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Swiss State Secretariat Helps Blockchain Incubator Firm Set Up Base in South Africa

16th July 2021 by admin

shutterstock 1954069780 Swiss State Secretariat Helps Blockchain Incubator Firm Set Up Base in South Africa

Switzerland’s State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO) is reportedly helping Crypto Valley Venture Capital (CVVC), a blockchain business incubator, set up an office in South Africa. According to SECO, this move fits with Switzerland’s policy of supporting private firms that seek to help African blockchain start-ups.

Funding for Successful Applicants

According to a Swissinfo report, CVVC will fund the best blockchain start-ups “in South Africa, Nigeria, Kenya, Rwanda, Congo and other countries.” The report adds that the initial five successful applicants will each receive $ 125,000 (CHF114,000) from the incubator while SECO will also chip in with a contribution of over $ 270,000 in the first year of the project.

In addition, the report also quotes a SECO representative explaining some of the objectives of this funding initiative. The SECO rep is quoted as saying:

This start-up funding is intended to show that investments in African start-ups that develop blockchain-based solutions for the challenges on the African continent are worthwhile. This positive demonstration could mobilise further private capital and generate jobs.

Projects Must Demonstrate Utility

However, according to Gideon Greaves, the managing director of CVVC South Africa hub, the African blockchain start-ups applying for funding need to demonstrate that their projects can solve challenges that are specific to their regions. For instance, Greaves is quoted as pointing to problems that are faced by immigrants when sending money home as one challenge that can be solved using the blockchain.

Meanwhile, the Swissinfo report says that in addition to the incubation project, the Swiss embassy and the University of Zurich will “establish a blockchain chair at the University of Johannesburg, part-financed by both Switzerland and South Africa.”

What are your thoughts on Switzerland’s policy of funding African blockchain start-ups? Tell us what you think in the comments section below.

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