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Based Founders Fellowship - Africa

Based Founders Fellowship - Africa

Based Founders Fellowship - Africa

Based Founders Fellowship - Africa

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    Africa's Premier Onchain Founders program

    Based Founders Fellowship (BFF) - Africa is a 2 week program designed to provide an immersive experience for high performing founders, to connect and learn from industry experts how to build high performing crypto ventures in Africa.

    BFF - Africa integrates key elements of venture growth and builder support physically in Nairobi, Kenya, with an exciting Demo day to pitch to top global VCs, and receive competitive post-program support.

    Selection Criteria:

    • Launched with at least 1000 users onchain
    • Product serving the African market
    • Deployed onchain, but highly interested in integrating Base
    • Committed to a 10 day IRL program in Nairobi
    • Currently fundraising
    • BASED team

    Possible verticals your project could be in:

    • Prediction Markets
    • Stablecoin Use-Cases (local currency stablecoins, and USDC, USDT, eYuan options)
    • Onchain Identity
    • AI on Chain - Smart Contracts
    • Reward Systems (Loyalty points, Cashbacks, and other forms of rewards onchain)
    • Safe self-custodial crypto solutions
    • SACCOs (Savings and Credit Coops) - Lending, and DAOs on Base
    • Any other Based use cases

    Rules

    Follow the Code of Conduct.

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    Africa's Premier Onchain Founders program

    Runs from

    Aug 9 - Sep 26, 2025

    Happening

    Nairobi, Kenya

    Closes in

    34d:0h:10m

    Based Founders Fellowship (BFF) - Africa is a 2 week program designed to provide an immersive experience for high performing founders, to connect and learn from industry experts how to build high performing crypto ventures in Africa.

    BFF - Africa integrates key elements of venture growth and builder support physically in Nairobi, Kenya, with an exciting Demo day to pitch to top global VCs, and receive competitive post-program support.

    Selection Criteria:

    • Launched with at least 1000 users onchain
    • Product serving the African market
    • Deployed onchain, but highly interested in integrating Base
    • Committed to a 10 day IRL program in Nairobi
    • Currently fundraising
    • BASED team

    Possible verticals your project could be in:

    • Prediction Markets
    • Stablecoin Use-Cases (local currency stablecoins, and USDC, USDT, eYuan options)
    • Onchain Identity
    • AI on Chain - Smart Contracts
    • Reward Systems (Loyalty points, Cashbacks, and other forms of rewards onchain)
    • Safe self-custodial crypto solutions
    • SACCOs (Savings and Credit Coops) - Lending, and DAOs on Base
    • Any other Based use cases

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    Sponsors

    Sponsors

    Organizers

    UtuBased East AfricaBased Southern AfricaBased West Africa

    Sponsors

    Sponsors

    Organizers

    UtuBased East AfricaBased Southern AfricaBased West Africa

    FAQs

    Team size

    1 - 5

    Registration costs?

    Nada.

    Team size

    1 - 5

    Registration costs?

    Nada.

    Got more questions? Reach out to [email protected]

    FAQs

    Team size

    1 - 5

    Registration costs?

    Nada.

    Team size

    1 - 5

    Registration costs?

    Nada.

    Got more questions? Reach out to [email protected]