The African Blockchain Incubation Programme has invited blockchain startups from Egypt and Zimbabwe to apply for the upcoming Programme aimed at encouraging creativity and ideas around distributed ledger technologies.

The organisers of the event are looking for ambitious individuals that are forward-thinking, innovative, and have strong backgrounds in computer science.

Qualified candidates will be taken through a structured four-month course of workshops, training, development, mentoring sessions and community events, while the programme also provides a robust set of resources for new founders to use to launch and scale a startup.

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This includes platform support, business support, and access to economists and investors. The programme concludes with a demo day where participants will pitch their business to investors, experts, and the wider blockchain community.

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Interested parties can apply here until January 31, with both idea stage and early-stage companies encouraged to apply.

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