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TBD Africa (Block) Seed Program

Key Information

Organisation

Block (TBD)

Status

Open

Type

Seed Funding

Amount

USD 50,000 – 250,000

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Description

Investing in decentralized identity and payment rails for the African continent.

Eligibility Criteria

Founders building on open protocols (like tbDEX) to solve financial access.

Focus Sectors

Web3, Identity, Payments

Equity Terms

Equity or Grants; focus on open-source and interoperable protocols.

Startups That Could Apply

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Stitch South Africa Payment infrastructure for Africa

SafeBoda Safer bodas for Kampala

Union54 Zambia's fintech unicorn story

Kiira Motors Corporation East Africa's first solar bus

Kasha Rwanda Women's health e-commerce

mPharma Ghana Reimagining African pharmacy

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