DFS Lab and the Stellar Development Foundation are launching their second Blockchain Bootcamp in April 2022, bringing together 10 African startups to build payment and financial inclusion solutions on Stellar over three days, with winners receiving prizes and demo day pitching opportunities.
DFS Lab and @StellarOrg announced the second Blockchain Bootcamp, running April 26-28, 2022, featuring 10 early to mid-stage African companies building on Stellar. Participants include Crop2Cash, Link, PayBox, Kingdom, OYSTR Finance, Tribbe Nation, Tembo, Centiiv, Bitpowr, and PesaKit, each planning to integrate Stellar for cross-border payments, stablecoins, financial inclusion, and DeFi solutions. The bootcamp culminates in a demo day where startups pitch to investors with opportunities to raise funds from both investors and SDF. Solutions address real-world problems including remittances, mobile money interoperability, farmer financing, and banking the unbanked across Africa.
