ABOUT

We connect companies with the people and skills they need to grow. As a co-founder of Innovation City Cape Town, we open doors to multinationals, scale-ups, start-ups, and leading African VCs. We also link into Epicentre Stockholm.

Why it matters

Direct access: Warm introductions to decision-makers across Africa and Europe.
Practical help: We enable teams and guide the process from the first meeting to a signed deal.
Repeatable outcomes: Clear steps, fast feedback, and measurable results.

Europe access

Through KKIH’s board role at Business Ireland South Africa (via founder Kieno Kammies), we extend your reach into Europe and the major global tech firms based there. We also have a business called Innovate Global, which helps companies to operationalise in Europe and Africa.

Media engine

KKIH backs this network with media that gets attention and trust:

Innovate Africa is a media business that produces innovative TV content in partnership with Business Day TV (Sub-Saharan Africa), broadcasting to the most influential business leaders.
The Story Design Academy, co-founded with Hollywood producer Ethan Lader, also teaches businesses how to land their results-driven, authentic storries

OUR PARTNERS

KKI's DNA is collaboration, and these are some of our core partners

Stephan Ekbergh

Innovation City - Co-Founder

Stephan is a business genius, having built Travelstart into a multi-billion rand business. Together with Kieno Kammies (KKI Founder), they launched Innovation City, Africa's premier Innovation collaboration hub. Innovation City gives you access to multinational companies, scale-ups, start-ups and Africa's best digital skills.

John Kamara

Adanian Labs - Web 3.0

If you want to do business in Africa, talk to us first. Through our partnership with Adanian Labs, KKI will give you access to funding, venture building, de-risking and the ability to scale your business in Africa safely.

Over and above this, getting African skills ready for the rest of the world is a key driver of our partnmership.

Ethan Lader

Story Design Academy

Ethan is an award-winning director based in Los Angeles, CA. His expansive portfolio includes directorial campaigns with major brands such as Disney, Nickelodeon Jr., Google, Spotify, Volkswagen, Ford, and American Idol, as well as top-charting artists including Bruno Mars, Mariah Carey, Wiz Khalifa, and many more, racking up over 5 Billion Youtube views worldwide.

Along with KKI, Ethan will co-found the Story Design Academy based in Cape Town and Los Angeles.

Burak Akinci

AYOBA CEO

Ayoba is Africa's super app, backed by MTN, the biggest telco in Africa. KKI and Ayoba have partnered to form Disruption Monitor, which has generated a 335 000 subscriber base in Ghana, Nigeria, South Africa, Ivory, Cameroon and more. With a successful POC, commercialisation is next for the partnership.