| Date | Title | Description |
| 18.08.2025 | TurnStay, a South African travel fintech Raises $2M in seed funding | South African travel fintech TurnStay has raised $2 million in a seed funding round to expand its payment infrastructure across African markets. The round was led by First Circle Capital, with participation from TLcom Capital, Enza Capital,... |
| 09.08.2025 | TurnStay Secures $2M to Revolutionize African Travel Payments | South African fintech TurnStay secured $2M in seed funding. This capital fuels its mission to transform African travel payments. The firm confronts high transaction costs and slow settlements plaguing the continent's tourism sector. TurnSta... |
| 09.08.2025 | SA travel fintech TurnStay raises $2 M to accelerate Africa expansion | Fintech centered on travel in South Africa In order to support its growth in African markets and improve its fintech infrastructure for travel and tourism operators, TurnStay has raised US$2 million in a seed round of funding.
TurnStay, whi... |
| 08.08.2025 | South African fintech startups to watch in 2025 | South Africa’s fintech space is one of the most developed in Africa. It makes up nearly 40% of the continent’s total fintech earnings. In 2023, Disrupt Africa counted over 140 fintech startups in the country. Around 30% South Africa’s finte... |
| 07.08.2025 | Africa: Turnstay Raises $2m to Scale Travel Payments Across Africa | South African travel-focused fintech TurnStay has raised $2 million in seed funding to expand across African markets
The round was led by First Circle Capital and joined by TLcom Capital, Enza Capital, Incisive Ventures, CVVC, and Equitable... |
| 05.08.2025 | South African Travel Fintech TurnStay Raises $2M to Accelerate Africa Expansion | Share this:
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| 30.07.2025 | Blockchain booms in Africa as use cases multiply | Blockchain technology is maturing on the African continent as use cases beyond cryptocurrency gain traction – in areas such as digital identity, payments, agriculture and data management.
This is according to the Africa Blockchain Report 20... |
| 11.07.2025 | What Africa’s 2024 blockchain funding says about investor priorities | After a record run, investor attention is shifting—and that says a lot about where blockchain is going in Africa.
Africa’s blockchain sector has hit a decline since its funding peak in 2022. Now, the industry is akin to a baby learning how ... |
| 27.05.2025 | Growth catalysts for the Swiss startup ecosystem |
Effective 1st June, Anja Isabella König, Global Head of the Novartis Venture Fund, will become a member of the Innosuisse Board. Elected by the Federal Council elected, König brings extensive experience in science, consulting, industry and... |
| 17.07.2024 | Africa’s Regulatory Push Paves the Way for Funding Rebound | Share this:
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| 26.06.2024 | Relai gewinnt Swiss Crypto Award |
Die «Swiss Crypto Awards» wurden ins Leben gerufen, um herausragende Leistungen in der Schweizer Krypto- und Blockchain-Industrie zu würdigen und Vertrauen sowie Anerkennung innerhalb der traditionellen Finanzwelt als auch im Bereich der d... |
| 18.04.2024 | CV Pad: fresh avenues to catalyze Web3 projects |
Blockchain technology is reshaping industries from finance to physical infrastructure, with tokens and crypto creating a new medium of exchange and an emerging asset class. While this segment has been evolving, casual investors have been e... |
| 17.04.2024 | CV VC AG Announces CV Pad: An Early-Stage Token Investment Launchpad + | Mathias Ruch, CEO of CV VC said "CV Pad is part of our long-term growth strategy, where we aim to expand our product offering for investors further".
ZUG, CANTON ZUG, SWITZERLAND, April 17, 2024 /EINPresswire.com/ -- CV VC AG, the... |
| 18.03.2024 | Blockchain-focused CV Labs accelerator selected Kenyan, Nigerian startups | Among the eight businesses chosen for the sixth iteration of the CV Labs accelerator are startups based in Kenya and Nigeria. Selected businesses will receive up to US $135,000 in funding, access to additional capital sources, one-on-one me... |
| 17.01.2024 | Switzerland’s Crypto Valley Advances as the World’s Most Assured Blockchain Hub | DAVOS, SWITZERLAND, January 17, 2024 /EINPresswire.com/ -- CV VC AG proudly presents the 9th edition of the CV VC Top 50 Report, the “Annual Report” of the world's leading Web3 and blockchain hub, ‘Crypto Valley’. The CV VC Top 50 Report me... |
| 08.11.2023 | CV VC wants to invest $20 million in African crypto startups. Here is how | Ask An Investor episode featuring Brenton Naicker, principal and head of growth at Crypto Valley VC (CV VC)’s Africa operations.
According to data by ChainAnalysis, Sub-Saharan Africa has the smallest crypto economy of all regions, accounti... |
| 18.09.2023 | The State of Web3 in Ghana | Share this:
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| 02.08.2023 | Poland’s Fungies.io closes $850k round to build Shopify for the gaming industry | Poland’s Fungies.io closes $850k round to build Shopify for the gaming industry
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| 25.05.2023 | Climate finance platform raises USD 1.1 million | |
| 13.04.2023 | African Crypto Payment Startup, Ivorypay, gets backed by Crypto Valley VC
TechCabal’s 2021 Year-End report
Success! | Venture Capital firms around the world are constantly in the search for innovative solutions and outstanding ideas to back. There has been a special attention given to projects in the crypto space in recent years. This is because blockchain... |
| 13.04.2023 | Natix raises $3.5 million to build Natix Network: a blockchain-based worldwide crowdsourced camera network | Hamburg-based Natix Network, a decentralised network of cameras creating real-time maps of cities, has raised $3.5 million in Seed funding to launch its first mobile app Drive& and build its team while developing the network.
The round ... |
| 17.01.2023 | Switzerland’s crypto scene continues to flourish despite global industry turbulences | |
| 19.09.2022 | Yellow Card announces $40 million Series B round to scale across Africa | Pan-African cryptocurrency exchange Yellow Card has announced the close of its $40M Series B funding led by Polychain Capital. Other investors participating in the round include Valar Ventures, Third Prime, Sozo Ventures, Castle Island Vent... |
| 15.09.2022 | CYBERA banks additional $5 million to fight cybercrime | |
| 12.08.2022 | South African metaverse startup SodaWorld secures funding from Swiss CV venture capital firm | South African metaverse startup SodaWorld has secured an undisclosed amount of funding from Swiss venture capital firm CV VC to enable artists to earn much-needed revenue from their work in the Metaverse.
SodaWorld’s platform, Sodaworld.tv,... |
| 15.07.2022 | Swiss blockchain incubation hub opens in Mother City | From left: Mahias Ruch, CEO of CV VC; University Cape Town vice-chancellor Mamokgethi Phakeng; CV VC’s Lorenz Furrer; and Véronique Haller, deputy head of mission at Embassy of Switzerland in Pretoria.
Swiss blockchain investor Crypto Vall... |
| 09.06.2022 | Poland’s DoxyChain brings home €2.2 million to boost security in document management | Polish startup building a solution for traditional document management transition to web 3.0 world, DoxyChain has raised €2.2 million to speed up security, transparency, and business workflow automation.
The early seed round was led by Leve... |
| 01.06.2022 | Swiss VC launches African blockchain early-stage fund | The first ever blockchain-focused accelerator for Africa could soon see the light following a partnership agreement between Crypto Valley Venture Capital (better known as CV VC) and the Swiss state secretariat for economic affairs.
The goa... |
| 01.06.2022 | Swiss VC launches African blockchain early-stage fund | The first ever blockchain-focused accelerator for Africa could soon see the light following a partnership agreement between Crypto Valley Venture Capital (better known as CV VC) and the Swiss state secretariat for economic affairs.
The goal... |
| 23.05.2022 | Venture funding for African crypto startups grew 11x in 2022: Report
Near Protocol picks up slack, onboards Tracer following Terra’s downfall
Staking on LUKSO? Look no further: A new liquid staking ... | As many in Africa continue to adopt crypto and blockchain, more venture funding flowed into the continent in Q1 2022 than in Q1 2021, according to a new report by blockchain investment firm Crypto Valley Venture Capital (CV VC) and Standard... |
| 15.12.2021 | Silicon Valley venture capital firm Norwest launches $3b fund — its biggest | Norwest Venture Partners, a Silicon Valley venture capital firm, on Tuesday said it was launching its 16th and biggest fund with $3 billion under management.
“Valuations have gone up. Cheque sizes have gone up. I think it gives us the flexi... |
| 14.12.2021 | Silicon Valley venture capital Norwest launches $3 bln fund | - |
| 14.12.2021 | Silicon Valley venture capital Norwest launches $3 billion fund | By Jane Lanhee Lee
(Reuters) - Norwest Venture Partners, a Silicon Valley venture capital firm, on Tuesday said it was launching its 16th and biggest fund with $3 billion under management.
"Valuations have gone up. Check sizes have gon... |
| 14.12.2021 | Silicon Valley venture capital Norwest launches $3 billion fund | "Valuations have gone up. Check sizes have gone up. I think it gives us the flexibility to participate in any stage and to support our portfolio companies throughout their entire lifecycle," said Norwest partner Parker Barrile abo... |
| 31.10.2021 | Blocksport Raises USD 900K and Launches an NFT Platform for Sports Clubs | Swiss-Ukrainian app and NFT provider for sports clubs Blocksport raised USD 500K in Seed round plus USD 400K in token sales. They spent the investment on building an NFT platform, and now offer an all-in-one solution for traditional sports ... |
| 30.09.2021 | Egyptian blockchain platform Pravica raises investment to drive decentralised identity | Share this:
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| 15.09.2021 | Fireblocks Opens New Switzerland Office to Expand Its DACH Footprint | Bitcoin Suisse founding member and former Morgan Stanley Vice President to co-lead Fireblocks’ Swiss expansion
Fireblocks announced today it will be dedicating significant resources toward expanding its presence and growth in the DACH mark... |
| 06.08.2021 | German Crypto Startups Welcome $415B 'Spezialfonds' Law, Even if the Impact Is Small So Far | In July, Germany took a major step in the crypto space by passing a law that allows so-called spezialfonds (special funds) to allocate up to 20% of their capital in crypto assets. Considering Germany is among the biggest economies in the wo... |
| 04.08.2021 | CV VC wird Blockchain-Ausbildungsbetrieb | Bis 2028 benötigt die Schweiz im Bereich Informations- und Kommunikationstechnologien (ICT) über 117‘000 neue Fachkräfte. Auch im stark wachsenden Crypto Valley in der Schweiz und Lichtenstein mit seinen heute schon über 960 Firmen. Diese U... |
| 26.07.2021 | Deutsche Beteiligungsgesellschaft steigt bei AdHash ein | |
| 28.05.2021 | CV VC raises CHF 13 million financing round | The financing round marks the end of a successful build-up. CV VC, which invests in blockchain startups at all stages of development, has created a bespoke incubation program and invested in 27 blockchain startups from Switzerland, Europe, ... |
| 28.05.2021 | CV VC raises CHF 13 million financing round | |
| 27.05.2021 | Bitcoin on knife edge in a standoff between bulls and bears – it really could go either way! | Crypto at a Glance |
| 05.03.2021 | Switzerland benefits from crypto boom | |
| 05.03.2021 | Switzerland benefits from crypto boom | This week the latest CV VC Top 50 report was published. The report created by CV VC AG in collaboration with its technology partners inacta and PwC Switzerland shows a clear upward trend in the last eight months between July 2020 and End of... |
| 17.11.2020 | CV VC’s Blockchain startup portfolio becomes an investible asset | |
| 17.11.2020 | CV VC’s Blockchain startup portfolio becomes an investible asset | CV VC is a key player and investor in Crypto Valley, having reviewed over 2’000 Blockchain projects and startups during the last two years. Besides supporting startups through its three-months on-site incubation program, CV VC has also inve... |
| 16.09.2020 | The Swiss Crypto Valley continues to flourish | |
| 16.09.2020 | The Swiss Crypto Valley continues to flourish | Despite the current crisis and travel restrictions, the number of active crypto companies in Switzerland and Liechtenstein has increased from 842 (in 2019) to 919. In the first half of 2020, 31 companies disappeared or moved, whereas 51 new... |
| 15.06.2020 | Blockchain-Investor CV VC gewinnt Johann Schneider-Ammann als Verwaltungsrat | |
| 15.06.2020 | Blockchain-Investor CV VC gewinnt Johann Schneider-Ammann als Verwaltungsrat | Der ehemalige Bundesrat Johann Schneider-Ammann engagiert sich als Verwaltungsrat bei Crypto Valley Venture Capital CV VC. «Der frühere Volkswirtschafts- und Wissenschaftsminister ist mit seiner unternehmerischen Erfahrung und seinem Netzwe... |
| 12.05.2020 | Crypto Under Corona: Singapore and Slovenia (Updated) | For nearly two years I traveled around the world and wrote about the subcultures of blockchain – from Bali to Budapest, from Serbia to Switzerland. I planned to continue the journey. I imagined I’d be traveling to far-flung places this summ... |
| 06.05.2020 | CHF 2.5 million for the Zug-based Vereign | Vereign was established in 2017 with the aim to provide a digital identity, which makes the user sovereign over his own data and interactions. The identity is verified by third parties, for example as part of existing e-IDs or KYC (Know You... |
| 06.05.2020 | CHF 2.5 million for the Zug-based Vereign | |
| 20.02.2020 | After netting $260k, Xion to launch subscriptions management platform in US | Three South Africans are hoping to hit it big in the US with their blockchain startup Xion, by helping ecommerce providers to quickly and easily create, manage, track and scale any subscription product or service in minutes.
Xion was found... |
| 20.02.2020 | After netting $260k, Xion to launch subscriptions management platform in US | Three South Africans are hoping to hit it big in the US with their blockchain startup Xion, by helping ecommerce providers to quickly and easily create, manage, track and scale any subscription product or service in minutes.
Xion was founde... |
| 29.01.2020 | SA trio behind Wildcards betting on social status to propel their endangered wildlife token | Protecting endangered wildlife can do more than just save the planet. For some pledging their support for a good cause can help elevate their social status.
It’s this that the trio behind SA startup Wildcards is hoping to leverage off.
Th... |
| 29.01.2020 | SA trio behind Wildcards betting on social status to propel their endangered wildlife token | Protecting endangered wildlife can do more than just save the planet. For some pledging their support for a good cause can help elevate their social status.
It’s this that the trio behind SA startup Wildcards is hoping to leverage off.
The ... |
| 24.01.2020 | Blockchain companies are still creating jobs in Switzerland | Yesterday CV VC published the newest edition of its Top 50 report. The report identified 842 companies active in the crypto sector in Switzerland and Liechtenstein. The valuation of the Top 50 companies remained more or less stable as long ... |
| 24.01.2020 | Blockchain companies are still creating jobs in Switzerland | |
| 11.12.2019 | Swiss crypto fund CV VC has invested $75k in SA startup PocketJam, confirms co-founder | Swiss investment company Crypto Valley Venture Capital (CV VC) has invested $75 000 in Cape Town based crypto startup PocketJam, a platform that incentivises children to solve math problems to earn pocket money.
Last week CV VC CEO and foun... |
| 11.12.2019 | Swiss crypto investor CV VC mulling setting up African chapter in Mauritius | Swiss investment company Crypto Valley Venture Capital (CV VC) has announced that it is evaluating whether or not to set up an African chapter in Mauritius.
The investor, which has so far invested in at least two South African startups — i... |
| 11.12.2019 | Swiss crypto fund CV VC has invested $75k in SA startup PocketJam, confirms co-founder | Swiss investment company Crypto Valley Venture Capital (CV VC) has invested $75 000 in Cape Town based crypto startup PocketJam, a platform that incentivises children to solve math problems to earn pocket money.
Last week CV VC CEO and fou... |
| 11.12.2019 | Swiss crypto investor CV VC mulling setting up African chapter in Mauritius | Swiss investment company Crypto Valley Venture Capital (CV VC) has announced that it is evaluating whether or not to set up an African chapter in Mauritius.
The investor, which has so far invested in at least two South African startups — in... |
| 22.11.2019 | CV VC Lab announces a new cohort for batch 2 | |
| 06.08.2019 | Crypto Valley Venture Capital: Blockchain Startup Valuations Now Over $40 Billion | Blockchain focused investor Crypto Valley Venture Capital (CV VC), in partnership with PwC’s Strategy& and IT partner inacta, has published a report claiming that the 50 largest companies in Crypto Valley, located in Switzerland, have r... |
| 30.07.2019 | Higher valuations and bigger teams in the Crypto Valley | |
| 23.05.2019 | The Real-Life Problems of Startups | |
| 03.05.2019 | First blockchain incubation program in Switzerland started | - |
| 02.05.2019 | CV Labs incubator attracts international startups to the Crypto Valley | |
| 24.01.2019 | Grosse Dynamik in der Schweizer Crypto-Branche | |
| 13.12.2018 | $100’000 for the best blockchain application for Real Estate | |
| 21.11.2018 | CV Labs awaits the first batch of blockchain startups | |
| 08.11.2018 | Swiss startup ambrpay wins CV Competition and USD 100,000 cash prize | |
| 10.10.2018 | A clear perspective on the Crypto Valley | |
| 20.09.2018 | Private Investors launch first Blockchain Incubator in the Crypto Valley | |
| 10.06.2016 | Silicon Valley Venture Capital Firm Andreessen Horowitz Closes Fund V, at $1.5 Billion | Silicon Valley venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz closed its Fund V at $1.5 billion.
Andreessen Horowitz Fund V will continue to invest in seed, early-stage, and mid-stage-growth tech companies under the legendary thesis of “software ... |
| 28.05.2016 | Silicon Valley, Venture Capital Firm Data Collective Closes Fourth Fund, at over $177M | Silicon Valley-based venture capital firm Data Collective closed its latest fund, at over $177m.
According to a form filed with the SEC, Data Collective IV, L.P. 40 unnamed investors participated in the offering.
The document lists co-manag... |
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