Kosovo's Startup Hub

Innovation Centre Kosovo (ICK)

is a center whose aim is to connect

research and development component

of scientific field with the business

sector, focusing on creating new job

opportunities oriented towards the

future, based on knowledge and

new technology.

ABOUT US

Innovation Centre Kosovo (ICK) was

founded to support entrepreneurship,

innovation and commercially based

business development, with a focus

on information and communication

technology. The centre supports both

startups and existing companies with

the potential for growth. ICK supports

creation of new jobs through the

businesses that supports and train

young people for jobs in the broader

marketplace. ICK is a hub for

connecting new ideas and

technology with human and financial

resources to create or expand

commercially viable companies that

can successfully fill the needs in the

market, generating sales, trade, local

productive capacity and skilled

employment.

ABOUT US

Innovation Centre Kosovo offers incubator

services, mentoring, consulting and

training to entrepreneurs and managers in

business planning, accounting, finance,

product/service development, marketing/

sales, human resources, technology

development and transfer, and

matchmaking with local, regional and

international businesses. The

establishment of ICK was financially

supported by the Norwegian Ministry of

Foreign Affairs. ICK was initiated in June

2012 as a project of Athene

Prosjektledelse, Norway and the Kosovo

Association of Information and

Communication Technology (STIKK) with

Crimson Capital LLC, Kosovo being the

main cooperating partner on this initiative.

Currently ICK is funded by the Embassy of

Sweden in Prishtina and the Royal

Norwegian Embassy in Prishtina.

ABOUT US

MISSION

To create new jobs and business prosperity in Kosovo’s ICT and Green

Energy sectors through innovation, supporting entrepreneurs, start-ups

and existing businesses.

VISION

ICK is the leading integrator of innovative businesses and economic

development, aiding the visibility of Kosovo. ICK’s sole objective is to create an

environment where entrepreneurs can tap into the deep expertise, enthusiastic

talent, proven service providers and access to financing, such as angel and VC

Investors that live and work in our part of the world. Local community ideas,

needs and contributions are an essential element of our plan for success.

ICK Incubator provides an engaging environment for commercialization of viable business ideas, as well as visibility in the market for both new and existing companies. The ICK Incubator provides pre-incubation, incubation and virtual incubation services, depending on the experience of the team and level of development of the business idea.

BUSINESS INCUBATOR

Incubation Services Packages - are made from a

combination of the below listed services, according to the development stage of their business venture:

- All the necessary expertise to turn your commercial ICT idea into a profitable business

- Hosting Services – Modern Office Space/ Conference & Meeting Room/ Internet access/ Security/ Electricity/ Water/ Heating/ Air Condition/ Cleaning/ Kitchen/ Facility Maintenance etc.

- Consulting Services – Business Support and Development Services / Management/ Marketing and Sales/HR

- Mentorship through +10 professional mentors from ICT sector and Business Industry

- Operational Support – IT Support and Communication Services

- Access to local and international networks/ Conferences/ B2Bs/ Matchmaking program

- Help in finding sources of financing

- Development of product prototype or industrial design

- Social area services - ICK Event Area/ Business Presentations/ Product launch etc.

- Promotional campaign through ICK media network (social media; online portals; TV media etc.)

- Virtual, Alumni and Graduation support

Value Added Services through ICK Partners

- Amazon Web Service Partner

- Microsoft BizSpark Network Partner

BUSINESS INCUBATOR

13CALLS FOR

BUSINESS IDEAS

3Fast

Track

1Woman

Edition

457Business ideas

reviewed144

Teams pitched

ideas

+100,000€GRANTS

AWARDED

109STARTUPS

+550JOBS CREATED

B2B,

FAIRS AND CONFERENCES

+100

45WOMEN

CO-FOUNDERS

+100WOMEN

EMPLOYEES

BUSINESS

INCUBATOR

RESULTS

+20Global

Awards

+250Products

developed &

launched

+60Startups

doing business

8Direct

investments

51New

registered

businesses

Training Department provides special

training services and deliver

marketoriented, high quality courses

improving the skills of the general

workforce, including Incubator tenants,

business people, ICT professionals, public

administration and civil society.

TRAININGS

Training Department also serves as a link between

private companies and certified trainees.

ICK provides a perfect blend of high quality

undergraduate, postgraduate and professional education with a state-of-theart learning environment

in a range of subject areas including Business, ICT,

Accounting, Sales and Marketing, Management, Career Guidance, HRM and Special Focused training

courses.

Our courses suits beginners as well as advanced

users to augment their technical capabilities to excel

in career. Our unique pool of training enhances skills and contributes to career and organizational success.

We're continuously tracking the latest ICT & business

trends and monitoring trainee/employee attitudes to

ensure our content is relevant, practical and useful.

Some of our training courses include: iOS

Programming, Objective-C Programming, Android App Development, 3D Animation and Visual Effects,

Infographics Design & Data Visualization,

HTML/CSS3 WED Design, PH5 Web Application, AutoCAD LT Fundamentals, AutoCAD 3D Drawing

and Modeling, Internet Marketing, Search Engine

Optimization (SEO), Social Media for Business, Motion Graphics for Broadcast, Adobe Premiere Pro,

Python Programming, Linux Programming, JAVA

Programming, Advanced Cyber Security, Embedded Systems, Branding, Marketing, Carrier Guidance,

Management and Pitching training.

TRAININGS

iOS

php

Android

AutoCAD

3D

animation

Motion

Graphics

Cyber

Security

Internet

Marketing

& SEO

Python

Linux

Java

html

80% ICT

20% BUSINESS

1,341TRAINEES

1,197CERTIFIED

66% MALE

34% FEMALE

TRAININGS

120COURSES

Events Department is a multimedia space,

dedicated to hosting different types of events,

with the purpose of networking, matchmaking,

competing, product launching and learning, in

an open, casual and friendly way.

ICK is a hub for entrepreneurial and ICT

events (local and international) in Kosovo, and

actively partners with different organizations

and stakeholders in support of its mission.

EVENTS

ICK promotes entrepreneurship and innovation, by organizing B2B, matchmaking and networking events, pitching events, workshops, fairs, webinars, competitions and hackathones, app camps, boot camps, product launching events, conferences, math and coding events for children, multimedia events, social events and gatherings.

Some of the main local and international events include: Global Entrepreneurship Week, Innovation Week, NASA Space Apps Challenge, Startup Week, Startup Weekend, Startup Grind by Google for Entrepreneurs, Hello Tomorrow

Challenge, KosICT, FuckUp Nights Prishtina, App Camp, Digital Festival, Business Tuesday, Youth Film Fest, Pioneers of the Balkans (Startup Live), Hour of Code, Crowdsourcing and Crowdfunding Meetups, Triton (planet of gamers), Pitching events for Startups, competitions and numerous launches of companies, products and programs.

ICK also enables people all over the country to plan, promote, and sell out different kind of events. Our event management tools make it easy to set up.

EVENTS

Workshops

Fairs

Boot Camps

B2B

Webinars

Hackathons

ConferencesSocial

Competitions

Matchmaking

Multimedia

Pitching

+22,000ATTENDEES

60% MALE

40% FEMALE

242EVENTS

Coworking is a style of work that involves a

shared working environment, sometimes an

office, incorporated with independent activity.

Unlike in a typical office environment, people

coworking at ICK are usually not employed by

the same organization.

Being an entrepreneur is sometimes lonely

work, and having a bunch of founders and

partners around makes it a lot easier.

COWORKING SPACE

ICK is a pioneer in introducing it to Kosovo, and for us – coworking is all about mobility and flexibility, and we have stretched this concept to unlimited possibilities, where variety has plenty of space to roam and explore. Through coworking space, ICK identifies and supports talents, freelancers and teams engaged in projects, with potential in becoming registered companies.

We build the community, before building the space! We're not making a profit, we're making a community! Before you strike out on your own and get locked into a lease, consider a coworking space.

We have 30 available seats.

COWORKING SPACE

COWORKING

SPACE

+170MEMBERS

International Clients

from +15 countries

Consultants

Freelancers

Guests Students

External

experts

Pre-Incubation

Teams

40% FEMALE60% MALE

INTERNATIONAL PRIZES

3

NASA Space Apps Challenge, People's Choice Award 2015 (NatEv Explorer Team)

Brand & Community Champions (Global Entrepreneurship Congress)

2nd Runner-up at Global Startup Weekend

+70,000ONLINE

COMMUNITY

+50LOCAL & INTERNATIONAL

PARTNERSHIPS

+1,100MEDIA

APPEARANCES

PARTNERS

MEMBERSHIPS

ickosovo.com

Innovation Centre Kosovo

Rexhep Mala str. 28A

10000 Prishtina, Kosovo

+381 (0) 38 77 11 80

info@ickosovo.com