, 161 have been selected to join the program. Those selected were chosen because of their commitment,…
20 November 2019
The Kosmos Innovation Center (KIC) has today awarded a sum of $100,000 to the two winning businesses from the 2019 AgriTech Challenge at its concluding Investment Day event. The KIC AgriTech Challenge is Kosmos Energy’s flagship social investment program supporting young entrepreneurs to become…