NODO, the Pan African Web3 discovery and news platform, has officially partnered with Swiss venture capital CV VC that targets at blockchain startups for investment. The collaboration makes NODO an official media partner of CV Summit Africa, the first-ever flagship CV conference on the continent.

This comes amid an urgent need for the promotion of awareness about blockchain technologies in a time when the continent needs to adopt them to solves most of its social and economic challenges.

Shogo Ishida, Executive Director of NODO and Co-CEO of EMURGO Middle East and Africa, said in a press statement on May 2 that blockchain entities need to work together towards the common goal of entrenching blockchain use on the continent.

“By leveraging the deep knowledge and industry insights of NODO, EMURGO Africa, and CV VC, we are working to build a robust Web3 network together to support emerging Web3 projects in Africa.” Ishida said. “Using this powerful network, we aim to connect the African population to innovative financial opportunities enabled by blockchain and Web3.”

Ishida and Yosuke Yoshida, co-CEOs of EMURGO Middle East and Africa, are among the key speakers at the CV Summit Africa on May 4 and 5, in Cape Town, South Africa. EMURGO Africa is the founding entity of NODO.

CV VC’s Managing Director of Africa Gideon Greaves hailed NODO’s efforts at creating Web3 awareness in Africa through its blockchain features, analysis, listicles, opinion and market news, that have seen mass readership since it’s launch on Mar. 1 this year.

NODO Is Verified Source of Web3 Information In Africa

*(Cape Town, where the CV Summit Africa will be held in May 4 and 5, 2023 / Faustine Ngila, NODO News)*

“CV VC Africa is honored to partner with the team at NODO. Their energy, expertise and determination is admirable. Africa needs responsive knowledge and information channels, which showcase and highlight the emergence of African founders who are building a better future,” Greaves said in the statement.

NODO will be providing live coverage and interviews at the Cape Town summit, converging all Web3 knowledge on Africa at the event into one news portal. “NODO is enacting this with gusto. As an early stage blockchain investor, CV VC has already invested in 12 brilliant teams across Africa and currently has 3 other teams within its acceleration program. We look forward to our mutual knowledge sharing, building and growing Africa Web3 in partnership with NODO,” Greaves noted.

NODO has two main product lines: NODO News and NODO Discover. NODO News is a one-stop site for all Web3 news and feature coverage, and provides exclusive verified editorial information as most African media houses keep shying away from covering blockchain-related technologies. NODO Discover is a first of its kind information portal to discover, learn about, and support pan-African Web3 products, startups, and services.

The media startup also launched its first-ever expert directory for Web3 projects and VCs across Africa, NODO Web3 Frontrunner 100. It currently offers NODO GRANTS for African Web3 business ideas and products with up to $25,000 in rewards.

-Edited by Faustine Ngila, Shigeru Sato
-Top Photo: Cape Town’s Table Mountain behind the central business district/NODO News)