To empower entrepreneurs to build innovative, sustainable, scalable businesses that create jobs for Africa’s economic transformation, with a focus on youth and agriculture.
Kosmos Energy
Kosmos Energy is a leading deepwater exploration and production company focused on meeting the world’s growing demand for energy. We have diversified production, a world-class gas development, and value creation opportunities from exploration in the proven basins where we operate. As a responsible company, we are working to supply the energy the world needs today, find and develop cleaner energy, to advance the energy transition and be a force for good in our host countries.
The Mastercard Foundation works with visionary organizations to enable young people in Africa and in Indigenous communities in Canada to access dignified and fulfilling work. It is one of the largest private foundations in the world with a mission to advance learning and promote financial inclusion to create an inclusive and equitable world. It was established in 2006 through the generosity of Mastercard when it became a public company. The Foundation is an independent organization, and its policies, operations, and program decisions are determined by its own Board of Directors and senior leadership team. It is a registered Canadian charity with offices in Toronto, Kigali, Accra, Nairobi, Kampala, Lagos, Dakar, and Addis Ababa. For more information on the Foundation, please visit: www.mastercardfdn.org Together with KIC, the Foundation runs the Initiative for Youth in Agricultural Transformation (IYAT), a four-year partnership delivering the AgriTech Challenge, AgriTech Pro and Business Booster programs.
AGRA is an African-led organisation focused on putting farmers at the centre of our continent’s growing economy. AGRA advances uniquely African solutions to sustainably raise farmers’ productivity and connect them to a growing marketplace. Together with its partners—including researchers, donors, African governments, the private sector, and civil society—AGRA seeks to create an environment where Africa sustainably feeds itself.
Founded in 1974 and rooted in Rabobank’s cooperative heritage, Rabo Foundation is an independent public-benefit foundation that provides early-stage impact finance and capacity-building support to organizations working to improve livelihoods and strengthen resilience. Active in over 20 countries, Rabo Foundation supports farmer-centric organizations — including agricultural cooperatives, agri-SMEs, inclusive financial service providers, and agri-fintechs — that help smallholder farmers access finance, knowledge, markets, and sustainable growth opportunities. Through a combination of financing, technical assistance, knowledge, and networks, Rabo Foundation enables mission-driven organizations to become stronger and more viable, build resilient livelihoods, and contribute to a sustainable future. Its work supports more resilient food systems, improved rural livelihoods, and inclusive economic development. For more information about Rabo Foundation and to read the latest impact report, please visit www.rabofoundation.com. Building Africa's Innovation Ecosystem
