emurgo africa
Connecting The Middle East & Africa with Web3.
EMURGO Africa is the Middle East and Africa-based entity of EMURGO, focusing on regional adoption of Cardano and Web3 technologies.
our Focus
Investing and supporting regional Web3 startups.
Africa focuses on a comprehensive strategy including building local communities, investment in, and acceleration of talented local Web3 entrepreneurs and startups building on Web3 solutions with a focus on Cardano.
Solve regional and local problems
Web3 solutions built on Cardano can impact local populations by solving economic inefficiencies and other problems stemming from a lack of transparency and accountability.
Invest in, accelerate, and support regional Web3 startups
Drive adoption of Cardano and Web3 technologies through active investment in and acceleration of selected blockchain startups building socially impactful Web solutions.
Raise local awareness of Cardano and Web3
Foster growth of local blockchain communities and raise awareness of the economic benefits Cardano and Web3 technologies can provide to businesses and users.
Create dialogue and network regional and local stakeholders
Connect and engage with regional and local policymakers to bring societal benefits through Web3 solutions.
Our Products
Building socially impactful solutions.
EMURGO’s Africa team is focused on building platforms that provide unparalleled solutions to different stakeholders across the region.
EMURGO labs
EMURGO Labs enables Web2 and Web3 technologies to scale across borders.
Labs is the flagship accelerator and development entity of EMURGO Middle East & Africa.
Accelerate portfolio companies of EMURGO MEA.
Develop Web3 products, services, and solutions architectures.
Bridge the technical knowledge gap between Web2 organizations and Cardano.
NODO
The most trusted news source for Web3 in Africa.
NODO is a pan-African Web3 Discovery and News platform with a vision to inform and educate consumers on the latest Web3 products and services being developed across fifty-five countries within the African continent.
NODO News
Reliable and accurate news from a world-class editorial team aimed at empowering African consumers with knowledge and literacy about Web3 products and services.
NODO Discover
A sole comprehensive information portal for consumers to discover, learn, and support pan-African Web3 products and services.
NODO Grants
Assist Cardano Web3 projects to form and build their online communities and support their growth via EMURGO’s other business units.
Web3 Frontrunner 100
An updating list of Africa’s Web3 leaders taking on the challenge of building Africa’s next-generation financial infrastructure.
investments
Backing the most exciting Web3 startups in Africa.
Afriblocks
The SaaS-enabled Pan-African freelance marketplace
Nestcoin
Democratizing access to economic opportunity for everyday people in frontier markets
Afriex
We are a global payment company that makes it easy to send and receive money internationally.
Cassava Network
Africa’s Web3 Platform for Entertainment, Rewards and Games Building the bridge for Web2 to Web3
HIsa
We are Africa’s first wealth management platform that makes investing social. We allow users access to different investment options like stocks and ETFs.
Hustlesasa
hustlesasa is the #1 platform for creators to sell online. We help creators to start, run, and grow their business.
FOnBnk
We are the leading global marketplace enabling you to convert your airtime into digital money. And for a limited time, we will even pay you to try us out
Momint
Momint is a social app that enables you to connect with like-minded people and become part of online communities. Learn about Blockchain Technology.
Kabuk Style inc
KabuK simplifies travel payments by allowing users to accumulate monthly payments, eliminating the need for repetitive data entry and payments for each booking.
Scalex
One-stop platform for secure real estate management and transaction
Connecting Africa to Cardano and Web3
Cardano commercialization arm EMURGO will invest over $200 million to support Africa’s ecosystem growth over the next three years
Ken Kodama
Founder and CEO, EMURGO