The French Embassy has revealed the 14 inaugural winners of the Habesha Creative Lab, a program launched under the Ethio-French Touch initiative to support Ethiopia’s cultural and digital creative industries.
The Habesha Creative Lab, set to officially open on May 24, 2025, at the Alliance Ethio-Française, provides support to entrepreneurs working in:
- Animation
- Video games
- Virtual reality (VR)
- Augmented reality (AR)
- Artificial intelligence (AI)
- Digital design
Support Offered to Participants
- Tailored mentorship and business coaching
- Technical training
- Access to co-working space
- Project funding (up to €10,000)
Selected Projects
For Incubation:
- One More Round – Animation
- Hiyaw Initiative – Animation
- Lomi – Video game
- Digital Hands – AR
- VR-SPPT – VR
- NARO – AR
For Acceleration:
- Behagerlij Kids – Animation
- Lijinet – Animation
- Keffa the Curious Goat – Animation
- Dade Kits – Video game
- Enechawet Ethiopia – Video game
- Tsehafe-Gojjo – VR
- Pro Kelem – VR
- Lucy AI – AI
What’s Next?
A new phase of the program focusing on women entrepreneurs in the cultural and creative industries will launch in August 2025.
Partners: Alliance Ethio-Française, SPOC, Iceaddis, Diversion, 3DNetInfo, Rubika
