The African Crypto & Blockchain Accelerator – supported by Cardano & Seedstars – aims to identify and invest in ventures with the potential to become high-growth companies and entrepreneurs that aim to build Blockchain solutions based on the Cardano public blockchain platform.
Cardano and Seedstars will support ventures with the right tools and methods to gain the first traction and scale their solutions.
Who can Participate?
- Pre-Seed and Seed stage technology companies
- Ventures located in Africa
- Sector agnostic with a focus on technology companies that aim or are to build Crypto or Blockchain solutions based on the Cardano public blockchain platform
Benefits
- Mentorship: 1:1 mentorship support
- Network: Access to the Seedstars global network (250k experts)
- Investment: Exposure to potential investors in the industry
- Demo Day”: Teams graduating the Acceleration program will be invited to pitch at an international Demo Day
Programme Timeline
- Launch call for application: 15th of October 2021
- Application deadline: 15th of December 2021
- Selection of Participants: anuary – 1st of February 2022
- Programme kick-off: 1st – 3rd of March 2022
- Final bootcamp and Demo Day: 24th-26th of May 2022
Seedstars is a Swiss-based group with the mission to impact people’s lives in emerging markets through technology and entrepreneurship, with a particular focus on the Sustainable Development Goals of the UN.
Seedstars connects stakeholders, builds companies from scratch with public and private partners, and invests in high-growth ventures within these ecosystems. Seedstars aims at fostering impact investing and impact entrepreneurship over the world. Through different activities, that range from venture scouting, events organization to company building and entrepreneurial education programs.
Click here to pre-register.
