Kama Ethiopia is the engine for structural economic transformation. We bridge the gap between 41+ public assets and the startup ecosystem — turning State-Owned Enterprises into Venture Clients and Ethiopian founders into commercially validated innovators.
Building Ethiopia’s Future Through Enterprise–Startup Collaboration. KAMA brings together Ethiopia’s innovation ecosystem's key players to transform innovative ideas into market-ready solutions.
Build with an enterprise that can
become your first customer
Apply with a solution to a challenge published by a state-owned enterprise, propose
your own idea to one of those enterprises, or build for a national priority in any
sector. You develop and test your solution in real conditions, and you keep your
company.
Test new solutions before you
commit to them
Test innovative solutions to an existing challenge or explore frontier market
opportunities by partnering with startups. Set out what you want to achieve, or
consider ideas founders bring for your business. Either way, pre-vetted startups
develop the solution with your teams, pilot it with defined outcomes, and you decide
whether to adopt or commercialise together.
Access Ethiopia’s Next Generation
of High-Potential Ventures
Ventures reaching investment stage have already been tested inside Ethiopia's
largest enterprises. Co-invest alongside EIH and SOE corporate venture arms.
Building Future-Ready
State Enterprises and Frontier Ventures
KAMA exists to accelerate innovation within Ethiopia's largest enterprises,
build scalable ventures in growing sectors, and help innovative solutions reach
the market.
KAMA has two tracks. Choose the pathway that fits what you are building. Across both tracks, startups receive venture-building expert mentorship, pilot opportunities, enterprise resources, and investor connections.
Solve real enterprise challenges
Startups work with one of the selected state-owned enterprises, either answering a challenge the enterprise has published, or proposing an idea that could add value to what it does.
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Startups build solutions for national priorities and market opportunities, in any sector. Where an enterprise is relevant, KAMA facilitates the connection and access to its resources.
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