EMURGO Africa is the regional entity of EMURGO Middle East & Africa (MEA), a Middle East and Africa-focused entity of Cardano blockchain founding entity EMURGO
EMURGO Africa, the Middle East & Africa-focused entity of Cardano blockchain founding entity EMURGO (
@emurgo_io
), recently launched its official website .
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Visit now to learn more about
#EMURGOAfrica
🌍Join us to talk tech
#funding
and accelerators for female founders.
With the
#EmurgoAfrica
team, Youske (Co-CEO), Shogo (Co-CEO), Ahmed (CEO), Vincent (AdaVerse) and top female founders in Africa
Betty (Telos) , Alice, Sianol (H.E.R DAO), Yvonne
👉
@yos2yos2yos2
gave the toast at the State of Web3 in Africa report launch to the growth and future of Web 3.0. 🥂
🏆 The session was amazing, with good insights shared about the current landscape of Web 3.0 in Africa.
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🚀 Blockchain enthusiasts in Africa, get ready for an incredible event!
Join
#Web3ConnectAfrica
in Lagos, hosted by
@Official_NODO
.
Learn about the latest industry developments and connect with like-minded people. Register now! 🎉
#crypto
#blockchain
🚀 EMURGO Africa was part of the excitement at
@token2049
in Singapore!
Our team showcased EMURGO Africa's commitment to driving blockchain adoption and innovation across the continent. Check out our snapshots from the event
#EMURGOAfrica
#Africa
#Token2049
#Singapore
Cardano is pioneering change in Africa, collaborating with governments to address real-world issues.
5 million students will receive digital IDs on the
#Cardano
platform to combat fraudulent certifications.
Read more:
Hey everyone!👋
Join us tomorrow, Feb 24th 👈
🥅as we discuss with leaders in
#Africa
's
#blockchain
space on the topic: "Does Africa really need blockchain solutions?
or is it just a buzz word?"🤔
Don't miss out on this insightful conversation!
Set a reminder now.⏰👇
🇿🇦 Excited to host our "State of Web 3.0 in Africa" Event in Cape Town supported by
@CV_Labs
. The successful gathering brought together Web 3.0 enthusiasts, featuring insights from prominent figures. 📥 Download the report:
Exciting news! 🎉
EMURGO Africa has partnered with Pan-Atlantic University to drive innovation and create blockchain-based solutions for socio-economic growth in Africa.
Read More:
@pau_nigeria
@PLPAfrica
@CassavaNetwork
EMURGO Africa and its partners were at the Center of Commerce (Kano City) in Nigeria.
Bringing blockchain education to the people of Kano State through the
@BitkovaNg
team, who help educate the locals in Hausa!
It was an exciting moment!🎉
#Cardano
Picture dump on the thread!👇🏽
Hello,
#Twitter
!
Leaders in the
#blockchain
community like Vineeth Bhuvanagiri, Shogo Ishida, Moyo Sodipo, and Tyler Wales will be talking about whether crypto (USD) will help build a global economy.
Set a reminder.
22nd of Dec, 2022
Time: 4 PM GMT+1
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Cardano: a third-generation blockchain merging security, scalability, and functionality. Designed for a sustainable system,
#Cardano
paves the way for seamless integration and advanced decentralized applications.
#CardanoTuesday
We Are Hiring 🥁
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We are excited to announce that our rapidly growing company is currently looking for talented individuals to join our team in the following positions:
Read the thread🧵and Retweet
Happy Independence Day, Nigeria!
As we celebrate 63 years of your vibrant culture and resilience, EMURGO Africa stands proud to be part of your journey towards a brighter future.
#NigeriaAt63
#IndependenceDay
Join Yosuke on Nov 22 at the Cardano Center, Cape Town for EMURGO Africa's 'The State of Web 3.0 in Africa' event.
As Co-CEO of EMURGO Africa and the Middle East, will be a keynote speaker, sharing profound insights on web3 development.
Register :
EMURGO Africa and
@PwC
, one of the leading global accounting firms, proudly unveil the highly anticipated State of Web 3.0 Report.
👏🏽This groundbreaking publication showcases the exponential growth of the global blockchain industry.
Visit
🔼
#EMURGOAfrica
aims to support more than three hundred regional startups through seed funding and incubation, to ultimately have
#Cardano
’s
#blockchain
adopted as the technological platform standard in Africa for socially impactful solutions.
🎉We had a web3 outing with
@Official_NODO
; it was an exciting moment where we heard from thought leaders and engaged with different enthusiasts.
For those who missed it, dumping some pictures on this thread.🧵
Don't miss the next event.😄
There's an old African proverb: if you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together. Thanks for coming with me on Cardano's grand sojourn
Join us for an X Spaces 2023 Web3 Rewind ⏪
on December 21st as we recap the highs & lows of Web 3 in 2023!
Set a reminder here:
Get ready for insights, trends, and the future of Web3!
Excited to launch EMURGO Labs 🚀!
A hub for
#Web3
innovation, leveraging Cardano to transform digital spaces. Let's build the future together! Learn more & get in touch:
😃Step back in time and relive the incredible energy of the Founders and Web3 Meet Up at Hero Restaurant, Trademark Hotel in Nairobi.
Watch now as Web3, VCs, Tech, Lawyers, investors, and developers come together to explore the future of decentralized tech. 🕺💃
Commercial real estate is projected to reach $115 trillion by 2025 but faces hurdles like high capital needs and low liquidity.
for example
@chaincrib
is using the Cardano blockchain to improve how investors enter the real estate market through fractional, tokenized ownership.
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Cardano provides a safe and decentralized platform for transactions and smart contracts, with cheap fees and quick processing times; thus, developing a project on
#Cardano
in Africa is an excellent idea.
🎉We are co-hosting the first Twitter space for 2023 with
@PLPAfrica
.
Education is an important vehicle for adoption.
Let's discuss it!
Join us on February 10, 2023, at 5 p.m. GMT+1.
Don't miss it.
Set a reminder:
#EmurgoAfrica
#Cardano
#PLPAfrica
Adaverse, a
#Cardano
ecosystem accelerator backed by EMURGO Africa that helps African
#Web3
development, recently announced an investment in Afropolitan (Digital Nation).
@Adaverse_Acc
X
@afropolitan
TapTools is a must-have tool for the Cardano community.
The essential tool helps monitor token prices, track portfolios, and provide a friendly way to analyze activities on the network.
Visit:
#CardanoTuesday
Just caught up with the highlights of SAIStival, the
#agritech
event powered by GIZ! 🌟
It was great to hear
@AMAHAmer
CEO of EMURGO Africa, share his insights on the latest advancements in the industry.
Congratulations 🎉to the
@PLPAfrica
team for getting an award during the YES Energy Summit
which occurred in Kenya for training on digital skills and job creation.
Presentation of award by the President of Kenya,
@WilliamsRuto
🚀
📕 State of Web 3.0 in Africa with
@yos2yos2yos2
(Co-CEO of EMURGO MEA) at RareEvo in Denver, Colorado, USA, on August 24th–25th, 2023
Join the Web 3.0 revolution!
Sign up:
😉Today, let's make a thread about the afterparty of the State of Web 3.0 report launch at the Revolver.
Drinks, smiles, networking, and possible business deals have been closed, but you never know.🎉
Web 3.0 is a journey that brings people together.
@AMAHAmer
@AfleadMasa
😃
Curious about the potential of Web3 in Africa?
EMURGO MEA's Co-CEO, Yosuke Yoshida, shares insights in this exclusive interview. Discover how Web3 is shaping the future of the continent.
Read here:
Shogo Ishida (
@shogo_m_i
), our co-CEO of EMURGO Middle East and Africa, will be speaking at the Blockchain Life 2023 event, Crypto Whale Meeting Point, in Dubai, UAE, on October 24-25.
Join us as we explore the future of blockchain technology and crypto innovations.
Investing in Africa was not just a comment but a reality of the EMURGO Africa initiative, and we have invested in over 40 tech companies.
The recently launched report is a contribution to supporting the growth of the Web 3 ecosystem in Africa.
Download a copy link on comment👇🏽
Elevate your Cardano knowledge with our handy Cardano Cheat Sheet!
Discover essential facts, key terms, and top resources to navigate the Cardano ecosystem like a pro.
Download and share the knowledge
Check out the full cheat sheet here:
🤝Join me on 10th March 2023 at 5PM GMT+1 for an exciting Twitter Space on⚡️ "Empowering Women in Web3: Overcoming Challenges and Leveraging Advantages for Success"! 🎉
🎙️ Don't miss out on the chance to connect, learn, and engage with Leaders in the web3 space. See you there!
GM🚀
👨🏽💼One fact about the
#Cardano
Blockchain:
It has a Maximum supply of 45.5 billion $ADA tokens, which is the native token of the Cardano Blockchain.
Cheers to the future of Web 3.0🥂
It was an Exciting moment! 🎊
Web3 Meet Up hosted by
#EmurgoAfrica
,
@CassavaNetwork
, and
@Adaverse_Acc
.
🧲Connected with Web3 experts, VCs, techies, lawyers, investors, and developers at Hero restaurant in Trademark Hotel, Nairobi.
Next time join us😃
#PictureDump
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In addition to this, the development team behind
#Cardano
is actively trying to promote financial inclusion to developing economies, which positions it as an ideal solution for the requirements of a great number of African nations.
Cardano has a vision of a more balanced and sustainable future, where cryptocurrency can provide equality of access to financial services for everyone.
READ the Thread 👇
Combined with the 3.9 million+ active $ADA wallet addresses around the world and one of the largest
#blockchain
in the industry by market capitalization, Cardano is primed for native stablecoin types to take the next leap in onboarding users to gain accessible financial services.
💡
#Web3Insights
on
#Thursday
by
#EMURGOAfrica
🎎Digital currencies & stable coins are revolutionizing the way we transact online.
With faster, cheaper & secure transactions, they offer a powerful alternative to traditional payment methods.
$ADA
#CardanoADA
$USDA
Introducing "The Web3 Connect" Newsletter – your go-to source for Web3 resources and analytics in Africa 🌍
Discover the world of Web3 with us as we delve into the latest trends, opportunities, and strategies.
We are proud to announce our partners! THREAD 🧵
EMURGO Africa invests and partners with Africa-focused enterprises, startups, and accelerators to foster the development of socially impactful solutions on Cardano’s third-generation and environmentally-sustainable blockchain.
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Embrace authentication without central authorities as DID leverages decentralized technologies.
Our identity shifts to digital profiles securely holding usernames, passwords, browsing history, and transactions.
Read more about DID and Self-Sovereign ID:
🌟An Exciting Glimpse into the Future of Web 3.0 in Nigeria 🇳🇬
🗓️On October 27th we hosted "The State of Web 3.0 in Africa" event bringing together the thriving Web 3.0 community in Nigeria.
Download free report:
We all know the gap between traditional finance and DeFi is huge. But, do you know what will help? Stablecoins. Tune in to the
#CardanoSummit2022
to hear more from Vineeth Bhuvanagiri, Head of FinTech.
The agenda is RELEASED!💥
We are very excited to share the incredible line-up of speakers that will present during the
#CardanoSummit2022
.
Check it out and reserve your spot at the event!
See agenda:
Ahmed M. Amer, CEO of EMURGO Africa, said:
"The future of Web 3.0 technologies in Africa is bright, with the potential to drive unprecedented social, financial and economic development across the continent."
Download the report:
2.7 billion people globally don’t have access to the internet. That’s one-third of the world’s population. The majority of which are in Africa. 🌍
40% only of which have access to the internet. In comparison, 64% in Asia and the Pacific, 80% in the Americas, and 89% in Europe.
👉Power Learn Project collaborates with
#EMURGOAfrica
, setting its sights on leveraging
#Cardano
’s blockchain technology towards its goal of training and providing access to opportunities to 1 million software developers across
#Africa
.
@PLPAfrica
👇
Web 3.0 brings people together to discuss and discover better ways to implement solutions that will improve our world.
The report was a contribution to enabling the collective goal of the Web3 community.
Download the report:
Fantastic to have taken part in the Osaka African Business Forum 2023 with EMURGO MEA Co-CEO Yosuke Yoshida, speaking about technological innovation and startup investments in Africa!
👋 Greetings from
@token2049
, Singapore! 🇸🇬
We are here, live and buzzing, at one of the year's most significant crypto events! Make sure to pass by our booth to meet the team🌐
GM🌍
Sub-Saharan Africa is home to a young population. 97% of the population is aged below 65.
In 2021, 45 percent of the population in Sub-Saharan Africa did not have a bank account.
What do you think DeFi means for Africa?
Read the Report:
Did you know that Cardano's multi-layered architecture enables lightning-fast transactions? 💨
💳 Faster than Visa's processing capabilities of 65,000 TPS!
#CardanoTuesday
🚀We're in Tokyo to share our newly released Web 3.0 in Africa report with a diverse and influential audience of Web3 service companies, corporates, media, and more.
Download the report here:
#Web3
#Africa
#Blockchain
#Technology
#EMURGO
#Cardano
Exciting news coming from the amazing
@EmurgoAfrica
team! 🚀
In collaboration with
@PwC
EMURGO Africa released a comprehensive report showcasing the exponential growth of the global blockchain industry entitled "The State of Web3.0 Report."
EMURGO Middle East & Africa co-CEOS
🌍Join us to talk on What a Female Founder needs to know!
👏With the Leaders in the tech space, Barbara Iyayi (Founder & Managing Partner, Unicorn Growth Capital.),Shogo Ishida (Co-CEO and Director
#EmurgoAfrica
), Vincent (Founding Partner, AdaVerse)
👉
⌛️Happening in 1 hour: Is Blockchain creating possibilities in Africa ?
Join us for an engaging
#TwitterSpace
with
@AstarterDefiHub
to connect, learn, and share insights with the community.
See you there!
The $100 Million USD investment vehicle initiative by EMURGO Africa is building the necessary parts to ensure it achieves its goals.
At the State of Web 3.0 report launch, the CEO
@AMAHAmer
of EMURGO Africa announced the launch of EMURGO Labs.
Read: 🎉
The Web 3.0 environment in Kenya is still developing and evolving.
As of January 2022, only 42% of the population had access to the internet, which indicates a significant digital divide and limited access to Web 3.0 technologies.
Read more:👏🏽
Insights from Blockchain Life Dubai 🇦🇪
@shogo_m_i
, our Co-CEO, shared lessons from challenging blockchain implementations in the "Web3 Use Cases Applications" panel. The event covered successful implementations, industry needs, regulatory challenges, and tech advancements
Join us in Cape Town on November 22nd at the Cardano Center for EMURGO Africa's 'The State of Web 3.0 in Africa' event! 📢
Explore the future of Web 3.0, its impact on Africa, and more with keynote speakers.
Register here to attend:
📢 What happened on May 26, 2023?
Co-Ceo
@shogo_m_i
was thrilled to have visited
@pau_nigeria
!
Engaged with Students and shared insights on how blockchain can tackle social issues in Africa.💡
👏🏽The students' enthusiasm and thought-provoking questions were inspiring.
Join us for the 'The State of Web 3.0 in Africa' event at 180 Lounge in Cape Town on November 22.
Dive into a compelling panel discussion, "Blockchain-Powered Transformation: Africa's Journey to Web 3.0"
Register here to attend:
We're thrilled to announce that EMURGO Kepple Ventures, our joint venture with Kepple Africa Ventures, has invested in 10 startups
This milestone underscores EKV's commitment to driving technological innovation and empowering local communities
Read more
Join
@Adaverse_Acc
for the first Investor Roundtable of 2024 on Jan 25th, 1 PM EST /6 PM UTC.
Collaborating with
@Techstars
and
@PlugandPlayTC
to delve into Web3 trends, startup scaling, and blockchain intricacies.
Don't miss out!
Register now:
Hey everyone!
🚀 Get ready for our first 2024 Investor Roundtable this January!
📅 Thur 25, 2024
⏰ 1 PM EST / 6 PM UTC / 7 PM WAT
📍 Zoom:
We're teaming up with
@Techstars
and
@PlugandPlayTC
to explore scaling in emerging markets for startups.
Power Learn Project (
@PLPAfrica
) and EMURGO Africa join forces with Institute of Accountancy Arusha (
@iaatanzania
)to empower Tanzania's tech ecosystem.
Together, we're forging a strategic partnership for innovation and education!
Read the press release:
#Cardano
Blockchain 🚀is all about community and environmental friendliness.
Uses Proof of Stake (PoS)🎉
💡Validators are randomly selected to produce blocks based on the amount of ADA they have staked.
💡Validators who produce valid blocks are rewarded with ADA.
Job opportunity alert! 🚨
🤝We're looking for a talented and passionate Project manager to join our team.
⚡️If you're driven, innovative, and eager to make an impact, this could be the perfect fit for you. !
#hiring
Visit:
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The Web3 business in Morocco is in a state of flux. While the public interest in crypto is surging in Africa’s fifth biggest economy, the official stance remains ambiguous, presenting both obstacles and potential opportunities.
Read more:
📢Kenya's Web 3.0 landscape is evolving, overcoming digital barriers.
👏🏽More users, mobile devices, and connectivity boost access to online services.
State of Web3.0 in Africa report launches tomorrow🚀
EMURGO Africa at Uganda Investor Summit 🇺🇬
EMURGO MEA Co-CEO
@shogo_m_i
met with Monica Musenero, Ugandan Minister of Science and Technology at the National Science Week 2023 Investor Summit
The two discussed the startup environment in Uganda and how EMURGO Africa can support
🌍 Unlocking Africa's Potential: Discover the Untapped Power of Web 3.0 Technologies for Social and Economic Development.
The report will spark collaboration and drive positive change among stakeholders.
Don't miss it!📢
@Official_NODO
@GreenHouseCap_
@Adaverse_Acc
@CV_Labs
The CEO of EMURGO Africa
@AMAHAmer
will be speaking at the Kenya Blockchain and Crypto Conference in 2023.
Will be sharing insights on the state of Web3 in Africa.
Download the report
In 2021, the Ethiopian government partnered with
#Cardano
to develop a national blockchain-based student credentialing system.
Can you identify anyone in the picture?😃
Download the report:
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👨🔧 Project Manager: We are seeking a detail-oriented Project Manager who will be responsible for overseeing and coordinating the planning, implementation, and tracking of specific projects.
Visit: to apply! and share with your network.
#EmurgoAfrica
has invested in and partnered with Africa-focused enterprises, startups, and accelerators to foster the development of socially impactful solutions on
#Cardano
’s third-generation, environmentally sustainable
#blockchain
.
Let's learn more about it. THREAD 🧵👇
Effect of Digital ID Implementation in Low-Income Countries.
In this blog, we explore the effect of digital ID implementation in the context of low-income countries such as Sub-Saharan Africa.
Read here:
Are you ready to meet and network with the best tech minds? 🎊
🧲Join us at the Decentralized Networking event.
📍Wednesday, Feb 1st at 7:30 PM at Avant Garde BSC, Ikoyi.
secure a spot 👈
Register:
Presenting the "Finnovating for Africa" podcast with
@DisruptAfrica
. 🎙️ Explore African fintech's trends, opportunities, and challenges in two insightful episodes with
@shogo_m_i
and
@AMAHAmer
🔊 Episode 1:
🔊 Episode 2:
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💰 CFO / Finance Manager: We are searching for a skilled CFO / Finance Manager who will be responsible for managing our company's financial planning and analysis, budgeting, and forecasting activities.
🗞️Today at Tech Connect Africa in Ghana, Alex Hiyashi spoke on Web3 in Africa and gave insights on how Emurgo Africa has been taking action in the bear market.
#TCA22
#EmurgoAfrica
#CardanoADA
#Emurgo