KIC and the Mastercard Foundation announce Winners of the 2026 AgriTech Challenge Pro, advancing innovative Agribusinesses into Incubation

 The Kosmos Innovation Center (KIC) in partnership with the Mastercard Foundation has announced the winners of the 2026 AgriTech Challenge Pro.

Following the Final Pitch event held on the 29th October 2026, ten  businesses  out of fifteen were selected to receive funding and progress into KIC’s Incubation Programme, where they will receive further support to strengthen their business models, improve their market readiness and build sustainable, commercially viable enterprises within Ghana’s agricultural sector.

The selection marks the culmination of a rigorous process designed to assess the potential, viability and readiness of participating businesses. Throughout the AgriTech Challenge Pro, entrepreneurs have been challenged to refine their solutions, validate their business propositions and demonstrate how their innovations can respond to real needs across the agricultural value chain.

Speaking at the event, Stanley Amamu, Programs Manager for KIC highlighted: “ At the Kosmos Innovation Center, we believe that Africa’s agricultural transformation will be driven not only by what we produce, but also by how we innovate, how we build businesses and how we create opportunities for young people to participate in the agricultural value chain”.

“The AgriTech Challenge Pro was designed with this in mind. It challenges entrepreneurs to move beyond the promise of an idea and begin building businesses that respond to real market needs, solve practical problems and have the potential to become commercially viable,” he added.

From business ideas to investment readiness

A key component of the  AgriTech Challenge program is the field validation stage, during which the KIC team engaged with participating businesses and their operating environments to verify business claims, assess progress and strengthen the evidence informing funding decisions.

The process provided an opportunity to examine businesses beyond their pitch presentations, bringing greater rigour to the selection of enterprises for incubation and helping to establish a clearer understanding of their operations, market opportunities and growth potential.

The Final Pitch provided the platform for entrepreneurs to present their businesses and demonstrate their readiness to progress. The successful businesses emerged through this process with the opportunity to benefit from the next phase of KIC’s enterprise development support.

Supporting the next generation of agribusiness leaders

Through the AgriTech Challenge Pro, KIC continues to support entrepreneurs who are rethinking how agriculture can be made more productive, efficient and commercially attractive through innovation, technology and new business models.

Progression into incubation represents an important step for the selected businesses. With funding and targeted business development support, they will have an opportunity to address critical growth challenges, strengthen their operations and position their enterprises for greater market participation.

The programme reflects KIC’s broader commitment to nurturing young entrepreneurs and supporting the development of businesses that can contribute to agricultural transformation, job creation and economic opportunity.

As the selected businesses move into incubation, their progress will form part of the continuing journey from entrepreneurial potential to stronger, market-oriented enterprises capable of delivering value across agricultural communities and value chains.

The winning businesses and the seed funding amounts are as follows: Angban Life  USD13,000; From a Mother’s Kitchen USD12,000; PriFimps Foods USD10,000; Kebab Masters USD 10,000; Hibitea and Beverages USD10,000; GreenFalcon Innovations USD 10,000; Feathery Care Ltd USD10,000; Ecoverse Ltd. USD 10,000,; Ecofert Ghana Ltd USD 10,000; and Hot Drops USD,5000. A total of USD100,000 seed funding was awarded.

What comes next?

The announcement of the 2026 AgriTech Challenge Pro winners signals the beginning of the next chapter for the selected businesses. Their progression into incubation will focus on building the capabilities, systems and commercial foundations needed to support their growth.

Follow KIC for updates on the selected businesses and their journey as they work to turn agricultural innovations into sustainable enterprises.

Learn more about KIC’s entrepreneurship programmes and initiatives at www.kicghana.org.