Driving innovation, economic growth, and social impact through homegrown technology and creative solutions.
The Creative Kingdom Program is a transformative ecosystem focused on driving innovation, economic growth, and social impact through homegrown technology and creative solutions.
Our goal is to build a society that rewards creativity, fostering job creation through intellect, empowering individuals to become problem-solvers, and positioning Ethiopia as an active global contributor to the creative economy. We aim to create 5 million jobs in five years.
Establish an era of advanced, science-based innovation driven by homegrown creativity; transforming industries, empowering problem solvers, and positioning Ethiopia as a leading global contributor to technology and the creative economy.
To fuel job creation and digital transformation by empowering creativity and homegrown innovation building a sustainable ecosystem that strengthens industries, creates millions of opportunities, and elevates Ethiopia in the global creative economy.
We champion homegrown creativity and technology as powerful tools for solving local challenges and shaping Ethiopia's future.
Enabling individuals, especially youth to participate in the creative and digital economy.
We bridge creative youth, partner stakeholders, and government for collective impact.
The Three-Phase Strategic Roadmap & Approach
Implementing other projects taught us valuable lessons that shape our current intervention strategy.
Success happens when society acts as the early adopter. As long as a creative solution genuinely solves a societal pain point, the market will reward it, and the solution will prevail.
Some ideas require a long runway and others a short one. In each case, capital plays a pivotal role to develop the respective market.
Innovation does not come from a boardroom; it comes from the crowd. Having streamlined innovations transforms the whole economic landscape by empowering youth to solve society's problems.
Deliberately designing a policy to help the solutions thrive is crucial for long-term sustainability.
A ladder of economic complexity designed to move the workforce from service delivery to high-tech manufacturing.
Rapid deployment of labor-intensive tech platforms to create immediate jobs.
The Consortium will launch "Creative Kingdom Projects"—proprietary platforms modeled after successes like RIDE.
Sectors include logistics, home services, delivery, and micro-tasks.
Creating the initial millions of jobs, acclimating the market to digital services, and generating transactional data.
This phase moves beyond gig work to empower enterprises through a structured funnel:
Target: Individuals from zero.
Rigorous incubator program to refine concepts and validate problem-solution fit.
Target: Validated ideas.
Scalable Technical Support instead of heavy debt. Tech stack provided to launch.
Target: Startups with traction.
Full access to 2F Capital, market expansion strategies, and policy advocacy.
Transitioning from theoretical learning to physical product creation. The ultimate goal is to ensure Ethiopia becomes a producer nation.
Seed capital for prototyping.
Access to labs, 3D printing & tools.
Direct lines to supply chains.
Ethiopia's premier digital marketplace connecting consumers with innovative products and services. RIDE Market empowers local entrepreneurs and facilitates seamless commerce through cutting-edge technology and secure payment systems.
Leading technology consultant delivering enterprise solutions across Cloud, Connectivity, Mobility, Communication, Data Analytics, and Cyber Security. Teklogix drives digital transformation with extensive industry experience.
Non-governmental organization championing policy advocacy and legal frameworks for Ethiopia's creative economy. Building the regulatory infrastructure that enables innovation to thrive and protect intellectual property.
Strategic investment firm providing capital and expertise to high-growth ventures in Ethiopia's creative and technology sectors. Bridging the funding gap for innovative startups and scaling enterprises.
